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Pilot and Demonstration Activity
Piloting School-led Water Supply and Gender Sensitive Sanitation in Kapilvastu

Only 33% of Nepal receives sanitation services. To improve the situation in rural Nepal, ADB approved the Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project in 2003. This PDA will complement the project's efforts by introducing gender-sensitive sanitation and hygiene practices in schools.
PDA SNAPSHOT
Project Site Kapilvastu, Nepal
Cost Estimate $50,000
Status Ongoing
Approval Date 16 June 2005
Completion Date —
Category Rural Services
Type Public Awareness
Proponents

Peter Logan, Lao Resident Mission
Laxmi Sharma, Nepal Resident Mission

Partner District Development Committee, Kapilvastu
BACKGROUND

In Nepal, water supply coverage is estimated at around 85%, while sanitation is only around 33%.

Previous Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects on rural water supply and sanitation focused more on community-level water supply schemes and less on latrine construction. And these projects were not able to use the now generally accepted fact that hygiene practices can be effectively promoted in communities through a child's environment, especially if safe drinking water and sanitation facilities are provided.

ADB's Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation (CBWSS) Project1 aims to improve rural water supply and sanitation services and provide income opportunities to about 1,200 rural communities in Nepal. In contrast with previous projects, sanitation is a major focus of this project. The pilot and demonstration activity (PDA) will complement the project's efforts by introducing gender sensitive sanitation and hygiene practices in schools.

The PDA will focus on Kapilvastu, one of the districts covered by the CBWSS project. Its sanitation situation is poor—only 11.6% of the population has latrines in their households (lower than the national average of 33%) and majority of schools lack water and sanitation facilities, resulting in low enrolment of girls and high student absentee rates due to frequent illnesses. Knowledge and practice of personal hygiene among both children and adults in this district are also poor, for example, only 14% wash their hands with soap after defecation.2

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OBJECTIVE
  • Pilot test school-led gender sensitive sanitation and hygiene practices in Kapilvastu District through the School Management Committees.

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EXPECTED RESULTS
  Outputs     Outcomes     Impacts     Indicators  

  • Construction of 30 sanitation and water supply facilities
  • Ten schools equipped with a total of 20 Biosan filters
  • About 10 children's clubs formed and their capacity enhanced to improve health and hygiene practices in the community
  • School Management Committees, Community Organizations, Community Motivators, and students trained in hygiene and practice hand washing with soap
  • 20 laborers trained in manufacturing sanitary ware within 6 months
  • 10 local women entrepreneurs trained in soap production within 6 months

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REPORTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS


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  1. Asian Development Bank approved Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project for $24 million on 30 September 2003.
  2. United Nations Children's Fund, Nepal.