Objectives of the Project:

1. To achieve the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) relating to water and sanitation; and makes the significant contribution to the MDGs relating to under-five child mortality and gender disparities in primary school.
2. To improve standards of hygiene practices and behavior on a sustainable basis, whilst ensuring adequate sanitation and safe water supply in un-served and under served areas, particularly for the poorest by 2010, within a program area covering 0.18 million people, in the line with GOB sanitation and water supply targets.
3. To strengthen CBOs for ensuring WatSan facilities in the communities.

Expected Result:

1. Improved hygiene behavior adopted and practiced habitually by, whole communities (totaling 0.53 million people), including schools and markets, in program areas
2. Whole communities, (totaling 0.18 million people), have access to and use sustainable technologies for environmental sanitation (excreta disposal, solid and liquid waste management) in program area including school and markets
3. Whole communities (totaling 0.18 million people), have year round access to adequate quantities of safe water for drinking, food, and hygiene practices in program areas.

Activities of the projects:

HHs survey, CAP preparation through PRA method. HHs visit, Organize and conduct court yard meeting, Organize sessions and visit tea stall/grocery shop at ward level, Organize and conduct Group meeting, Interaction with Poor, Poorest and Marginalize group, Visit Latrine producer/Clay Potters/Grocery shop, Visit and conduct school session, Assistance to Union Parishad for 100% sanitation coverage, Trained UP, UWC and WWC member about WatSan responsibility.

Location of the project:

Borogaon, Balia, Salandar & Auliapur union,  Upazila- Thakurgaon Sadar, Dist.- Thakurgaon,

No. of Project Participants: 32750 HH.

Project Budget: BDT 68,91,000.00

Project duration: January,2010 to December, 2011

Financed by: DFID through Water Aid Bangladesh and NGO Forum for DWSS.