Overview

Following on from a successful one-year project (supported by Entrust), our partners have reviewed and refined their water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program to roll out this 3-year project in the poor, marginalized and conflicted Rhakine State. This complements another project in the area supported by Entrust with the same partner. Focusing on WASH, together with economic empowerment, the project will provide WASH training in two locations in 50-60 rural, disadvantaged villages/communities assisting 50,000 people. A strong hygiene education component will accompany the clean drinking water and sanitation facilities. Sand bio-filters will be made and marketed locally to provide a means of income for people and provide clean drinking water in villagers’ homes. WASH information centres will also be established.

Why support this

This project is meeting a very real need with no clean water source accessible to these communities. The focus on training locals to learn both the knowledge and the skills to continue to improve the water and sanitation situation ensures not only that results will be sustainable, but outcomes will also improve over time. We like the well-considered approach our partners have taken to learn how to modify and improve the delivery of good community development projects before rolling out larger projects.

Budget

Year 1 2018 - $43,200 (of a 3-year project totaling $131,700).

Expected Life Change

• Improved health within the community, leading to improved livelihoods and income
• A community empowered to continue to improve, and to take care of their own development
• Development of skills for peaceful conflict resolution and the spreading of peace