COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT SRI LANKA

COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka

PROFILE OF SRI LANKA Sri Lanka : An island nation Land Area : 64,740 sq km Total population : 20.9 million Rural population : 16.4 million (78.5%) 24% classified as poor. Life expectancy : Male 70.1 years : Female 74.8 years Literacy Rate : Urban 94.6%, Rural 92.5%

PROFILE OF SRI LANKA (contd.) Per capita income $1,540 Mean Rainfall 2,000 mm Average Temperature 60 o 90 o F 27% lacks access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation MDG target - 100% WSS coverage by 2025

PRE-CWSSP SITUATION 54% of rural population with no access to WSS Vulnerability to waterborne diseases Heavy expenditure by Government on free medical care No involvement of beneficiaries - no mechanism for O&M in previous attempts This situation led the government to search for an alternative approach

COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT (CWSSP) SRI LANKA

PROJECT CONCEPTS People centered Demand responsive Community plan, construct, own and manage

PROJECT OBJECTIVES Provide Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities Improve Health Conditions through Hygiene Education and Practices Enhance Home and Village Environment Develop Human Resources and Capacity of Communities Alleviate Poverty and Improve the quality of life of rural and estate communities

APPROACH & STRATEGIES Participatory Community Development Approach Beneficiaries play the lead role in the entire process of implementation Beneficiaries share minimum 20% of the capital cost Communities plan, construct, own, operate and manage Entrust heavy responsibilities to Community Based Organization (CBO) on trust Encourage economic, social and cultural activities apart from WSS

PROJECT COMPONENTS Village Water Supply School Water Supply Sanitation (Village & School) Hygiene Awareness Environmental Conservation Stakeholder Capacity Building Estate Sector Program Diversification of CBO activities

PROJECT FUNDING CWSSP I (Pilot) (US$) 2 nd CWSSP (US$) World Bank (IDA) 12.5 32.8 Government of Sri Lanka 3.4 6.5 Beneficiary Communities 7.4 9.2 Total 23.3 48.5

GOVERNING PRINCIPLES Act of Parliament for the provision of infrastructure facilities including WSS Direction & Regulation by Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Division Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Policy Supervision by Provincial Councils MoUs and Agreements Auditing

GOVERNANCE AND POLICY REFORMS Impact on scaling up RWSS Government commitment to MDGs Impact of RWSS Policy on other donor agencies and implementing agencies Transparency Equity Political Will Sustainable Sanitation Rural Sanitation Policy Sanitation Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) instead of subsidy culture Health & Hygiene Education Home Based Environment Collaboration with Health & Education Authorities

INTEGRATED APPROACH - KEY FACTORS Awareness creation through mobilization on the inter-linkages among hygiene education, sanitation and water Source protection and household level environment programs Participatory health monitoring Involvement of local health staff Effective coordination at all levels

SUSTAINABILITY Factors Contributed Effective / innovative community mobilization Establishment of CBOs by beneficiaries Creation of sense of ownership from the inception Implementation activities backed by Training Community at the center of decision making Involvement of experienced NGOs as Partners CBO capacity building Women playing lead role Diversification of CBO activities CBO prominent partner of local institution network Insuring CBO assets

OWNERSHIP ESTABLISHED Opportunity provided to the Community for: Water source selection Decision making on option & service level selection Cost sharing minimum 20% of capital cost Procurement & Construction Scheme O&M including tariff setting Selection & training care-takers Formal vesting of ownership of facilities Recognition by the Govt:& other organizations Registration with Govt:

ACHIEVEMENTS (TANGIBLE) Construction of 3,497 water schemes Providing drinking water to over 3 million Construction of 160,000 toilets Construction of 16,800Rain Water Harvesting Tanks WSS for 805 schools

ACHIEVEMENTS (INTANGIBLE) Built: Self reliance Self confidence Cohesiveness Skills development Improved managerial expertise Village leadership built up Strengthened CBO capacity

CWSSP - OVERALL OUTCOME Improved health condition Reduced expenditure on medical bills Enhanced labour productivity Increased family income Improved health condition relieved the Government from a heavy burden of providing free medical care Rural communities join the mainstream of development Transformation of CBOs as Village Development Centers Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Policy National Policy for Rural Sanitation

The First Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project (1993-98) has been rated as the Best Practice and Well Managed Project by the World Bank among 200 similar projects around the World

Women in Action

Village Water Supply

Rain Water Harvesting

Plantation Sector Water Supply

Hygiene Education

School WSS

Sanitation under SRLF

Environmental Conservation Prize Giving Tree Planting in Catchments

Diversification of CBO Activities Household Garment products

Seed Packeting Diversification of CBO Activities

Diversification of CBO Activities Shoe Making Eco friendly Bags

Children's Drama Cultural / Religious Activities Cultural Show Religious Procession Childrens Club

Opening Ceremony at a Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme

Dimbula Pathana Water Scheme - Hatton Opening Ceremony organized by CBO

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