Empowering Local Community for Rural Development - ELCO
Batken province is situated in fertile and densely populated Ferghana Valley, which is divided by national borders between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and has been for a long time a place of ethnic tensions of its mixed population. Due to a lack of job opportunities in the region, men of the village seasonally work in other parts of the republic or bordering areas of the neighbor countries. Thus, almost all daily responsibilities and duties in the families are carried out by women. Every day they have to bring home drinking water from local water pipe, make pressed dung and pick up wood for heating and cooking. They have to rear, take care of and educate their children. Since the lack of energy resources contributes to daily difficulties and tension in this conflict-prone region, the main goal of the project was to reduce some of the structural causes of conflict in this part of the country through rural infrastructure rehabilitation of energy and sanitation systems.
The project’s core objective was to build the capacity of local communities in rural areas, civic organizations, local authorities, private sector and science to work in partnership to contribute to the sustainable implementation of Millennium Development Goals 7, 1, 2, 3 and 4. The project aimed to empower local people of Kommuna village with knowledge on energy efficiency, environment and health issues and with practical experience improving their living conditions and in this way foster sustainable development and reduce poverty in the region. ELCO also aimed to promote alternative energy systems development, energy saving measures and eco-sanitation examples that take into consideration economical benefits, but also benefits beyond economics, such as environmental and social betterment of the target region.
The main activities conducted within the ELCO project was reconstruction of the school in Kommuna village, applying energy efficient measures and construction of new eco-sanitation toilets for school children. The members of local community have actively participated at the construction works and have been trained in the process on energy efficiency as well as construction and maintenance of eco-san toilets.
Kommuna school is heated by coal. Due to non-insulated heat pipes (from boiler to school building) and poor condition of the art of the school, there were huge energy losses. The performed thermal insulation was necessary to save energy, resources and protect environment and also to improve the learning conditions of local children. Implemented measures lead to reduction of the volume of coal burned during heating seasons and to reduction of estimated 169 tons of CO2 yearly. According to UNISON’s preliminary analyze of the school building and calculations on the base of the energy certification of building's methodology, the performed thermal insulation measures help to reduce energy consumption up to 60%.
Newly constructed toilets were built using eco-sanitation methods, which have multiple positive effects on human health and environment. Ecological sanitation, through urine diversion, contributes to food security, less pollution, better resource management of water, nutrient and soil. It contributes to health and well-being of local community in two direct ways: less transmission of diseases (killing pathogens at the source prevents contamination of environment and drinking water and thus protects from the spread of infectious diseases such cholera, hepatitis, typhoid fever and diarrhea) and increased food security in Batken province.
Within the project, active members of local community (mainly women) were identified and trained as Eco-Team on the fact that better indoor environment, hygiene and sanitation could be achieved under lower energy consumption and by locally available materials. The scientific approach used as a solution for school and toilets has been properly explained to local people by trainings and dissemination of information materials. School teachers and more than 320 pupils of the local school have also been introduced to toilets’ benefits and the system of their use, and were able to start new school year in much better conditions than previous years.
Since the building chosen as the object of this project serves to a wide public of the village and the cooperation with the local authorities and local community during building of the project was assured, UNISON believes the new eco-sanitation school toilets and reconstructed school building in Kommuna is an achievement which will encourage other communities in the region to adopt similar actions and at the same time raise ecological awareness among young people. The essential importance of the project lies in the scientific, energy saving and environmentally friendly solution to the problems in the poorest area of Kyrgyzstan, where the energy dependency of the country and the lack of natural resources feed potential conflict. The successful implementation of the ELCO project constitutes a significant contribution to the peace and stability of the region.
Nurzat Abdyrasulova, UNISON
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
ELA Newsletter # 2
ELA News 2 - April 17, 2009
This is an electronic newsletter of the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) team, Women in Europe for a Common Future. Please, contact Tetyana Penteado for questions, news to be included and all other information.
Contents of this issue:
International Expert Conference Asbestos: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU.
Information on Energy Saving Lamps (in Russian).
Debrief on PHAEST Training in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
1. International Expert Conference Asbestos: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU
Dear Partners of the ELA Program,
The good quality of toilet being constructed in the context of the ELA Program is very important to you and us. Also, it is important to use available materials which are not too expensive. Among these materials is asbestos-cement sheet, “shifr”. This material is widely available, robust, not too expensive, being produced locally – and is used very often to cover the roofs of the dry toilets built in your projects. But asbestos is also very dangerous to people’s health. Asbestos consists of tiny fibers, which are very sharp. Especially people working in the production of asbestos or working with it during e.g. construction are inhaling these
fibers. The fibers cause wounds, incinerations, and tumors in the lungs and the pleura causing lung cancer or pleural cancer. The International Labor Organization estimates asbestos causes 100.000 deaths each year through occupational exposure alone. Asbestos is therefore banned in many countries all over the world, among them Germany and the Netherlands. All of you and WECF are concerned about people’s health and wellbeing. This concern is the driving force of all our activities; it is also the driving force behind our activities in the field of Ecological Sanitation. Covering the roof of a dry toilet - a toilet we believe is good for its users’ health and well-being – with a material that poses great risks to this very health and well-being is clearly a contradiction. It has therefore been decided that we cannot endorse the use of asbestos-cement sheets or any material containing asbestos in WECF-funded projects.
WECF is fighting for the ban of asbestos also in the countries of the EECCA region, is trying to influence the political leaders of, among others, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Canada to ban asbestos, and to include it in the PIC list of hazardous substances according to the Rotterdam Convention procedures. Please support this fight in practice by saying “NO” to asbestos and refusing to use it.
Please find below the information on the International expert conference on asbestos.
Topic: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU.
Date: April 20-21, 2009.
Location: Hotel Diplomat, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Participants: The Kazakh and international experts and scientists; the representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization and NGOs; the governmental officials of Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Issues: The potential health and environmental risks of asbestos production; economic aspects of asbestos production; strategy development on asbestos in Kazakhstan.
Organizers: Eco-Forum NGO, Kazakhstan, in cooperation with the Green Women NGO, Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Environment of Kazakhstan, WECF, the Ministry of Environment of Germany, France and the Netherlands, with the financial support of the European Commission.
Gero Fedtke (ELA Programme coordinator)
2. Information on Energy Saving Lamps
Энергосберегающие лампы: на что следует обратить внимание
Рекомендации нашего эксперта Герберта Даннер
Уважаемые партнеры,
Mногие из Вас занимаются вопросами энергии, в частности планируют распространение и популяризацию энергосберегающих ламп.
В связи с этим, мы хотим поделиться с Вами информацией, о чем следует задуматься и на что следует обратить внимание при приобретении и использовании энергосберегающих ламп.
- окружающая среда
Согласно нормам Европейского Союза содержание ртути в энергосберегающих ламочках не должно превышать 5 мг. Сожержание ртути в качественных лампочках составляет половину от данной нормы, в то время, как в дешевом импорте из Китая, Бангладеша и других стран оно частично доходит до 30 мг.
Исходя из стандартов ЕС, выброс ртути в энергосберегающих ламп меньше, чем в обычных ламп накаливания, так как при производстве и использовании лампы накаливания потребляют больше электричества. НО даже в этом случае энергосберегающие лампы не следует выбрасывать с бытовыми отходами. Их необходимо собирать и утилизировать отдельно.
- излучение
Электро-магнитное излучение от энергосберегающих ламп вызвано стартером лампы. Чтобы избежать этого, убедитесь, что электросберегающие лампы находятся на достаточном расстоянии. Поскольку в классных комнатах, к примеру, высота потолка, как правило, достаточна большая, более 1,5 метра над головами учителей и учащихся, то вероятность повышенного излучения на уровне голов невелика. Для чтения на близком расстоянии использование энергосберегающих ламп не рекомендуется. Итак, держите их на расстоянии!
- цвет света
Надпись на упаковке лампочки «теплый, цвет белый» ближе всему соответствует цвету обычной лампы накаливания. Этому цвету обычно также соответствует номер «цвет 827». На это необходимо обращать внимание.
Если у Вас есть вопросы, пожалуйста образайтеся к нам. Наша команда по энергии всегда рада помочь!
ELA & Energy team
3. PHAEST Training in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
On April 6-9th, during the PHAEST training in Osh (Southern Kyrgyzstan), twenty participants from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan were trained in ecological sanitation and hygiene, principles of facilitation, conditions for providing a training for facilitators, setting-up a structure of local facilitators in villages and received the opportunity to facilitate a PHAEST exercise themselves.
So, what does PHAEST stand for? PHAST or Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation is a world-wide used methodology for hygiene behavioral change. It is developed by WHO and adapted to Kyrgyz circumstances by DFID. Central Asian Alliances for Water (CAAW) has more than six years experience in conducting PHAST in villages through a network of local facilitators. Since the implementation of ecosan technologies goes hand in hand with hygiene behavior, it has been high time to transform PHAST into PHAEST or Participatory Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation Transformation.
The PHAEST training consisted of the following steps:
1. Participant’ anonymous voting on their last hygienically behavior (e.g. What did they do after their toilet visit? Nothing, washing hands or washing hands with soap). This gave insight and awareness of people’s current behavior.
2. Participants categorizing pictures into bad, average or good hygiene behavior. Additionally, participants were asked to make new pictures for more discussion and insights.
3. A group presentation of a safe versus unsafe toilet.
4. Participants demonstrating how pathogens transfer from toilet to body (flies, hands, field, water) and how this can be blocked (in pictures).
5. A gender analysis exercise that had men and women to work separately on a day schedule of men and women. It gave insight on how different women and men’s roles were regarding hygiene and sanitation.
6. Installation of a demonstration UDDT and cleaning materials, followed by discussion and feedback.
7. The Closing the Loop exercise that encouraged the participants to demonstrate the cycle of nutrients without risks for health and the environment. The participants were very creative and showed their awareness of all hygienic risks.
Many good ideas arose during the training for further integration of PHAST and the Ecological Sanitation. The representatives from every country made a plan to implement PHAEST back home.
Fedde Jorritsma (Field Officer in Central Asia)
Subscribe or unsubscribe for ELA NewsletterPlease send an email to Tetyana Penteado
This is an electronic newsletter of the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) team, Women in Europe for a Common Future. Please, contact Tetyana Penteado for questions, news to be included and all other information.
Contents of this issue:
International Expert Conference Asbestos: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU.
Information on Energy Saving Lamps (in Russian).
Debrief on PHAEST Training in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
1. International Expert Conference Asbestos: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU
Dear Partners of the ELA Program,
The good quality of toilet being constructed in the context of the ELA Program is very important to you and us. Also, it is important to use available materials which are not too expensive. Among these materials is asbestos-cement sheet, “shifr”. This material is widely available, robust, not too expensive, being produced locally – and is used very often to cover the roofs of the dry toilets built in your projects. But asbestos is also very dangerous to people’s health. Asbestos consists of tiny fibers, which are very sharp. Especially people working in the production of asbestos or working with it during e.g. construction are inhaling these
fibers. The fibers cause wounds, incinerations, and tumors in the lungs and the pleura causing lung cancer or pleural cancer. The International Labor Organization estimates asbestos causes 100.000 deaths each year through occupational exposure alone. Asbestos is therefore banned in many countries all over the world, among them Germany and the Netherlands. All of you and WECF are concerned about people’s health and wellbeing. This concern is the driving force of all our activities; it is also the driving force behind our activities in the field of Ecological Sanitation. Covering the roof of a dry toilet - a toilet we believe is good for its users’ health and well-being – with a material that poses great risks to this very health and well-being is clearly a contradiction. It has therefore been decided that we cannot endorse the use of asbestos-cement sheets or any material containing asbestos in WECF-funded projects.
WECF is fighting for the ban of asbestos also in the countries of the EECCA region, is trying to influence the political leaders of, among others, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Canada to ban asbestos, and to include it in the PIC list of hazardous substances according to the Rotterdam Convention procedures. Please support this fight in practice by saying “NO” to asbestos and refusing to use it.
Please find below the information on the International expert conference on asbestos.
Topic: Policies and Practices in Kazakhstan and the EU.
Date: April 20-21, 2009.
Location: Hotel Diplomat, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Participants: The Kazakh and international experts and scientists; the representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization and NGOs; the governmental officials of Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Issues: The potential health and environmental risks of asbestos production; economic aspects of asbestos production; strategy development on asbestos in Kazakhstan.
Organizers: Eco-Forum NGO, Kazakhstan, in cooperation with the Green Women NGO, Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Environment of Kazakhstan, WECF, the Ministry of Environment of Germany, France and the Netherlands, with the financial support of the European Commission.
Gero Fedtke (ELA Programme coordinator)
2. Information on Energy Saving Lamps
Энергосберегающие лампы: на что следует обратить внимание
Рекомендации нашего эксперта Герберта Даннер
Уважаемые партнеры,
Mногие из Вас занимаются вопросами энергии, в частности планируют распространение и популяризацию энергосберегающих ламп.
В связи с этим, мы хотим поделиться с Вами информацией, о чем следует задуматься и на что следует обратить внимание при приобретении и использовании энергосберегающих ламп.
- окружающая среда
Согласно нормам Европейского Союза содержание ртути в энергосберегающих ламочках не должно превышать 5 мг. Сожержание ртути в качественных лампочках составляет половину от данной нормы, в то время, как в дешевом импорте из Китая, Бангладеша и других стран оно частично доходит до 30 мг.
Исходя из стандартов ЕС, выброс ртути в энергосберегающих ламп меньше, чем в обычных ламп накаливания, так как при производстве и использовании лампы накаливания потребляют больше электричества. НО даже в этом случае энергосберегающие лампы не следует выбрасывать с бытовыми отходами. Их необходимо собирать и утилизировать отдельно.
- излучение
Электро-магнитное излучение от энергосберегающих ламп вызвано стартером лампы. Чтобы избежать этого, убедитесь, что электросберегающие лампы находятся на достаточном расстоянии. Поскольку в классных комнатах, к примеру, высота потолка, как правило, достаточна большая, более 1,5 метра над головами учителей и учащихся, то вероятность повышенного излучения на уровне голов невелика. Для чтения на близком расстоянии использование энергосберегающих ламп не рекомендуется. Итак, держите их на расстоянии!
- цвет света
Надпись на упаковке лампочки «теплый, цвет белый» ближе всему соответствует цвету обычной лампы накаливания. Этому цвету обычно также соответствует номер «цвет 827». На это необходимо обращать внимание.
Если у Вас есть вопросы, пожалуйста образайтеся к нам. Наша команда по энергии всегда рада помочь!
ELA & Energy team
3. PHAEST Training in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
On April 6-9th, during the PHAEST training in Osh (Southern Kyrgyzstan), twenty participants from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan were trained in ecological sanitation and hygiene, principles of facilitation, conditions for providing a training for facilitators, setting-up a structure of local facilitators in villages and received the opportunity to facilitate a PHAEST exercise themselves.
So, what does PHAEST stand for? PHAST or Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation is a world-wide used methodology for hygiene behavioral change. It is developed by WHO and adapted to Kyrgyz circumstances by DFID. Central Asian Alliances for Water (CAAW) has more than six years experience in conducting PHAST in villages through a network of local facilitators. Since the implementation of ecosan technologies goes hand in hand with hygiene behavior, it has been high time to transform PHAST into PHAEST or Participatory Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation Transformation.
The PHAEST training consisted of the following steps:
1. Participant’ anonymous voting on their last hygienically behavior (e.g. What did they do after their toilet visit? Nothing, washing hands or washing hands with soap). This gave insight and awareness of people’s current behavior.
2. Participants categorizing pictures into bad, average or good hygiene behavior. Additionally, participants were asked to make new pictures for more discussion and insights.
3. A group presentation of a safe versus unsafe toilet.
4. Participants demonstrating how pathogens transfer from toilet to body (flies, hands, field, water) and how this can be blocked (in pictures).
5. A gender analysis exercise that had men and women to work separately on a day schedule of men and women. It gave insight on how different women and men’s roles were regarding hygiene and sanitation.
6. Installation of a demonstration UDDT and cleaning materials, followed by discussion and feedback.
7. The Closing the Loop exercise that encouraged the participants to demonstrate the cycle of nutrients without risks for health and the environment. The participants were very creative and showed their awareness of all hygienic risks.
Many good ideas arose during the training for further integration of PHAST and the Ecological Sanitation. The representatives from every country made a plan to implement PHAEST back home.
Fedde Jorritsma (Field Officer in Central Asia)
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ELA Newsletter # 1
ELA News 1 - April 1, 2009
This is an electronic newsletter of the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) team, Women in Europe for a Common Future. Please, contact Tetyana Penteado for questions, news to be included and all other information.
Contents of this issue:
1. Introduction to this newsletter.
2. ELA Program over view.
3. ELA Team.
4. ELA beyond 2009: Funding perspectives.
5. Upcoming events.
1. Introduction to Newsletter
Dear partners,
You are reading the first newsletter of the WECF Empowerment and Local Action program. The program started in 2007 with three preparatory meetings in Moldova, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan. Since then, the new program has developed, has assumed shape and found mechanisms. Participating organizations have become acquainted with it. Some have found their place; some are still searching for it. Nevertheless, the ELA program, as on a whole - being new - will develop further to come to its own. This newsletter has the aim of supporting this process, enhancing the exchange of information, giving ELA a voice. The ELA newsletter will be published on an irregular basis. It will always contain an update of events in ELA, provide information important for all ELA members. It is also designed to inform all participants about selected projects. Please feel free to submit such information on your projects, so that it could be distributed among all ELA partners. This first newsletter will describe the program and the ELA support team of the WECF secretariat. Please, let us know how you like it and what you would like to read about so that the newsletter could develop into a tool serving your interests as ELA partners.
Gero Fedtke (ELA Programme coordinator)
2. Introduction of ELA Program
Dear partners of the ELA program,
In 2008, WECF launched the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) Program with 29 partners from most EECCA countries and Afghanistan. Through trainings, knowledge exchange, and in cooperation with universities and partner organizations, the ELA program is designed to build the capacity of rural communities as well as of local NGOs, private sector and authorities to understand, apply, and promote technologies in the four thematic areas, enhancing the capacity available in the WECF network at the same time. The four key thematic areas of the ELA program are drinking water supply, sanitation (e.g. urine diverting dry toilets), sustainable agriculture, and energy saving and renewable energies. The aim of ELA is to integrate these areas as the basic thematic components of a sustainable rural development. Together, we research, test, improve, and demonstrate affordable solutions best suited to address local needs and solve or mitigate local problems. Communities and NGOs are empowered to act on their local levels towards a sustainable future for themselves. Members of the WECF network make the voices of the local communities heard, and lobby politicians on the regional, national, and international level to include the integrated approaches in their policies.
It has been a new challenge for WECF to coordinate a program of that size, trying to make a difference, also in ways, which are different from the usual. Many of you cooperated for the first time within the WECF network. We at the WECF secretariat are very happy to see the results of the first year. It is amazing what all of you accomplished together.
To single out the sanitation part, you have constructed many good dry urine diverting toilets, although many learned about the technology for the first time. Urine Diverting Dry Toilets (UDDT) have been constructed for 2545 people in households, and 6414 pupils and teachers in schools (preliminary data). A lot of knowledge has been passed on and awareness raised. More than 12000 people have been informed about hygiene, sanitation, UDDT proper operation and maintenance, 1456 people have been trained to build such toilets, and 669 to be trainers on sanitation.
The partner organizations of the ELA program have learned from each other during exchange visits, study tours, trainings, and conferences. All together has enhanced the knowledge and experience available in the WECF network!
And you have achieved all these results under difficult circumstances: we all are experiencing the world’s economic crisis; the prices’ rise has made the previous calculations obsolete. Energy supply has been cut frequently - neither computers nor heating systems worked. Many of you have experienced hardships caused by politics, pressure from mistrusting officials, even bloodshed caused by interstate conflict. The more respect you deserve for carrying on with your work.
The ELA program has now started its second year. Let us continue striving for opening perspectives for a sustainable future.
I wish us all a fruitful 2009 year.
3. Introduction of ELA Team
Gero Fedtke
Coordinator of the ELA program. Joined WECF in 2005. Studied Russian and Soviet History at Cologne University. Married, 3 children. The world of the former Soviet Union opened up for me when the Iron Curtain was lifted. Studying countries, and their histories, I discovered a fascinating world to which I feel very connected and to which I owe very much. With my work, I hope to be able to give something back and contribute positively to the present and future.
Toos van Oers
Together with Gero I coordinate the ELA program, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. I focus mainly on the managerial aspects of coordinating the program and the agricultural activities. I studied at the Agricultural University in Wageningen, the Netherlands. After my studies I lived and worked in several African and Asian countries. The countries of the former Soviet Union form a whole new world for me, but it is fascinating to work with all of you. I am married and have 2 children.
Anna Samwel
My function in the ELA team is to keep in touch with the ELA partners in Eastern Europe and Caucasus. I have an overview about what is going on in the project regions, and can act as a bridge between different actors in our network. Practically, this includes organizing trainings around the knowledge demands of partners, identifying and discussing opportunities and problems, initiating contacts and new cooperation's and sometimes reporting. I enjoy my work because of the inspiring contact with our partners, villagers and other people I meet on my travels. I learn every day because of the diverse nature of my life with WECF.
Fedde Jorritsma
Since my childhood I wanted to see something of the world. I studied water ecology and international land & water management because water always had interested me. It is the basic of live! In Kenya I did a research about sand-dams, in Suriname I lived with the interiors to see how they manage their lands. For two years, I have been working with WECF. Most of my working time I spent in Central Asia, being a link between our target countries and the offices in the Netherlands and Germany. Peoples’ warm mentality and the beautiful nature makes Central Asia a second home for me. WECF makes it possible to make people environmentally aware, share experiences and bring this to politics. I hope to contribute towards sustainable, ecological and innovative changes in Central Asia. I see my role in this process as facilitator by giving workshops, consultations and creating a platform for knowledge exchange.
Farida Shorukova
Project assistant for Central Asia region in ELA program. I studied Environmental Engineering in Jalalabat, Kyrgyzstan and then did a master study in Germany in the same area. I started in WECF with internship in November 2006. I am very happy to be a part of WECF. My role in ELA team is to keep track of all documentation and communicate with partners, especially Central Asian partners, to support other ELA team members. I enjoy my work very much because I work with strong people, I learn to see things from different points, and I learn that we can do a lot of good things with less means.
Olga Plekhanova
I am a project assistant and share my responsibilities with Farida. I am responsible for South Caucasus and Eastern Europe regions. I did my Bachelor study in German language and foreign literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 2005-2007 I studied at the Master Program "Central Asian and Caucasus studies" at the Humboldt University in Berlin. During my study (summer 2007) I got an opportunity to do my internship with WECF: Together with three other colleagues (Tamar, Guzel and Ketevan) we were collecting base-line studies in the regions for the ELA program. After that I participated at the start-up meeting in Kyrgyzstan. In October 2007 I moved to the Netherlands and started working for the ELA. I very much enjoy working with so many enthusiastic and dedicated people, who are "moving people to the world in balance". Thanks to all of you!!!
4. ELA Beyond 2009: Funding Perspectives
Dear Partners,
The ELA Program has been designed for duration of three years at the beginning. Funding for these first three years had partially been provided by the Dutch Government, but WECF had to raise additional funding to cover the expenditure originally planned. WECF has been writing many applications to several donors for an overall amount of 7 Mio EUR in 2008. Unfortunately, most proposals were not accepted by donors. This puts limitations on ELA for 2010. At the moment, we have almost no money available for projects for 2010 unless we can secure more cofunding. We will try our best to make funds available for at least monitoring and supporting the demonstration objects of 2008 and 2009.
We will continue to try and raise additional funding, and we invite all partners of the ELA program to join this effort. Concrete perspectives so far are limited either to certain regions or countries (mostly Central Asia) and / or to certain topics. An additional problem is that our fundraiser Gemma is on baby-leave, and that we have not been able to find a replacement of the same calibre. Gemma will be back in October 2009.
The topics with the best perspectives are currently climate change, energy saving and renewable energies. In the sphere of water and sanitation, the Water and Health Protocol opens perspectives. It is also possible to make links between these topics, e.g. biogas can make the link between sanitation and energy, but also with agriculture.
At the World Water Forum in Istanbul, participating ELA partners discussed the funding possibilities and what every ELA partner can do to help continuing the ELA program. All partners are invited to send their ideas, and share information with all other ELA partners, especially about those donor countries and programs who are the main donors for their countries. We agreed that it would be useful to share a database of existing donors of the ELA program (short and simple; Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation, Foundation Ensemble France, German Ministry of Environment) and potential donors. Important is also the link to businesses, both to businessmen and women who could provide co-funding, as well as to involving business into projects, providing real income generations perspectives. At the same time, with business we need to have criteria, for example, WECF cannot accept funds from companies involved in chemicals and pesticides, weapons and nuclear, and this list of criteria might have to be extended.
We are pleased that at the WWF5 in Istanbul we have been able to present your and our work to several potential new donors, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Finland and Germany, and we are also in discussion with the European Commission exterior relations, so all is not entirely grim for 2010, and we will keep all of you informed.
Sascha Gabizon, WECF Executive Director
5. Upcoming Events
• April 6-9th, Osh, Kyrgyzstan: Participatory Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation Transformation (PHAEST). For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
• April 21-25th, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Advanced Course on Sustainable Sanitation. For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
• April 28-30th, Osh/Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Ecosan & Farmer(groups). For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
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This is an electronic newsletter of the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) team, Women in Europe for a Common Future. Please, contact Tetyana Penteado for questions, news to be included and all other information.
Contents of this issue:
1. Introduction to this newsletter.
2. ELA Program over view.
3. ELA Team.
4. ELA beyond 2009: Funding perspectives.
5. Upcoming events.
1. Introduction to Newsletter
Dear partners,
You are reading the first newsletter of the WECF Empowerment and Local Action program. The program started in 2007 with three preparatory meetings in Moldova, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan. Since then, the new program has developed, has assumed shape and found mechanisms. Participating organizations have become acquainted with it. Some have found their place; some are still searching for it. Nevertheless, the ELA program, as on a whole - being new - will develop further to come to its own. This newsletter has the aim of supporting this process, enhancing the exchange of information, giving ELA a voice. The ELA newsletter will be published on an irregular basis. It will always contain an update of events in ELA, provide information important for all ELA members. It is also designed to inform all participants about selected projects. Please feel free to submit such information on your projects, so that it could be distributed among all ELA partners. This first newsletter will describe the program and the ELA support team of the WECF secretariat. Please, let us know how you like it and what you would like to read about so that the newsletter could develop into a tool serving your interests as ELA partners.
Gero Fedtke (ELA Programme coordinator)
2. Introduction of ELA Program
Dear partners of the ELA program,
In 2008, WECF launched the Empowerment and Local Action (ELA) Program with 29 partners from most EECCA countries and Afghanistan. Through trainings, knowledge exchange, and in cooperation with universities and partner organizations, the ELA program is designed to build the capacity of rural communities as well as of local NGOs, private sector and authorities to understand, apply, and promote technologies in the four thematic areas, enhancing the capacity available in the WECF network at the same time. The four key thematic areas of the ELA program are drinking water supply, sanitation (e.g. urine diverting dry toilets), sustainable agriculture, and energy saving and renewable energies. The aim of ELA is to integrate these areas as the basic thematic components of a sustainable rural development. Together, we research, test, improve, and demonstrate affordable solutions best suited to address local needs and solve or mitigate local problems. Communities and NGOs are empowered to act on their local levels towards a sustainable future for themselves. Members of the WECF network make the voices of the local communities heard, and lobby politicians on the regional, national, and international level to include the integrated approaches in their policies.
It has been a new challenge for WECF to coordinate a program of that size, trying to make a difference, also in ways, which are different from the usual. Many of you cooperated for the first time within the WECF network. We at the WECF secretariat are very happy to see the results of the first year. It is amazing what all of you accomplished together.
To single out the sanitation part, you have constructed many good dry urine diverting toilets, although many learned about the technology for the first time. Urine Diverting Dry Toilets (UDDT) have been constructed for 2545 people in households, and 6414 pupils and teachers in schools (preliminary data). A lot of knowledge has been passed on and awareness raised. More than 12000 people have been informed about hygiene, sanitation, UDDT proper operation and maintenance, 1456 people have been trained to build such toilets, and 669 to be trainers on sanitation.
The partner organizations of the ELA program have learned from each other during exchange visits, study tours, trainings, and conferences. All together has enhanced the knowledge and experience available in the WECF network!
And you have achieved all these results under difficult circumstances: we all are experiencing the world’s economic crisis; the prices’ rise has made the previous calculations obsolete. Energy supply has been cut frequently - neither computers nor heating systems worked. Many of you have experienced hardships caused by politics, pressure from mistrusting officials, even bloodshed caused by interstate conflict. The more respect you deserve for carrying on with your work.
The ELA program has now started its second year. Let us continue striving for opening perspectives for a sustainable future.
I wish us all a fruitful 2009 year.
3. Introduction of ELA Team
Gero Fedtke
Coordinator of the ELA program. Joined WECF in 2005. Studied Russian and Soviet History at Cologne University. Married, 3 children. The world of the former Soviet Union opened up for me when the Iron Curtain was lifted. Studying countries, and their histories, I discovered a fascinating world to which I feel very connected and to which I owe very much. With my work, I hope to be able to give something back and contribute positively to the present and future.
Toos van Oers
Together with Gero I coordinate the ELA program, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. I focus mainly on the managerial aspects of coordinating the program and the agricultural activities. I studied at the Agricultural University in Wageningen, the Netherlands. After my studies I lived and worked in several African and Asian countries. The countries of the former Soviet Union form a whole new world for me, but it is fascinating to work with all of you. I am married and have 2 children.
Anna Samwel
My function in the ELA team is to keep in touch with the ELA partners in Eastern Europe and Caucasus. I have an overview about what is going on in the project regions, and can act as a bridge between different actors in our network. Practically, this includes organizing trainings around the knowledge demands of partners, identifying and discussing opportunities and problems, initiating contacts and new cooperation's and sometimes reporting. I enjoy my work because of the inspiring contact with our partners, villagers and other people I meet on my travels. I learn every day because of the diverse nature of my life with WECF.
Fedde Jorritsma
Since my childhood I wanted to see something of the world. I studied water ecology and international land & water management because water always had interested me. It is the basic of live! In Kenya I did a research about sand-dams, in Suriname I lived with the interiors to see how they manage their lands. For two years, I have been working with WECF. Most of my working time I spent in Central Asia, being a link between our target countries and the offices in the Netherlands and Germany. Peoples’ warm mentality and the beautiful nature makes Central Asia a second home for me. WECF makes it possible to make people environmentally aware, share experiences and bring this to politics. I hope to contribute towards sustainable, ecological and innovative changes in Central Asia. I see my role in this process as facilitator by giving workshops, consultations and creating a platform for knowledge exchange.
Farida Shorukova
Project assistant for Central Asia region in ELA program. I studied Environmental Engineering in Jalalabat, Kyrgyzstan and then did a master study in Germany in the same area. I started in WECF with internship in November 2006. I am very happy to be a part of WECF. My role in ELA team is to keep track of all documentation and communicate with partners, especially Central Asian partners, to support other ELA team members. I enjoy my work very much because I work with strong people, I learn to see things from different points, and I learn that we can do a lot of good things with less means.
Olga Plekhanova
I am a project assistant and share my responsibilities with Farida. I am responsible for South Caucasus and Eastern Europe regions. I did my Bachelor study in German language and foreign literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 2005-2007 I studied at the Master Program "Central Asian and Caucasus studies" at the Humboldt University in Berlin. During my study (summer 2007) I got an opportunity to do my internship with WECF: Together with three other colleagues (Tamar, Guzel and Ketevan) we were collecting base-line studies in the regions for the ELA program. After that I participated at the start-up meeting in Kyrgyzstan. In October 2007 I moved to the Netherlands and started working for the ELA. I very much enjoy working with so many enthusiastic and dedicated people, who are "moving people to the world in balance". Thanks to all of you!!!
4. ELA Beyond 2009: Funding Perspectives
Dear Partners,
The ELA Program has been designed for duration of three years at the beginning. Funding for these first three years had partially been provided by the Dutch Government, but WECF had to raise additional funding to cover the expenditure originally planned. WECF has been writing many applications to several donors for an overall amount of 7 Mio EUR in 2008. Unfortunately, most proposals were not accepted by donors. This puts limitations on ELA for 2010. At the moment, we have almost no money available for projects for 2010 unless we can secure more cofunding. We will try our best to make funds available for at least monitoring and supporting the demonstration objects of 2008 and 2009.
We will continue to try and raise additional funding, and we invite all partners of the ELA program to join this effort. Concrete perspectives so far are limited either to certain regions or countries (mostly Central Asia) and / or to certain topics. An additional problem is that our fundraiser Gemma is on baby-leave, and that we have not been able to find a replacement of the same calibre. Gemma will be back in October 2009.
The topics with the best perspectives are currently climate change, energy saving and renewable energies. In the sphere of water and sanitation, the Water and Health Protocol opens perspectives. It is also possible to make links between these topics, e.g. biogas can make the link between sanitation and energy, but also with agriculture.
At the World Water Forum in Istanbul, participating ELA partners discussed the funding possibilities and what every ELA partner can do to help continuing the ELA program. All partners are invited to send their ideas, and share information with all other ELA partners, especially about those donor countries and programs who are the main donors for their countries. We agreed that it would be useful to share a database of existing donors of the ELA program (short and simple; Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation, Foundation Ensemble France, German Ministry of Environment) and potential donors. Important is also the link to businesses, both to businessmen and women who could provide co-funding, as well as to involving business into projects, providing real income generations perspectives. At the same time, with business we need to have criteria, for example, WECF cannot accept funds from companies involved in chemicals and pesticides, weapons and nuclear, and this list of criteria might have to be extended.
We are pleased that at the WWF5 in Istanbul we have been able to present your and our work to several potential new donors, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Finland and Germany, and we are also in discussion with the European Commission exterior relations, so all is not entirely grim for 2010, and we will keep all of you informed.
Sascha Gabizon, WECF Executive Director
5. Upcoming Events
• April 6-9th, Osh, Kyrgyzstan: Participatory Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation Transformation (PHAEST). For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
• April 21-25th, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Advanced Course on Sustainable Sanitation. For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
• April 28-30th, Osh/Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Ecosan & Farmer(groups). For more information please contact Fedde Jorritsma.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
ASDP Nau 2008 Report
Organization name: Agency Support Development Process Nau
Project name: Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via
community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan
Date of report
31/12/08
Reporting period:
01/01/08 –27/01/08
1. General Information
Table1. Provide any changes that occurred in the general data of your organization.
1.1
Name Organization
Agency Support Development Processes Nau
1.2
Address
20-34 Lenin St., Khujand city,
1.3
Country
Tajikistan
1.4
Telephone numbers
(992 3422)60362, 45320
1.5
Email address
agency_nau@sugdinter.com
1.6
Name director
Akramov Mamurkhon
1.7
Names of contact persons
Akramov Mamurkhon, Kayumov Jamshed
1.8
Bank details
Name as on bank account
ASDP Nau, acc. 20206840700454000000
BIC or SWIFT code
EJSATJ22, Acc. 0103516415
Name of the bank
OJSC “Bank Eskhata”
Address of the bank
Gagarin street-135, Khujand, Tajikistan
Other
1.9
Date
13/10/08
1.10
Place
Khujand, Tajikistan
2. Project overview
Table 2. Give an overview of the project.
2.1 Project name
Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan
2.2 Contract signed on
17/03/2008
2.3 Project duration
01/01/08 -31/12/08
2.4 Region of implementation
Spitamen and J. Rasulov districts
2.5 Target population
Schoolchildren, teachers, rural population
2.6 Instalments paid to date
2.7 Total budget
48 967 €
Project summary
Give a short summary of your project, including planned results, and the special objective of your project. Write a maximum of 15-30 lines.
The given project contemplates to provide a fair access to a pure drinking water and assist in creation of safe sanitary hygienic conditions in the target communities of the Sogd region of the Republic of Tajikistan through:
1) increasing the awareness level of communities in the sphere of sanitation and hygiene: applying the alternative approaches in community mobilization: PHAST & BEHAVIOR (informing, mobilization, planning, trainings, exchange visits);
2) implementing a number of infrastructural projects on modifying the sanitary situation through introduction of alternative technologies (ecological sanitation, in particular, ecotoilets with a urine separation mechanism) as well as the projects on providing a pure drinking water;
3) dissemination of experience on applying new technologies and promotion of approaches based on community participation in solving the problems with regard to sanitation and access to a safe water at the local, regional and national levels.
3. Report on execution of the project
3.1 Could the planned activities be implemented, could the aims be reached? Note and explain differences to the planning. To what extent have the planned outputs been produced?
All planned actions of the project for 2008 have successfully been realized. Below in the point 3.6 in the table see obtained results in 2008. During the meetings people have got information about WECF and ASDP organizations, about the aims and tasks of the project «Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan» and that the project is financially supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is carried out in cooperation with Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), Netherlands.
There have been held 2 meetings at the Hukumat level in Spitamen and J.Rasulov districts in which the chairmen of Hukumats of the districts as well as their deputies who are in charge of construction issues, chief architects, chief physician of Sanitary Epidemiological Department took part.
Together with the representatives of target districts the monitoring of the construction work was
conducted. According to the results of costs monitoring together with the community representatives
the purchase of construction materials and deep pumps were accomplished. As a result of joint work
three parties agreement was signed between ASDP Nau, target Jamoat representatives and MC.
There were conducted 32 seminars and trainings on proper use of eco toilets and correct storage of pure water in home conditions. The process of construction work of eco toilet in Spitamen districts was monitored. Engineer on construction work Dadabaev proposed his recommendations concerning construction process. In August water supply projects were put into operation in target districts – in Spitamen district: villages of Langar and Tagoyak, in Jabbar Rasulov district: villages Chirchik and Yangi. Representatives from local administration as well as WECF Shorukova Farida and Fedke Gero participated in opening of the project sites.
There was organized tender to approve projects in targeted villages with the aim of rehabilitation of water supply facilities and school eco toilet construction. Based on existing criteria for project selection 7 projects for water supply facility reconstruction and 3 projects for school eco toilets were selected. In cooperation with local school and community representatives price monitoring for construction materials was conducted and required amount of construction materials was bought for eco toilet construction. Also program for schoolchildren concerning using eco toilet was developed.
3.2 Outcome: To what extent has the project reached its special project objective?
Presently, the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the communities do not meet standards due to what there are much infectious diseases among the population. The communities are ready to contribute to the improvement of the existed situation.
Open sources of drinking water (hauzes, aryks, canals, etc.) are being frequently used for drinking and household needs by the local communities. Unfortunately, these sources could also spread infectious diseases.
The project tries to alter the communities behavior by providing trainings according to PHAST methodology. And now during the monitoring we observed positive influence of the trainings. The trainees independently are planning to construct eco toilets in the households and use urine and faeces for their land plots as a fertilizer. The target community comprehended the benefits of eco toilets. They get information that urine and faeces are leaking from pit latrines into soil and groundwater. It must be stressed that the depth of underground water starts from 4m till 17 meters and it is the dangerous source of some diseases. A massive (hashar) labour works were organized in the villages, where the population cleaned out and fenced their water pools from livestock.
3.3 Which inputs where provided? To what extent have the planned inputs been supplied?
Inputs are any contributions to the project which are not in the project budget, be they in cash or in kind. Examples: worktime contribution, material contributions, discounts (on services).
It was drawn out the action acceptance statement which contains information on all contributions made by community during construction work. Hukumat of the target region also promoted schools during building the ecotoilet. Hukumat has provided with the necessary equipments as their contribution. Local community have contributed to the project site construction the following resources:
1) sand
2) gravel
3) wood boards
4) labour input (service of the constructors, who reconstructed water project sites, fitter, electricians
5) warm food
During reconstruction of water facilities and construction of school eco toilet community contribution to the project was from 20 % to 30%. The whole construction work related to reconstruction of water facilities was fulfilled with efforts of target community.
3.4 Sustainability: To what extent will the results of the project be sustainable?
Local authorities in the district and Jamoat representatives are keen to take part in the joint project implementation. Mahalla Committees took part in project implementation and contributed to project realization as well. As a result of the joint work triple agreement on join project realization and treaty of receiving the grant was signed between ASDP Nau, target Jamoat representatives and Mahalla Comittee. This method of work is one of ways of community mobilization to solve their problems. Target community was closely involved in realization of the project and it was stability of the project in the future, they will protect and conduct monitoring of the constructed object to ensure future sustainability of their own project sites. After project implementation the units are given under governing the local management structures, special funds are created and regularly the funds will increase in order to repair and recover the units. Local authorities recommend and disseminate to increase practice of using new approach in other non target communities. There were formed Parent’s Committees in the target schools which in the future will assist to school by creating fund for eco toilet maintenance. The school staff participated in all seminars and trainings where they get information (booklets, brochures, hand out materials) on benefits and correct of using of ecotoilets. Now teachers and schoolchildren who participated in the trainings can conduct ToT and seminars concerning dry toilet for other new schoolchildren or for those who didn’t take part in the capacity building activities..
It is significant, that mentality modification should be entailing the restoration of the water-supplies and lavatories which achieves by realization of infrastructural projects. Working out and realization of infrastructural projects should become the responsibility of communities – in this, there is a basis of sustainability and efficiency of created or restored objects and realized projects.
It is important to mention that the target community takes an active part during the implementation of this project in 2008. In some target Jamoats of Spitamen region some households showed their interests to build eco-toilets for their own money means.
3.5 Note positive and negative aspects, difficulties met, and solutions realized or envisaged.
The positive aspects are the desire of inhabitants of target areas to cooperate with the project and solve the existing problems and local authorities (Hukumat at district and Jamoat level) support to implement the project successfully. The only difficult process was setting and proceeding legal documentation.
3.6 Note quantifiable outputs and results in tables: e.g. nr. of target group reached, nr. of toilets built, nr. of users
Expected results according to logframe (3 year) (indicators)
Obtained results for the period covered (indicators)
6570 people will have an access to safe drinking water—14 units.
The safe sanitary and hygienic conditions will be provided for 3500 people children and adults, and toiltets on household and schools—11 units
18490 people have an access to safe drinking water -7 units.
3 school ecotoilets are built, 1428 school children, adults and teachers use it.
10 formed initiative groups, 40 representatives of MCs, 15 representatives of Jamoats have some skills and successfully put them into practice: approaches on social mobilization on the basis of PHAST & BEHAVIOR, Village Development Plan, Project Development, infrastructural projects monitoring and management, the ecotoilets technologies and further usage of wastes in the form of organic fertilizer in farm lands.
4 initiative groups are formed, 15 representatives of MCs, 6 representatives of Jamoats have some skills and successfully put them into practice: approaches on social mobilization on the basis of PHAST & BEHAVIOR, Village Development Plan, Project Development, infrastructural projects monitoring and management, the ecotoilets technologies and further usage of wastes in the form of organic fertilizer in farm lands.
The community has realized 10 infrastructural projects (ecotoilets and units of a safe water-supply). The input of the community came to 20%.
The community has realized 10 infrastructural projects (3 ecotoilets and 7 units of a safe water-supply). The input of the community came from 20 % to 30%.
The projects were selected on the competitive basis; the management has been implementing by IG and MC and the monitoring by the tender commission and relevant surroundings such as: SES, local authorities
Before selecting social site projects there was survey conducted in the target region involving representatives of community, Jamoats, Mahalla Committees and other social groups. Further, the tender commission was created under Jamoat and were selected neutral persons from the different target villages, representatives from SES and local authorities who could assess fairly proposed projects by the community. The Tender Commission has looked through many social projects and selected the most priority proposal for the construction of the new eco-toilets.
It is thought-out and introduced the sustainable strategy of installed units. MC and initiative group follow (monitoring) of the using units, collect funds from community for repair and rehabilitation
For further project sustainability leaders of MC and initiative groups collect funds from community for current repair and rehabilitation of units in the future, follow (monitoring) of the using unitsd
The ecotoilet technologies will be widely spread among the local and international NGOs, national and local authorities. The promotion of approaches is realized by community mobilization PHAST to resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the population.
The ecotoilet technologies widely spread among the local and international NGOs, national and local authorities. The promotion of approaches is realized by community mobilization PHAST to resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the population.
The awareness level of the population in the field of sanitation and hygiene will be increased for 40% in comparison with a prior project level.
Awareness level of the population in the field of sanitation and hygiene increased via participation women and girls in trainings, informational meetings, infrastructural projects design about 50% of participants e. t. c.
Resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the men and women (level of understanding sanitation mentality reasons in health problem, level of using sanitary units, resources, approaches, share the plans of sanitary activities
10 information seminars have been provided to 10 target communities. 300 people have participated in them.
6 information seminars have been provided 118 people have participated in them
10 target communities there has been made a participatory evaluation of the sanitary situation and the level of access to safe drinking water.
The population of 8 kishlaks are questioned on sanitation and hygiene issue. 152 persons partook in survey 84 of them are women and 68 are men.
There also have been conducted 8 focus groups on issues regarding sanitation, hygiene and the level of access to safe drinking water in which 57 persons participated.
30 trainings on 7 topics have been provided. 600 people have participated in them. By project staff, advisors with closely participation of teachers, care takers, children, villagers etc.)
Organized and provided 32 trainings, 645 people participated. The participants of trainings were teachers, care takers, children, villagers, representatives of Jamoats and MC, etc.)
In 10 target communities there have been provided consultations on development of infrastructural projects: ecotoilets – 5 projects, the safe water-supply units – 5 projects.
In 10 target communities there have been provided consultations on development of infrastructural projects: ecotoilets – 3 projects, the safe water-supply units – 7 projects
3 articles about the project have been published in the local and regional mass media. The semi-annual and annual reports on Jamoats have been submitted to 2 SES and participated in one meeting of the SES. There has been given information to local and regional bodies of executive authority.
2 articles about the project have been published in the local and regional mass media. There has been given information to Administration of Justice to the regional body of executive authority and 1 report to Spitamen SES and Jamoat.
10 information boards are installed. It is published and distributed 100 information posters and 200 booklets
6 information and analytical materials on the project have been published in the newsletter.
3 information boards are installed in the schools where dry toilets are built, 50 information posters and 100 booklets are published and distributed
7 publications of articles about the project and its progress in the newsletter “Development, First steps”.
Project name: Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via
community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan
Date of report
31/12/08
Reporting period:
01/01/08 –27/01/08
1. General Information
Table1. Provide any changes that occurred in the general data of your organization.
1.1
Name Organization
Agency Support Development Processes Nau
1.2
Address
20-34 Lenin St., Khujand city,
1.3
Country
Tajikistan
1.4
Telephone numbers
(992 3422)60362, 45320
1.5
Email address
agency_nau@sugdinter.com
1.6
Name director
Akramov Mamurkhon
1.7
Names of contact persons
Akramov Mamurkhon, Kayumov Jamshed
1.8
Bank details
Name as on bank account
ASDP Nau, acc. 20206840700454000000
BIC or SWIFT code
EJSATJ22, Acc. 0103516415
Name of the bank
OJSC “Bank Eskhata”
Address of the bank
Gagarin street-135, Khujand, Tajikistan
Other
1.9
Date
13/10/08
1.10
Place
Khujand, Tajikistan
2. Project overview
Table 2. Give an overview of the project.
2.1 Project name
Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan
2.2 Contract signed on
17/03/2008
2.3 Project duration
01/01/08 -31/12/08
2.4 Region of implementation
Spitamen and J. Rasulov districts
2.5 Target population
Schoolchildren, teachers, rural population
2.6 Instalments paid to date
2.7 Total budget
48 967 €
Project summary
Give a short summary of your project, including planned results, and the special objective of your project. Write a maximum of 15-30 lines.
The given project contemplates to provide a fair access to a pure drinking water and assist in creation of safe sanitary hygienic conditions in the target communities of the Sogd region of the Republic of Tajikistan through:
1) increasing the awareness level of communities in the sphere of sanitation and hygiene: applying the alternative approaches in community mobilization: PHAST & BEHAVIOR (informing, mobilization, planning, trainings, exchange visits);
2) implementing a number of infrastructural projects on modifying the sanitary situation through introduction of alternative technologies (ecological sanitation, in particular, ecotoilets with a urine separation mechanism) as well as the projects on providing a pure drinking water;
3) dissemination of experience on applying new technologies and promotion of approaches based on community participation in solving the problems with regard to sanitation and access to a safe water at the local, regional and national levels.
3. Report on execution of the project
3.1 Could the planned activities be implemented, could the aims be reached? Note and explain differences to the planning. To what extent have the planned outputs been produced?
All planned actions of the project for 2008 have successfully been realized. Below in the point 3.6 in the table see obtained results in 2008. During the meetings people have got information about WECF and ASDP organizations, about the aims and tasks of the project «Fair access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation via community mobilization in Northern Tajikistan» and that the project is financially supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is carried out in cooperation with Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), Netherlands.
There have been held 2 meetings at the Hukumat level in Spitamen and J.Rasulov districts in which the chairmen of Hukumats of the districts as well as their deputies who are in charge of construction issues, chief architects, chief physician of Sanitary Epidemiological Department took part.
Together with the representatives of target districts the monitoring of the construction work was
conducted. According to the results of costs monitoring together with the community representatives
the purchase of construction materials and deep pumps were accomplished. As a result of joint work
three parties agreement was signed between ASDP Nau, target Jamoat representatives and MC.
There were conducted 32 seminars and trainings on proper use of eco toilets and correct storage of pure water in home conditions. The process of construction work of eco toilet in Spitamen districts was monitored. Engineer on construction work Dadabaev proposed his recommendations concerning construction process. In August water supply projects were put into operation in target districts – in Spitamen district: villages of Langar and Tagoyak, in Jabbar Rasulov district: villages Chirchik and Yangi. Representatives from local administration as well as WECF Shorukova Farida and Fedke Gero participated in opening of the project sites.
There was organized tender to approve projects in targeted villages with the aim of rehabilitation of water supply facilities and school eco toilet construction. Based on existing criteria for project selection 7 projects for water supply facility reconstruction and 3 projects for school eco toilets were selected. In cooperation with local school and community representatives price monitoring for construction materials was conducted and required amount of construction materials was bought for eco toilet construction. Also program for schoolchildren concerning using eco toilet was developed.
3.2 Outcome: To what extent has the project reached its special project objective?
Presently, the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the communities do not meet standards due to what there are much infectious diseases among the population. The communities are ready to contribute to the improvement of the existed situation.
Open sources of drinking water (hauzes, aryks, canals, etc.) are being frequently used for drinking and household needs by the local communities. Unfortunately, these sources could also spread infectious diseases.
The project tries to alter the communities behavior by providing trainings according to PHAST methodology. And now during the monitoring we observed positive influence of the trainings. The trainees independently are planning to construct eco toilets in the households and use urine and faeces for their land plots as a fertilizer. The target community comprehended the benefits of eco toilets. They get information that urine and faeces are leaking from pit latrines into soil and groundwater. It must be stressed that the depth of underground water starts from 4m till 17 meters and it is the dangerous source of some diseases. A massive (hashar) labour works were organized in the villages, where the population cleaned out and fenced their water pools from livestock.
3.3 Which inputs where provided? To what extent have the planned inputs been supplied?
Inputs are any contributions to the project which are not in the project budget, be they in cash or in kind. Examples: worktime contribution, material contributions, discounts (on services).
It was drawn out the action acceptance statement which contains information on all contributions made by community during construction work. Hukumat of the target region also promoted schools during building the ecotoilet. Hukumat has provided with the necessary equipments as their contribution. Local community have contributed to the project site construction the following resources:
1) sand
2) gravel
3) wood boards
4) labour input (service of the constructors, who reconstructed water project sites, fitter, electricians
5) warm food
During reconstruction of water facilities and construction of school eco toilet community contribution to the project was from 20 % to 30%. The whole construction work related to reconstruction of water facilities was fulfilled with efforts of target community.
3.4 Sustainability: To what extent will the results of the project be sustainable?
Local authorities in the district and Jamoat representatives are keen to take part in the joint project implementation. Mahalla Committees took part in project implementation and contributed to project realization as well. As a result of the joint work triple agreement on join project realization and treaty of receiving the grant was signed between ASDP Nau, target Jamoat representatives and Mahalla Comittee. This method of work is one of ways of community mobilization to solve their problems. Target community was closely involved in realization of the project and it was stability of the project in the future, they will protect and conduct monitoring of the constructed object to ensure future sustainability of their own project sites. After project implementation the units are given under governing the local management structures, special funds are created and regularly the funds will increase in order to repair and recover the units. Local authorities recommend and disseminate to increase practice of using new approach in other non target communities. There were formed Parent’s Committees in the target schools which in the future will assist to school by creating fund for eco toilet maintenance. The school staff participated in all seminars and trainings where they get information (booklets, brochures, hand out materials) on benefits and correct of using of ecotoilets. Now teachers and schoolchildren who participated in the trainings can conduct ToT and seminars concerning dry toilet for other new schoolchildren or for those who didn’t take part in the capacity building activities..
It is significant, that mentality modification should be entailing the restoration of the water-supplies and lavatories which achieves by realization of infrastructural projects. Working out and realization of infrastructural projects should become the responsibility of communities – in this, there is a basis of sustainability and efficiency of created or restored objects and realized projects.
It is important to mention that the target community takes an active part during the implementation of this project in 2008. In some target Jamoats of Spitamen region some households showed their interests to build eco-toilets for their own money means.
3.5 Note positive and negative aspects, difficulties met, and solutions realized or envisaged.
The positive aspects are the desire of inhabitants of target areas to cooperate with the project and solve the existing problems and local authorities (Hukumat at district and Jamoat level) support to implement the project successfully. The only difficult process was setting and proceeding legal documentation.
3.6 Note quantifiable outputs and results in tables: e.g. nr. of target group reached, nr. of toilets built, nr. of users
Expected results according to logframe (3 year) (indicators)
Obtained results for the period covered (indicators)
6570 people will have an access to safe drinking water—14 units.
The safe sanitary and hygienic conditions will be provided for 3500 people children and adults, and toiltets on household and schools—11 units
18490 people have an access to safe drinking water -7 units.
3 school ecotoilets are built, 1428 school children, adults and teachers use it.
10 formed initiative groups, 40 representatives of MCs, 15 representatives of Jamoats have some skills and successfully put them into practice: approaches on social mobilization on the basis of PHAST & BEHAVIOR, Village Development Plan, Project Development, infrastructural projects monitoring and management, the ecotoilets technologies and further usage of wastes in the form of organic fertilizer in farm lands.
4 initiative groups are formed, 15 representatives of MCs, 6 representatives of Jamoats have some skills and successfully put them into practice: approaches on social mobilization on the basis of PHAST & BEHAVIOR, Village Development Plan, Project Development, infrastructural projects monitoring and management, the ecotoilets technologies and further usage of wastes in the form of organic fertilizer in farm lands.
The community has realized 10 infrastructural projects (ecotoilets and units of a safe water-supply). The input of the community came to 20%.
The community has realized 10 infrastructural projects (3 ecotoilets and 7 units of a safe water-supply). The input of the community came from 20 % to 30%.
The projects were selected on the competitive basis; the management has been implementing by IG and MC and the monitoring by the tender commission and relevant surroundings such as: SES, local authorities
Before selecting social site projects there was survey conducted in the target region involving representatives of community, Jamoats, Mahalla Committees and other social groups. Further, the tender commission was created under Jamoat and were selected neutral persons from the different target villages, representatives from SES and local authorities who could assess fairly proposed projects by the community. The Tender Commission has looked through many social projects and selected the most priority proposal for the construction of the new eco-toilets.
It is thought-out and introduced the sustainable strategy of installed units. MC and initiative group follow (monitoring) of the using units, collect funds from community for repair and rehabilitation
For further project sustainability leaders of MC and initiative groups collect funds from community for current repair and rehabilitation of units in the future, follow (monitoring) of the using unitsd
The ecotoilet technologies will be widely spread among the local and international NGOs, national and local authorities. The promotion of approaches is realized by community mobilization PHAST to resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the population.
The ecotoilet technologies widely spread among the local and international NGOs, national and local authorities. The promotion of approaches is realized by community mobilization PHAST to resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the population.
The awareness level of the population in the field of sanitation and hygiene will be increased for 40% in comparison with a prior project level.
Awareness level of the population in the field of sanitation and hygiene increased via participation women and girls in trainings, informational meetings, infrastructural projects design about 50% of participants e. t. c.
Resolve the sanitary problems and increase and change the awareness and mentality of the men and women (level of understanding sanitation mentality reasons in health problem, level of using sanitary units, resources, approaches, share the plans of sanitary activities
10 information seminars have been provided to 10 target communities. 300 people have participated in them.
6 information seminars have been provided 118 people have participated in them
10 target communities there has been made a participatory evaluation of the sanitary situation and the level of access to safe drinking water.
The population of 8 kishlaks are questioned on sanitation and hygiene issue. 152 persons partook in survey 84 of them are women and 68 are men.
There also have been conducted 8 focus groups on issues regarding sanitation, hygiene and the level of access to safe drinking water in which 57 persons participated.
30 trainings on 7 topics have been provided. 600 people have participated in them. By project staff, advisors with closely participation of teachers, care takers, children, villagers etc.)
Organized and provided 32 trainings, 645 people participated. The participants of trainings were teachers, care takers, children, villagers, representatives of Jamoats and MC, etc.)
In 10 target communities there have been provided consultations on development of infrastructural projects: ecotoilets – 5 projects, the safe water-supply units – 5 projects.
In 10 target communities there have been provided consultations on development of infrastructural projects: ecotoilets – 3 projects, the safe water-supply units – 7 projects
3 articles about the project have been published in the local and regional mass media. The semi-annual and annual reports on Jamoats have been submitted to 2 SES and participated in one meeting of the SES. There has been given information to local and regional bodies of executive authority.
2 articles about the project have been published in the local and regional mass media. There has been given information to Administration of Justice to the regional body of executive authority and 1 report to Spitamen SES and Jamoat.
10 information boards are installed. It is published and distributed 100 information posters and 200 booklets
6 information and analytical materials on the project have been published in the newsletter.
3 information boards are installed in the schools where dry toilets are built, 50 information posters and 100 booklets are published and distributed
7 publications of articles about the project and its progress in the newsletter “Development, First steps”.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
ELA Partners
AWHHE, Armenia
Charitable Women, Armenia
Lore Eco Club, Armenia
ECOS, Azerbaijan
ECOTOX, Moldova
WISDOM, Moldova
FCE, Georgia
GEBMA, Georgia
Greens, Georgia
PAROS, Georgia
RCDA, Georgia
SEMA, Georgia
Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
Spektri, Georgia
MAMA-86, Ukraine
Vozrojdenye, Ukraine
Agerkech, Kyrgyzstan
ALGA,Kyrgyzstan
BIOM, Kyrgyzstan
CAAW, Kyrgyzstan
Habitat, Kyrgyzstan
ULGU, Kyrgyzstan
UNISON, Kyrgyzstan
MCJM, Kazakhstan
UGAM, Kazakhstan
MEHRIBAN, Uzbekistan
ASDP NAU, Tajikistan
SAFO, Tajikistan
Charitable Women, Armenia
Lore Eco Club, Armenia
ECOS, Azerbaijan
ECOTOX, Moldova
WISDOM, Moldova
FCE, Georgia
GEBMA, Georgia
Greens, Georgia
PAROS, Georgia
RCDA, Georgia
SEMA, Georgia
Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
Spektri, Georgia
MAMA-86, Ukraine
Vozrojdenye, Ukraine
Agerkech, Kyrgyzstan
ALGA,Kyrgyzstan
BIOM, Kyrgyzstan
CAAW, Kyrgyzstan
Habitat, Kyrgyzstan
ULGU, Kyrgyzstan
UNISON, Kyrgyzstan
MCJM, Kazakhstan
UGAM, Kazakhstan
MEHRIBAN, Uzbekistan
ASDP NAU, Tajikistan
SAFO, Tajikistan
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