Naryn Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Program

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Naryn is a mountainous province and one of the poorest in the Kyrgyz Republic, with a poverty rate of 29% in 2017. Naryn's resident population was estimated at 287,000 in 2018 across Naryn township and 165 villages. In 2009, the urban population share was 15.3%. The ADB-supported BishkekTorugart road traverses through Naryn and connects Bishkek to the People's Republic of China (PRC), providing regional connectivity with Central Asian neighbors and opportunities for rural development. Most villages in Naryn have unprotected water sources. Incidences of waterborne diseases are high in Naryn. The program will cover 64,000 people in Naryn and will support the design, construction, and rehabilitation of WSS facilities; and institutional capacity to provide sustainable and safe WSS services across 31 program villages. In addition, the program will ensure that detailed designs are completed for 12 program villages and ready them for implementation when additional financing becomes available.The RBL program's impacts will be (i) health and quality of life of residents improved and (ii) adverse environmental impacts reduced by 2026. The outcome will be inclusive and reliable access to safe WSS for rural communities in Naryn improved. Two outputs will contribute to the outcome:(i)Output 1: Water supply and sanitation infrastructure expanded and sanitation solutions piloted. The program will include the following infrastructure components: (a) safe water sources, water storage, and treatment and disinfection systems; (b) distribution networks for the target population of 64,000; (c) gender-sensitive safe water and sanitation facilities in selected kindergartens, schools, and health facilities; and (d) piloting of non-networked household sanitation solutions.(ii)Output 2: Institutional capacities strengthened for enhanced sustainability in the rural water supply services and sanitation subsector. Output 2 focuses on institutional measures to strengthen WSS systems and improve service delivery. It will (a) establish and strengthen WSUs and secure at least 20% female participation across all WSUs by 2025, and 40% female participation in WSU-related trainings and public consultations; (b) deliver financial management training to further enhance internal control processes and procedures for ARIS and WSUs; (c) adopt and apply a procurement manual and a multiyear procurement action plan; and (d) develop and implement an M&E framework to improve knowledge of asset inventory and data management.