Western Provinces Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Project

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The development objective of the Western Provinces Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Project of China is to increase access of poor participating communities to sustainable and equitable water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion services by adopting an integrated and participatory approach, which can be replicated in other provinces. There are 4 components to the Project. Component 1, Safe Drinking Water Supply, will improve access to safe drinking water, including investment subprojects for the construction of multi-village and single-village piped water supply systems, rainwater collection systems, and wells with hand or electric pumps. Component 2, Environmental Sanitation, will improve access to sanitation services, including investment subprojects for the construction of household, public, and school latrines, associated hand-washing facilities and garbage drop-off sites. Component 3, Hygiene Promotion, will promote good hygiene behavior and practices, including promoting hygienic latrines, improved stool disposal, and hand-washing with soap, all through: (1) existing government programs channels, (2) mass and multi-media interventions, and (3) establishment of promotion teams consisting of hygiene experts and relevant government personnel. Component 4, Institutional Strengthening and Development, will increase project management capacity to implement the project and will include: a comprehensive training program; activities required to mobilize communities; monitoring and evaluation; a management information system; and office equipment and vehicles.