| Water
Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project (WSSRP)- Phase
1 and 2 |
Physical Outputs:
WSSRP 1
-
Bidau Santana (Dili) Water Supply System Construction
- Becora Transmission Main & Bekosi Deep Well Construction
- Construct and equip three deep wells (Dili)
- Hera Water Supply System Construction
- Viqueque Transmission Pipeline Rehabilitation (River Crossing)
- Construct one deep well (Suai)
- Various NGO contracts for Urgent Rehabilitation of Water
Supply Systems in
- Manatuto, Los Palos, Same, Zumalai, Suai, Bobanaro, Emera
and Liquiça
- Various Quick Response Activities, including activities
to complement and enhance
- the activities of other donors
WSSRP 2
- Quick Response Facility (Small procurement, urgent pump
repairs, electrical repairs, drafting, rainfall harvesting
guide)
- Dili Water Supply Rehabilitation and Repair (Warehouse
construction, complementaryactivities for Government of
Japan Project)
- District Towns Water Supply Rehabilitation (Gleno, Liquica,
Maliana, Oecussi, Suai and Viqueque)
- Community Water Supply and Sanitation Improvements (16
NGO contracts, including health and hygiene promotion)
- Urban Sanitation Improvements (Urban drainage and wastewater
improvements)
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WSSRP-1 provided immediate support for
rehabilitation of water supply systems in Dili and selected
districts and capacity building for longer term institutional
strengthening of WSS. WSSRP-2 was consistent with ADB’s and
TFET donor’s poverty alleviation strategies and the Timor-Leste
draft National Development Plan, in particular its health, infrastructure
and human resource development goals.
Approximately 112,000 people benefited directly from improved
water and sanitation services and an estimated 76,250 person-days
of employment was generated by implementation. Timor-Leste
as a whole benefited from the institutional capacity building
and sector development activities and the capacity of local
private sector contractors and local NGOs was significantly
enhanced through the award of smaller contracts.
Up to 250,000 people in rural areas and 15,000–20,000 in
Dili benefited from the water supply projects. These projects
improved access to safe water supply, and freed women and
children from many hours spent collecting water. Beneficiaries
include about 31,500 in the Oecussi enclave and 1,750 on Atauro
Island
Environmental conditions have improved as the Project addressed
hazards of waterborne disease and lack of sanitation through
water, sanitation and drainage works, consequently improving
the health and dignity of beneficiaries. The improvement of
water supplies in urban areas, particularly Dili, has provided
an enhanced platform for economic growth. In the small communities
and rural areas the provision of improved water supplies has
allowed these communities greater freedom to utilize their
scarce physical and financial resources to improve their income,
social status and health. |
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