Open Defecation Free (ODF) declaration support for sanitation facilitator’s mobilization and triggering Campaign in Khanikhola Rural Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District
Objectives:
- To carry out sanitation campaign in the community and ensure the construction and usage of latrine in all the households.
- To make the ODF declaration of Khanikhola Rural Municipality of Kavrepalanchok District possible.
Key Activities:
- Facilitation in formation of the Rural Municipality Water Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee (RM-WASH-CC) in Rural Municipality level.
- Data collection regarding Latrine construction and usage condition in each wards of the rural municipality through baseline survey.
- Discussion and Program conduction in the ward offices based on the collected data.
- Formation and mobilization of ward level Ward Water Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee (W-WASH-CC) in each wards of the Rural Municipality.
- Facilitation in regular coordination committee meeting conduction, Progress review and implementation of plans for problem solving.
- Conduction of discussions regarding the importance of latrine, drinking water and sanitation in the ward and community level to motivate people towards latrine conduction.
- Triggering people in household level.
- Facilitation in economic Latrine construction through the use of local materials in construction.
- Regular progress monitoring of latrine construction and usage.
- Distribution of toilet pan and pipes provided by the Rural Municipality and assist in latrine construction.
- Flow of message regarding Safe drinking water and sanitation.
Expected Results:
Latrines will be constructed in all households in the community where latrines are yet to be constructed.
Major Achievements:
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Data update including name list regarding the situation of latrine construction and usage in the households of the Rural Municipality. | |
| Formation of Rural Municipality Water and Sanitation Hygiene Coordination Committee (RM-WASH-CC) in rural municipality level. | |
| Formation of Ward Water Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee (W-WASH-CC) in ward level of the rural municipality. | |
| Increment of Latrine Coverage of the Rural Municipality from 38% to 51% and then to 89%. | |
| Activated coordination committee in rural municipality and ward offices. | |
| Latrine construction in 1092 households among the 1391 households which did not have latrine in the beginning. | |
| 1000 households directly benefitted from the program. | |
| Information provided to the local leaders and stakeholders regarding the situation and achievements of Sanitation campaigns of the nation and the district for carrying out sanitation campaign for ODF declaration. | |
| Latrine construction in low cost through the utilization of local materials. | |
| Commitment made by the Rural Municipality for ODF declaration after active local leaders and reaching the final step for ODF declaration. |
Project information
- Geographic coverage 7 Wards
- Project duration 3 Months (31st December, 2017 to 29th March, 2018)
- Project Location Khanikhola Rural Municipality of Kavrepalanchok District
- Funding partner's Water Supply and Sanitation Division Office (WSSDO), Kavrepalanchok
- Implementation Partner RM-WASH-CC and W-WASH-CC
- Target groups Households in the community without latrine
