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COMMUNITY –LED ACTION FOR WATER SAFTY & ENVIRONMENT SANITATION (CLAWSES)

Strengthening PRIs through Water Quality and Sanitary Surveillance A Case Study of Nanital District, Uttarakhand. Dr. ANIL KUMAR MISHRA Consultant Key Resource Center, WATSAN National Institute of Administrative Research ,LBSNAA ,Mussoorie ,India amishra12@yahoo.com.

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COMMUNITY –LED ACTION FOR WATER SAFTY & ENVIRONMENT SANITATION (CLAWSES)

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  1. Strengthening PRIs through Water Quality and Sanitary Surveillance A Case Study of Nanital District, Uttarakhand Dr. ANIL KUMAR MISHRA ConsultantKey Resource Center, WATSANNational Institute of Administrative Research ,LBSNAA ,Mussoorie ,Indiaamishra12@yahoo.com

  2. COMMUNITY –LED ACTION FOR WATER SAFTY & ENVIRONMENT SANITATION (CLAWSES) A water quality programe with community post-achievement reward scheme, piloted in DHARI Block of Nainital District, Uttarakhand province of India.

  3. COMMUNITY –LED ACTION FOR WATER SAFTY & ENVIRONMENT SANITATION (CLAWSES) CLAWSES is an Inter Personal Communication based innovative approach to promote community involvement in National Rural Drinking Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance Program

  4. OBJECTIVES • To develop participatory community water quality monitoring • To facilitate community analysis of all drinking water sources • To trigger collective realization of water source risks • To bring awareness of water treatment, handling, usage and management practices

  5. CLAWSES: Methodology • Introduction & rapport building • Mapping (“3 D”) Drinking water sources, Defecation practices and Calculation of shit and expenses on diseases (medical expenses on water borne) • Demonstrations (Sanitary Survey, H2S vials and FTK) • Sanitary survey and Bacteriological testing of all drinking water sources • Sharing of results and development of remedial action plan • Facilitators follow up visit • Follow up visit include facilitating collection of O & M funds for Water Quality Monitoring System

  6. COMMUNITY HEALTH CLAWSES VWSC School Teacher/ Govt. official/ Elected Local Leader LINKAGES

  7. OUTCOMES OF CLAWSES • Communities in 32 of 35 GPs assessed the risks with a sanitary survey and tested all 341 water sources for water quality • 14 of 32 GPs repeated H2S tests during monsoon • 7 GPs undertook water testing a third time • 10 GPs self-declared open defecation free status • In communities facing water scarcity, children began bringing water to use in school toilet

  8. OUTCOMES OF CLAWSES Conti… • Communities survey and bacteriological test all water sources • Reward creates competition among communities • CLAWSES empowers communities to tackle poor water quality and open defecation • Awareness increases on water borne diseases and source protection. • Health and dignity become primary • Financial issues become secondary • Natural leaders emerge during the • CLAWSES process to lead change

  9. OUTCOMES OF CLAWSES Conti… • After CLAWSES, village solidarity increases • Follow-up with natural leaders is critical • Self-motivated villagers can facilitate CLAWSES • 32 of 35 GPs have formed committees • Every family in 32 of 35 GPs is contributing Rs 5 per month for O&M. • Communities are ensuring sustainability without external support • Results of CLAWSES are encouraging and could be replicated

  10. Evaluation Criteria • GPs are invited to apply for a performance – based reward. Qualifying GPs plead their case to evaluation committees. • Evaluation Committee then visits and score short listed GPs physically verifying and evaluating outcomes on a 100 point scale. • Evaluation Criteria includes chemical testing of water sources, save usage & handling of water, personal hygiene and hand washing, solid waste management, elimination of OD, communities contribution etc.

  11. Rewards • After evaluation four prizes was distributed among the top performing four GPs. Ist Prize - Rs. 70,000/- IInd Prize - Rs. 60,000/- IIIrd Prize - Rs. 50,000/- IVth Prize - Rs. 20,000/-

  12. Highlights of the Program • Community Empowerment: Community are able to conduct Sanitary Survey and bacteriological testing of water sources (using the H2S vials, on their own. • Competitive Spirit Building: Launch of reward scheme creates a spirit of competition among members of local self-government to institutionalize water quality surveillance in villages • Enhanced community level governance: CLAWSES methodology is empowering process that helps communities tackle issues of poor water quality and open defecation • Increased Awareness Level: Villages awareness level increases on water born disease and water source protection

  13. Acknowledgement • World Bank India, DDWS Government of India, District Project Management Unit Bhimtal, Knowledge Links, UNICEF – India, • Director, UAOA, Nanital • Deputy Director ((Training) UAOA, Nanital • Director PMU, Swajal Project, Dehradun

  14. Thanks

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