The province is divided into 15 districts. The provincial capital is Mazar-e-Sharif which has a population of about 368,100 inhabitants.

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1 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) NATIONAL RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION & IRRIGATION PROGRAM (Ru-WatSIP) Provincial Profile Balkh GENERAL INFORMATION Geography Balkh province is situated in the northern part of Afghanistan, bordering Uzbekistan in the North, Tajikistan in the NorthEast, Kunduz province in the East, Samangan province in the South-East, Sar-e-Pul province in the South-West and Jawzjan province in the West. The capital city of the province is Mazar-e-Sharif, one of the biggest commercial and financial centres of Afghanistan. The province covers an area of 6,840 km. Nearly half of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (48.7%) while half of the area (50.%) is made up of flat land The province is divided into 5 districts. The provincial capital is Mazar-e-Sharif which has a population of about 368,00 inhabitants. Population Balkh has a total population of,45,00. There are 9,378 households in the province and households on average have 7 members. page of 7

2 Water and sanitation Basic hygiene provided by safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are the most effective strategies to improve the health status of the population. There is evidence that globally provision of adequate sanitation services, safe water supply, and hygiene education represents an effective health intervention that reduces the mortality caused by diarrhoeal disease by an average of 65 percent, and the related morbidity by 6 percent (WHO 00). Provision of safe, convenient and sustainable water and sanitation services will not only result in reduced morbidity and mortality (particularly under five mortality), but also reduce health costs and increase worker productivity, school attendance and overall well-being. Drinking water The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) 0- inventory of community preferences for development among male and female Shuras emphasized the importance of water supply, as they assigned it top priority. The household survey recorded that access to improved drinking water sources is available to 46 percent of the population of Afghanistan. Compared to the results of the NRVA 007- a Percentage of households with access to improved sources of drinking water, by residence; Time to reach drinking water source (all water sources), by residence Indicator Residence National Percentage of population with access to improved drinking water source Urban Rural Kuchi Time to reach drinking water source (one way, in minutes) mean time median time MDG Indicator 7.8 Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources round this indicates a sharp increase of the share of the population with safe drinking water from 7 to 46 percent. The situation especially improved in rural areas, where the share of the population using improved sources almost doubled between and 0- from 0 to 39 percent. If this rate of improvement is continued, the ANDS target of 6.5 percent in 00 will easily be achieved. Large differences are observed in the share with access between the urban population on the one hand (7 percent) and the rural and Kuchi populations on the other (39 and percent, respectively). Similar differences exist between the provinces, with access ranging from 7 and 9 percent in Urozgan and Zabul to 67 and 78 percent in Balkh and Kabul. Close to half the population (49 percent) equivalent to 4.7 million people relies on surface water for their main source of water and 8 percent on hand pumps (an improved drinking water source). The reliance on piped water (improved source) is 9 percent overall, but with 6 percent it the most important source in urban areas a Improved sources of drinking water include: hand pump (private or public), bored wells, protected spring, piped water (private or municipal); un-improved sources include: surface water (open well, unprotected spring, kariz, river, lake, channel, pool, drainage), water tanker, bottled water. The time to reach the main source of drinking water varies significantly by residence, and especially for rural households. Overall, Afghan household members usually women and children have to walk on average six minutes to reach the nearest water point and another six minutes to walk back. This average time hides a substantial variation, as 50 percent of the households need only one minute or less and some percent requires half an hour or more for a return trip. For urban households, the mean time to reach the water point is only one minute and close to 80 percent has water in or next to the dwelling. The corresponding share of rural households without travel time is half of this (39 percent) and for Kuchi only 5 percent. Improved sources of drinking water in NRVA include: hand pump (private or public), bored wells, protected spring, piped water (private or municipal); unimproved sources include: surface water (open well, unprotected spring, kariz, river,lake, channel, pool, drainage), water tanker, bottled water. page of 7

3 Percentage of households with access to safe drinking water, by province TA J I K I S TA N UZBEKISTAN DUSHANBE C H INA TU R K M E N IS TA N JOWZJAN KUNDUZ BADAKHSHAN TAKHAR FARYAB BAGHLAN SAMANGAN SAR-E PUL N PA JS HI R NURISTAN BADGHIS KA PI PARWAN SA LA GH BAMYAN WARDAK HERAT KABUL NANGARHA R LOGAR GHOR DAYKUNDI N ISLAMABAD PAKTIYA IR A N 7 L i ne o f C ontro 9 l KUNAR MA N IN D IA KHOST GHAZNI URUZGAN Legend: FARAH PAKTIKA 0-9 ZABUL 0-4 PA K I S TA N 5-9 KANDAHAR HELMAND 0-9 NIMROZ AI (G00878) -08 Source: National Risk and Vulnerability Assesstment (NRVA 0-0) Sanitation Safe disposal of human excreta creates the first barrier to excreta-related MDG Indicator 7.9 disease, helping to reduce transmission through direct and indirect for example, animal and insect routes. The 0- NRVA found that 8.3 Proportion of population using an 3 percent of the population used improved sanitation facilities. Compared improved sanitation facility with NRVA , the present survey shows relative improvement up 8.3 from 5 percent, but in absolute terms the share of the population with improved sanitation remained very low. The most commonly-used sanitation facilities are a covered latrine and open pit (respectively 57 percent and 9 percent; both considered unimproved) (data not shown). Darean and open field or bush (open defecation) are used by 5 percent of the population. The situation for the urban population is considerably better, as here up to 9 percent of the population has access to improved sanitation. WHO and UNICEF recently apply a more refined definition of the quality of sanitation, by distinguishing private and shared facilities within the category of improved sanitation (WHO-UNICEF 03). Using this additional criterion, only 6 percent of the population 9 percent in urban areas, percent in rural areas and none of the Kuchi rely on the most adequate method for sanitation. Population, by use of improved sanitationa, access privacy, and by residence (in percentages) Use of improved Sanitation, access privacy Residence with access Private Shared Total Urban Rural Kuchi National a without access Private Shared Total Total Private Shared Total Improved sanitation includes flush latrine, improved latrine and covered latrine; un-improved sanitation includes open pit, darean and open defecation. 3 Improved sanitation includes flush latrine and improved latrine; un-improved sanitation includes open pit, traditional covered latrine, darean and without facilities. The NRVA 0- did not differentiate beyond these categories and consequently could not identify types of improved sanitation currently included in the unimproved categories. The actual share of population with access to improved sanitation is expected to be higher than 8.3 percent. page 3 of 7

4 Settled Population of Balkh by Civil Division, (Urban, Rural and Sex) based on 0-03/NRVA No Minor Civil Division Rural Urban Total Urban and Rural Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes (Mazar-e- sharif) ,300 88, ,00 79,300 88, ,00 Nahri Shahi,400,300 43, ,400,300 43,700 3 Dehdadi 3,000 33,600 65, ,000 33,600 65,600 4 Char kent,000,00 43, ,000,00 43,00 5 Marmul 5,500 5,600, ,500 5,600,00 6 Balkh 50,000 5,600 0,600 7,00 7,600 4,700 57,00 59,00 6,300 7 Sholgara 49,00 5,500 00,700 4,800 5,00 9,900 54,000 56,600 0,600 8 Chimtal 43,800 45,400 89, ,800 45,400 89,00 9 Dawlat Abad 44,800 46,800 9,600 5,000 5,300 0,300 49,800 5,00 0,900 0 Khulm 0,600,00,700,900 4,300 47,00 33,500 35,400 68,900 Char Bolak 38,600 40,00 78, ,600 40,00 78,700 Shortepa 8,700 9,800 38, ,700 9,800 38,500 3 Kaldar 9,500 9,900 9, ,500 9,900 9,400 4 Kishindeh 3,00 4,00 47, ,00 4,00 47,300 5 Zari 0,900,700 4, ,900,700 4,600 Total 389,00 405, ,900 9,00 3,00 450,00 608, ,800,45,00 Source: Central Sta s cs Organiza on (CSO) 0-03 page 4 of 7

5 Ru-WatSIP activities and projects in Balkh since Province District Output Activity Quantity Budget Direct Beneficiaries Status Balkh Shallow Well Digging 3 5, completed CHAR BOLAK Shallow Well Digging 3, completed CHAR BOLAK Shallow Well Digging 6, CHAR BOLAK Latrine Construction 3, CHAR KENT Kanda Construction 6,470 6 CHAR KENT Kanda Construction 3 9,705 6 CHAR KENT Kanda Construction 6,470 4 CHAR KENT Kanda Construction 3 9,705 4 CHIMTAL Shallow Well Digging, CHIMTAL Latrine Construction 8 4, CHIMTAL Hygiene Education Training 450, CHIMTAL Shallow Well Digging 3 5, completed DAWLAT ABAD Shallow Well Digging 90 97, DAWLAT ABAD Latrine Construction 8, DAWLAT ABAD Shallow Well Digging 6, completed DAWLAT ABAD Latrine Construction 6 0, Cancelled DEHDADI Latrine Construction 4, DEHDADI Latrine Construction 5 4, DEHDADI Shallow Well Digging 6, DEHDADI Latrine Construction 3, KALDAR Shallow Well Digging 6, KHULM Shallow Well Boring 4, KHULM Shallow Well Digging 4 7, KHULM Shallow Well Digging 6, KHULM Latrine Construction 3, KISHINDEH Protection Wall Construction 350 5,8 83 KISHINDEH Protection Wall Construction 75 8,43 7 Latrine Construction 4 38,46 68 Shallow Well Digging 5 8, Latrine Construction Hygiene Education Training 750, Latrine Construction 0 69, Shallow Well Digging 0 8, Latrine Construction 0, Hygiene Education Training Shallow Well Digging 5 9, Latrine Construction 5 87, Hygiene Education Training Shallow Well Digging 3 53, Latrine Construction 60, page 5 of 7

6 Ru-WatSIP activities and projects in Balkh since Hygiene Education Training 360 Latrine Construction 8, Shallow Well Digging 3, completed Latrine Construction 0 5, 4550 Cancelled Latrine Construction 0 39, Cancelled Shallow Well Digging 6, NAHRI SHAHI Hygiene Education Training 3,600 8, NAHRI SHAHI Latrine Construction 5 7, NAHRI SHAHI Latrine Construction 3, NAHRI SHAHI Culvert Construction 7,574 0 Protection Wall Construction 54 4,53 76 SHOR TEPA Latrine Construction 8, SHOR TEPA Protection Wall Construction 35 55,34 60 SHOR TEPA Protection Wall Construction , SHOR TEPA Protection Wall Construction ,5 53 SHOR TEPA Protection Wall Construction 95 7,946 9 Deep Well Digging 73,55 75 DAWLAT ABAD Latrine Construction 5 54, DAWLAT ABAD Latrine Construction 4 43,3 800 DAWLAT ABAD Shallow Well Digging 5, CHIMTAL Shallow Well Digging 48, KHULM Shallow Well Digging 4 85, KALDAR Latrine Construction 0, KALDAR Shallow Well Digging, NAHRI SHAHI Shallow Well Digging 6 7, NAHRI SHAHI Shallow Well Digging 5 8, NAHRI SHAHI Latrine Construction 4 4, NAHRI SHAHI Latrine Construction 4 4, DEHDADI Latrine Construction 4 4, CHIMTAL Latrine Construction 5 53,0 000 CHAR BOLAK Shallow Well Digging 3 7, DEHDADI Shallow Well Digging 3,94 55 CHAR BOLAK Latrine Construction 3 3, KISHINDEH Kanda Construction 0 3,349 8 Kanda Construction 0 3,349 8 DEHDADI Shallow Well Digging 4,64 75 KHULM Latrine Construction 0, Deep Well Digging 54, Ongoing Water Network Construction 7, Ongoing NAHRI SHAHI Shallow Well Digging 5 54, NAHRI SHAHI Shallow Well Digging 3, NAHRI SHAHI Water Reservoir Construction 0, NAHRI SHAHI Water Reservoir Construction, DEHDADI Shallow Well Digging 0 4, Ongoing NAHRI SHAHI Shallow Well Digging 4 48, Ongoing 404 page 6 of 7

7 Ru-WatSIP activities and projects in Balkh since KHULM KHULM 3, KHULM 3, , KISHINDEH 6, CHAR KENT 6, CHAR KENT 7, KISHINDEH 3, , CHAR KENT 4 4 7, NAHRI SHAHI Water Network Construction 57, Ongoing NAHRI SHAHI Water Network Construction 46, Ongoing NAHRI SHAHI Water Network Construction 49, Ongoing page 7 of 7