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Components
Urban water supply; sewerage and sanitation ; storm water
implementation assistance through Project Management Unit, Project Implementation Units and Municipal Corporations
protection
and
community representation)
Issues
Access to Basic Services
Basic services such as potable safe drinking water,
proper sanitation, electricity, primary education and health essential for improving the quality of life
Despite heavy investments,
Gender Action Plan included as a loan covenant Womens participation and decision - making Equitable access to basic resources Womenled participatory municipal action plan for poverty reduction
undertaken (evidencebased programming) Community based water and sanitation systems demonstrated in most vulnerable slums
Key Features-GAP
Gender awareness workshops Project awareness, water management & hygiene education with specific targeting of women. Engaging female laborers and ensure equal wages for equal value of work Capacity Building of municipal bodies and community for participatory planning Initiatives under community initiative fund
participate actively in the construction, maintenance and vigilance of community toilets and other civic amenities
Women become behavioral change agents and influence
enhanced and resulted in increased income for women headed and poor households
Total Population(2011) Urban population Rural Population urban decadal growth Rural decadal growth
Genesis
Policy decision to undertake Area Improvement Fund (AIF) & Community Initiative Fund (CIF) program: May 2007 Preliminary visit for potential slum selection: June 2007 Meeting with local municipal corporators and visit to slums: July 2007 Policy decision to form the CGCs involving 100% women members: August 2007 FGDs and WATSAN needs assessment exercise: October 2007
Genesis (contd.)
Partnership with UNH-WAI & MOU signed: 2007 Engagement of ACT and Kshitij (NGOs): 2007. Baseline survey: 2008. Engineering design, estimate DPR approval, Water resistivity: 2008.
09.
CMWSS & IHHT schemes prepared in consultation with CGC: 2009. Formal approval of DPR prepared by DSC, NIT, Bid opening, MOU
Before
WATER: Total households: 217 HH with own water supply: 8 Balance: depend on the scanty piped water supply service system/raw untreated water (200 yards away) Rocky soil pattern: difficult, costly bore well installation Sanitation: Total households: 217 HH with permanent Toilets: 33 HH with temporary Toilets: 11 Open defecation: acute scarcity of water
respective lanes and also motivate them to act as change agents and collect annual member fees from each household Initially 86 women members enrolled
Key Strategies
Partnerships formed with public and private players
(municipal bodies, UN Habitat, local NGOs, and community based organizations) to promote the concept of women led committees and grassroots governance Capacity building and women led CGC strengthening though NGO Annual membership fees collected by CGC and deposited in CGC own bank account in the first year; Collection of water users fees and creation of corpus fund for repair and maintenance Formulation of community based (and women led) tender evaluation process/committee, involving CGC members
After
Beneficiary households Water supply to 172 households, Individual Household toilet constructed in 120 households
Each beneficiary household contributed Rs. 1500 for water connection Rs. 80 towards monthly water charges provided to the CGC @ 6412 rupees (per unit fund support from project for sanitary toilet, i.e. 90% of cost) reimbursed to beneficiary bank account
the
toilet
After (Contd.)
Day to day running Phase: Collection of connection & monthly user charges Paying monthly electricity bill Operation and maintenance of the system Conducting monthly meetings for social audit Time for water collection chores reduced Womens time for other activities like income generation activities increased Reported incidences in the reduction of water borne diseases Reduced school drop outs (especially amongst girls) Greater sense of ownership Communities mobilized for other govt schemes
Challenges
Lack of understanding womens needs by service
providers Inappropriate times of water supply Inappropriate location, planning, public toilets in slums Negligible participation Examples of self help Willingness to contribute Lack of institutional capacities in urban local bodies for implementing gender focused community based interventions
Lessons
Financial security arrangements to be ensured for
sustainability of community based systems Government leadership ensures long term benefits Comprehensive community based interventions should address both: Practical needs: water, sanitation Strategic gender needs: livelihood security, participation, decisionmaking, leadership, health Capacity building takes time and can demonstrate results over a relatively greater time frame