Wellness through water.empowering people globally. The Power of Knowledge in Motivating and Executing Household Water Treatment Programs Globally

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1 Wellness through water.empowering people globally The Power of Knowledge in Motivating and Executing Household Water Treatment Programs Globally

2 Education &Training is key to Success in HWTS Major Issues Creating Demand Correct application and use of appropriate treatment processes for specific situations. Sustained practice of HWTS by householders Education and Training Creates awareness and generates demand for better water and sanitation Enables Total Quality Management (TQM) of the Implementation Process Develops the capacity of local organizations to monitor sustained and effective use

3 Case Study of HWTS Program Initiation in 5 Countries through Education and Training, and, Open Source Distribution of Training Programs Organizations Agua Viva Clean Water for Haiti Koshish Welfare Society A Single Drop South Asia Pure Water Initiative El Salvador Haiti Pakistan Philippines India

4 Process Initiation Principal HWT technology transferred is the biosand filter Innovation of a slow sand filter Can be built using local materials by unskilled workers Transfer of skills for Program Implementation can occur in a 4-5 day workshop Technology applicable to water with low to moderate turbidities Initiated by CAWST Developed Training programs Delivered Training primarily focused to Program Implementers Filter Manufacturers Community Health Workers Initial Training took place in many countries, not just the organizations home countries

5 Activities Organization Aqua Viva, El Salvador Clean Water for Haiti, Haiti Koshish, Pakistan A Single Drop, Philippines South Asia Pure Water Initiatives, India Focus of Activities Community Implementation Community Implementation Training Other NGOs Sale of Filter Molds, Parts at cost Information Exchange Community Implementation Training Government Agencies & NGOs Training Implementing Organizations Development of Community Water Organizations- PODS Community Implementation Adopt a Village Program for obtaining funding from developed countries

6 Organization # Years Aqua Viva, El Salvador Clean Water for Haiti, Haiti Koshish, Pakistan A Single Drop, Philippines South Asia Pure Water Initiatives, India # s People/ Projects Outcomes Reports 6 21,600 Widespread user acceptance 6 39,600 Good filter performance. Users are satisfied with the water quality. Nobody is getting sick. 3 84, , projects 2 9,000 TOTAL 156,000 We are able to see visible improvements in the health of community members over time, especially in communities where a saturated installation has occurred within 6 months. Demand now outstrips the organizations abilities to supply.

7 Similar Outcomes Achieved Globally CAWST clients in 49 countries CAWST, and its client network, have impacted more than a million people Other Household Water Treatment Biosand Filters 1,125, , , ,000 June 2004 June 2005 June 2006 June 2007

8 Lessons Learned Developing water literacy in the general population is key to creating demand for better water and sanitation. Water Contamination Connection between water and health How to remove contaminants HWTS is a good entry point for sanitation and hygiene. Giving people what they want (clean water) paves the way for the rest. Knowledge transfer occurs one person at a time. Scaling up through Replication

9 Scaling Up through Education & Training Number of Active CAWST Clients Number of Community-based Organizations (CBOs) Working with CAWST Clients June 2004 June 2005 June 2006 June 2007 June 2004 June 2005 June 2006 June 2007 Number of Clients Implementing Projects 172 Number of Clients using CAWST Materials to Train Others June 2005 June 2006 June 2007 June 2005 June 2006 June 2007

10 Lessons Learned Pilots and demonstrations create demand Place filters in schools, health centres, churches, homes of village leaders Leading with the training generates community ownership and drive, from the very start. Community health workers have been the principal promoters of HWTS at the community level. Each village has 1-3 female health workers. Training is provided for the female health workers in each village, and an agreement is made that the health workers will receive a BSF free of charge in exchange for promoting the technology, facilitating the installation of at least 20 filters, training the users and following up on the operation and maintenance of installed filters in the village. Users receive a guide to assist them in the maintenance and troubleshooting. Koshish, Pakistan

11 Lessons Learned Having or developing organizations that can provide continuous support to implementing organizations is essential. Without your support, we could not do what we do. You have always been responsive when we have questions (via ) and we do not to have to wait long to get a response. Typically the responses are very thorough and provide information beyond what I normally expect. Servants 4 Him, Guatemala Developing capacity in organizations is progressive. Training generally progresses from Implementation.Project Planning..Funding Proposals.Water Quality Testing.Monitoring & Evaluation Measure results, not only activities Numbers of people trained..numbers of implementing organizations numbers of people impacted.

12 Major Challenges Identified Obtaining financing to sustain what has already been started and for future growth. At present there is a huge demand, but we need to limit response to what can be managed effectively, in order not to become over stretched..koshish Ensuring good quality control Requires well trained work teams and good quality filter media Following up and monitoring existing installations and programs. We have many people trained, a growing number of projects and a small staff to train, monitor and evaluate. A Single Drop Overcoming resistance by external organizations. Support by national and international government organizations would help in this regard

13 Plans Forward Organization Aqua Viva, El Salvador Clean Water for Haiti Haiti Future Plans Triple operations to 12,000 filters annually by 2009 Close to reaching our target of 100 filters/ month To pass our knowledge on to others so that they might have a faster start up time and eliminate some of the problems that we encountered. Koshish, Pakistan Reach the 40 districts of Pakistan which suffer acute problems with water supply and/or quality. Initially concentrate on the villages in our area. Train civil society organizations working in other areas to disseminate the technology and reach the other districts. Investigate how to start business based dissemination through entrepreneurs constructing and installing filters.

14 Plans Forward Organization A Single Drop Philippines South Asia Pure Water Initiative, India Future Plans Be financially sustainable ourselves Provide additional training and mentoring in rainwater harvesting, integrated watershed management, spring development, pump repair, emergency preparedness for natural disasters etc so that communities and organizations can continue to develop sustainable water and sanitation solutions, after their BSF program is completed. Join efforts with Rotary in Southern Connecticut to collect money at weekly Rotary meetings to finance over a thousand filters for 411 schools and 120,000 children in Kolar District. Expand the program to Bangalore. Found financing to create a similar program for schools in the Bangalore area involving 500 filters. Make ourselves available for groups interested in clean water and give many presentations to promote HWTS and the Adopt-A-Village Partnership program

15 Plans Forward Organization CAWST, Canada Future Plans Develop regional Water Centres of Expertise which can provide similar services to CAWST Develop competency validation programs for the different roles involved in HWTS Continue to support current clients and seek out new clients for HWTS expansion globally Expand Youth Program.

16 Conclusions These independent activities, results and plans all started with: a simple 4 day course on HWTS implementation and the open source distribution of the training programs and materials that would enable good quality program implementation at the community level. Training acted as the catalyst to get started, to seek out the funding required to overcome initial challenges on many levels. The knowledge also acted as the foundation for innovation Clean Water for Haiti developed a lighter filter which is now the standard worldwide. Continuous technical and training support have enabled the organizations to develop their capability as needed. All organizations are involved in scaling up, They: Implement HWTS Programs Offer training programs in HWTS Are actively involved in the development and support of other civil society and government organizations that wish to do the same.

17 Create A Movement!