Panjsher. NATIONAL RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION & IRRIGATION PROGRAM (Ru-WatSIP) Provincial Profile

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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 Panjsher GENERAL INFORMATION Geography Panjsher province is located in the central zone of Afghanistan and surrounded by Nooristan in the east, Kapisa in the south, Parwan in the west, Baghlan in the northwest Takhar in the north and Badakhshan in the northeast. The province covers an area of 3,53 km. The province is divided into 7 districts. The provincial capital is Bazarak which has a population of about 8,300 inhabitants. Population Panjsher has a total population of 46,00. There are 7,58 households in the province and households on average have 6 members. page of 6

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 6

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 BALKH 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 6

4 Settled Population of Panjsher 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 Center (Bazarak) 8,900 9,400 8, ,900 9,400 8,300 Rukha 0,800,400, ,800,400, ĂʼnĂ ĎÆĎĆĆ 6,800 3, ,600 6,800 3,400 4 Hissa-e-Awal(Khinj) 9,000 9,900 38, ,000 9,900 38,900 5 Unaba 8,400 9,000 7, ,400 9,000 7,400 6 Shutul 5,300 5,400 0, ,300 5,400 0,700 7 Paryan 7,00 7,300 4, ,00 7,300 4,400 8 Ab shar 5,300 5,500 0, ,300 5,500 0,800 Total 7,400 74,700 46, ,400 74,700 46,00 Source: Central Sta s cs Organiza on (CSO) 0-03 page 4 of 6

5 Ru-WatSIP activities and projects in Panjsher since Province District Output Activity Quantity Budget Direct Beneficiaries Status BAZARAK-Center 9 8, BAZARAK-Center Water Reservoir 9, BAZARAK-Center 9,78 49 BAZARAK-Center Latrine 9,645 7 BAZARAK-Center Latrine 3,386 4 BAZARAK-Center 3 43, DARAH Latrine 6,693 7 Latrine 3, , PARYAN Latrine 3,386 4 RUKHA 4 9, RUKHA Latrine 6,693 7 RUKHA 8, SHUTUL Latrine 6,693 7 SHUTUL 5, UNABA 4, UNABA Latrine 6,693 7 UNABA 6, RUKHA 44,45 50 UNABA 6 38, UNABA Latrine 3, DARAH 3, DARAH Latrine 4 63, , Latrine 6 94, , Latrine 6 83, DARAH 5, DARAH Latrine 5 78, DARAH 7, completed DARAH Latrine 4 57, BAZARAK-Center 4, BAZARAK-Center Latrine 4 63,7 600 RUKHA 8, RUKHA Latrine 3 47, , PARYAN 6 5, PARYAN Latrine 3, SHUTUL 4, SHUTUL Latrine 4 57, BAZARAK-Center 8, BAZARAK-Center Latrine 6 83, page 5 of 6

6 Ru-WatSIP activities and projects in Panjsher since BAZARAKCenter UNABA SHUTUL RUKHA RUKHA 6 5,956 00, Rehabilitation 4, , ,89 300, , , , page 6 of 6