Initiating District-wide Approach on Rural Sanitation in Chhattisgarh

The issue of lack of sanitation (open defecation) is linked to human health, dignity and safety of women and children. People across rural areas in Chhattisgarh predominantly practice open defecation due to traditionally accepted behavior. Across the world wherever open –defecation if practiced women become prisoners of darkness. Government & several voluntary organizations have implemented many interventions & brought together huge resources but were unable to impact the change in reality. The major reasons for this deficit noticed as: Lack of involvement & demand within communities or target audiences. To address the issue PRIA, Water Aid & State Public Health Engineering Department of Chhattisgarh came together to stimulate community demand & participation at large scale. The proposed interventions will be implemented in Ambikapur & Raipur districts (as these areas having high proportion on open defecation practice).

Objectives

• Support Public Health & Engineering Department (PHED) - Raipur Division in demonstrating saturation approach for the identified Adarsh Panchayats in the Raipur & Sarguja districts.
• Showcase and build a ground for District Wide Approach in Raipur & Sarguja districts.

Geographical spread

Dharsiwa block in Raipur district and Ambikapur block in Sarguja district, Chhattisgarh

Methodology / Key components

1. Capacity Building & Training
2. Planning & Designing
3. Campaigns

Capacity building & Training : About 320 grass route level sanitation volunteers & officials from block and district level will be trained & provided hand holding support to deliver the CLTS approach.

Planning & Design : Village sanitation plan for 81 villages will be prepared and Solid Liquid Waste Management: Detailed Project Report also in plan to prepare for one village. 

Campaign : The Awareness campaign will be facilitated in campaign mode in which all the primary 7 secondary stakeholder will play essential role.

Key outputs / Deliverables

• To conduct ToT for total of 30 trainers from PHED officials at district level & partner civil society volunteers.
• 325 field natural leaders in the communities identified and trained.
• ODF plans for 81 Panchayats developed and approved through gram sabha resolution.
• 7500 users for Sanitation and 5000 user for water.
• Preparation of SLWM: DPR & awareness strategy.
• Increased acceptance of government for technical support from Water Aid through District Wide Approach.

Quantitative outputs:

• Increase of 7500 person as sanitation users & hygiene practitioners.
• Increase of 5000 person access to potable safe drinking water.
• 320 volunteers are trained in community led or participatory sanitation awareness approach.
• 81 villages have their village sanitation plan in place.

Qualitative outputs:

• Increased acceptance of government for technical support from PRIA & WA through district wide approach.
• Increase in users for Sanitation, hygiene and user for water reported.
• Target communities have ODF plan in place
• Natural leaders & grass route level workers in the communities identified and trained.  

Year/period

01 December 2014 - 31 March 2015

Client

Water Aid