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Project Background :
Danida has been supporting the
Government of Bangladesh in its efforts towards eradicating
poverty and its concomitants--mortality and morbidity--through
improved water supply and sanitation facilities and promotion
of better hygiene and improved environment since 1972. It has
been providing support to NGO Forum since 1992. Since January
2000, Danida has been supporting NGO Forum under the Water
Supply & Sanitation Sector Programme Support (WSSPS).
The WSSPS has been under
implementation being divided into 2 phases. The WSSPS phase-I
(July 1999 – December 2005) included 7 Components including
NGO Forum Component. Based on the lessons from the first
phase, Danida has decided to concentrate again on 3
Components. The NGO & Civil Society Networking Project is a
part of the Capacity Building Component which also includes
the LGI Capacity Building Project and the Knowledge
Development & Training Networking Project.
The Project :
The NGO & Civil Society
Networking Project is developed ensuring that it is in
compliance with the national policies and guiding
principles, and support is designed towards promotion and
implementation of national policies. The Local Government
Division under the Ministry of LGRD & Cooperatives is the
guiding body of the Project. NGO Forum remains in the
direct facilitation of the Project through its partner
NGOs, PSOs and LGIs while different civil society groups
are mobilized to be involved as the change agents to
promote safe WatSan and hygiene habits.
Project Implementation Area:
The Project has been under
implementation in 350 unserved and underserved unions in
104 upazilas of 45 districts all over the country
excepting Chittagong Hill Tracts and some parts in the
coastal belt.
Project Duration:
The Project has been launched in
January 2006 and will be continued up to December 2010.
Development Objective:
To improve quality of life of
people by introducing sustained hygiene practices and improved
safe water supply and sanitation facilities and services with
increased access to those by the poor.
Guiding Principles:
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Human rights and social justice
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Poverty focus and empowerment of the disadvantaged poor
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Environment
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Gender
§ Good
governance
Target Groups:
§ Poor women, men and
children
§ Local government
institutions
§ NGOs and CBOs
§ Private sector
operators (PSOs)
§ Civil society groups
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Local government institutions
§ Local cultural & theatre
groups
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Sector stakeholders & other SPS Components/Projects
Major Programmes:
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Strengthening the capacity of LGIs, PSOs & NGOs
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Sensitizing the policy-makers and
civil society to facilitate promotion of an enabling sector
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Mobilizing the community people
towards promotion of safe WatSan and hygiene habits
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Improvement of safe hygiene
practices
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Promotion of community-led total
sanitation
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Increased coverage of safe water
supply services
Programme Implementation
Approach:
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Operate in line with the National Policy for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation
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Institution building of the
partners for WatSan & hygiene promotion as human rights
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Integration of hardware and
software WatSan supports
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Community management of WatSan & hygiene programmes
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Gender-balanced WatSan
programme
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Focus on the poor in unserved & disadvantaged communities in line with
the Pro Poor
Strategy
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Demand responsive & decentralized services ensuring good
governance
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Participation & cost-sharing by
community through PRA and PLA
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Ownership to the community to
ensure sustainability of the supports
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Beef up supporting and
complementing the national initiatives in the WatSan sector
For further details, please
contact:
Advocacy & Information Cell
NGO Forum for Drinking Water
Supply & Sanitation
4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia,
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Tel: 880-2-8154273-4, 8128258-9
Fax: 880-2-8117924
E-mail: ngof@bangla.net, ngofaic@bangla.net |
