Everyone Forever - Water Services and Systems Strengthening: Rajnagar and Khoyrasol Blocks of Birbhum District in West Bengal
Objectives:Water and Sanitatim Services:
• Assessment Of Water infrastructure and facilities (availability and Condition) in all the government aided primary, primary, high, centre, and ashramshalas
• Asset analysis of Water points
• Water and sanitation facilities in anganwadi Centres and schools (drinking water, handwashing stations, toilets with running water facilities)
• Awareness for key behaviours such as safe water storage and handling. waste water management, home based water treatrnent and Handwashing at five critical times
Capacities of Local Institutions
• Existence, awareness of roles and responsibilities, functionality and engagement Of local level institutions — Panchayati raj institutions and its sub committees such as Village Water and Sanitation Committees, school level committees (School management committees, student based groups} in terms of Water and Sanitation management.
Synergies and Collaboration
• Review of available secondary data on WASH.
• Document the existing government schemes for collaboration and linking communities and school with safe water services to the provisions and systems for operation and mantenance
• Role of other development partners in Birbhum and areas of co Ila boratian to ensure efficiencies.
• Discussion with the local government departments (service authorities) on management, financing, and operations and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities
Name of Partner:Water for People
Start date:March, 2019
Completion date:July, 2019
Location:Rajnagar and Khoyrasol Blocks of Birbhum district (West Bengal)