Donor:

Fundboard
Government of Nepal created the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board, on 14th March 1996 to promote sustainable and cost effective demand-led rural water supply and sanitation services in facilitation of Non-governmental and Private Organizations with full emphasis on community ownership in conformity with the Government’s Eighth Plan (1992-97), Ninth Plan (1997-2002) and Tenth Plan (2002-2007) sector policies, which aimed at fundamental changes in rural water supply and sanitation service delivery mechanism in the country. DEPROSC-Nepal started to work in collaboration with fundboard from 1998 onwards. Till now DEPROSC-Nepal has worked in five different batches (batch II to VI) in 3 districts namely Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchok. In Sindhupalchok district batch VI is now in implementation phase. In batch VII (development phase) DEPROSC-Nepal is working in Dolakha distict.

Program Components

  • Social mobilization
  • Infrastructure
  • Income Generation
  • Sanitation

Project Area

  • Rasuwa district (Yarsa and Syafru VDCs),
  • Nuwakot district (Okharpauwa, Kakani, Belkot, Madanpur and Chaturale VDCs ),
  • Sindhupalchok (Barhabise and Ghumthang VDCs)

Activities and Achievement of the Project in 2006

S.N Description Rasuwa Nuwakot Nuwakot Sindhu palchok Sindhu palchok Total
1 Batch No. II III IV V VI  
2 No.of HHs 255 185 358 361 311 1470
3 No.of Population 1238 1158 2199 1970 1856 8421
4 Total No.of DWS 3 4 5 2 3 17
5 No.of Tap stand 28 30 49 51   158
6 Institutional Latrine 2  3 3 3   8
7 No.of WTSS Group 3 4 5 3 3 18
8 No.of WTSS member 162 174 297 243   876
9 Saving from WTSS member 37000.00 9598.00 261834.00 238225.00   546657.00
10 Receive from Fund Board 28800.00 34200.00 47000.00 20000.00   130000.00
11 Total Saving amount 65800.00 43798.00 308834.00 258225.00 0.00 676657.00
12 No.of WUC Training 9 12 15 6 3 45
13 No.of Treasurer Training 6 8 10 4 3 31
14 No.of VHP Training 6 8 10 4 3 31
15 No.of VMW Training 3 4 5 2   14
16 No.of Std./Teacher Training 3 4 5 2 3 17
17 Development cost 498168.00 396220.00 626340.00 443960.00 731478.00 2696166.00
18 Implementation cost 2353867.00 2691862.00 4481862.00 4188130.00   13715721.00
19 Total Cost 2852035.00 3088082.00 5108202.00 4632090.00 731478.00 16411887.00
20 Fund Board Contribution 2071608.00 2077068.00 3522969.00 3373234.00 731478.00 11776357.00
21 Community Contribution 780426.00 1011014.00 1585233.00 1258856.00   4635529.00

Activities of the Project in 2007

Social mobilization:

  • Workshop
  • Community map preparation
  • Lay out map preparation
  • Trainings
  • Infrastructure:
  • Drinking water
  • Micro Irrigation
  • Institutional Latrine

Income Generation:

  • Saving Group formation
  • Vegetable production
  • Cattle and Buffalo Keeping
  • Fruit and Vegetable production
  • Sanitation Program
  • Healthy home survey
  • Environment sanitation
  • Individual sanitation

Training Program

  • Water User Committee
  • Treasurer
  • Village Health Promoter
  • Village Maintenance Worker
  • Student/Teacher
  • Women Technical Support Service