Open Defecation Free (ODF) declaration support for sanitation facilitator’s mobilization and triggering Campaign in Khanikhola Rural Municipality in Kavre 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.

Project period: 3 Months (31st December, 2017 to 29th March, 2018)

Project Location: Khanikhola Rural Municipality Kavrepalanchok district 

Funding Partner (s): Water Supply and Sanitation Division Office (WSSDO), Kavrepalanchok

Major Achievements:

• 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 Coverage of the Rural Municipality from 38% to 51% and then to 89%.
• Use of constructed latrines and re-use of old unused latrines along with regular cleaning.
• Coordination committee active in rural municipality and ward offices.
• Latrine construction in 1092 households. (1391 households 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.