Environmental policy and administrative management

UNICEF and UNDP/Small Grants Programme (SGP) plan to work jointly with federal PCRWR of the Ministry of Science & Technology, MOST, and Local Government Departments on water, environment and sanitation programme and community mobilization for reducing water contamination through rational use of chemicals and reduced POPs contamination and mitigation to remove arsenic from water supply in selected schools in Punjab and Sindh Provinces. The overall goal of the joint programme is to demonstrate provision of sustainable safe water supply and sanitation models to help contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity among women and children. Activities in the programme agreement cover providing safe water sources and improved sanitation facilities to schools; installing chlorination plants for water systems relying on surface water sources and ARTs, Arsenic Removal Technologies, at schools and tehsil HQs. As well selected number of teachers, water system operators, and social mobilizers will be trained on hygiene knowledge, operation and maintenance of water supply systems and treatment plants, sanitation and safe water supply. The joint programme will benefit at least 250,000 people from Sindh and Punjab in 2004. The agreement is extendable up to the year 2008. Project objectives: OVERALL OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate provision of sustainable safe water supply and sanitation models to help contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity among women and children. Activities to be carried out under project: PLANNED JOINT ACTIVITIES OF UNDP/(SGP), PCRWR AND UNICEF: Joher Educational and Welfare Society, in collaboration with PCRWR at the federal level, and Local Government Departments at the provincial level, will implement activities in district Rahim Yar Khan. The theme of this agreement is based on water quality and the provision of alternative safe water supply options; improvement of water quality and the promotion of appropriate technologies to help provide safe water supply options for affected target communities of Sindh. Installing chlorination/treatment plants and Arsenic/POPs Removal Technologies (ART) at Tehsil HQs and schools, respectively, will help promote such themes and raise awareness among effected communities, politicians and administrators. Awareness in schools and among students is also important as students are seen as effective change agents in their communities around the country. The co-operation between UNICEF, UNDP/Small Grant Programme (SGP), PCRWR and LG will include activities such as the promotion of improved sanitation facilities and capacity development of the government and community to participate in and lead the local management of services provided. SGP resources will be used by Joher to create awareness about the sustainable/rational use of chemicals and arsenic and the introduction of chlorination/treatment technologies. DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED Joher Educational and Welfare Society activities using SGP funding: Install safe water supply options, such as hand pumps-dug wells or surface water treatment, Install ARTs and POPs removal technologies for 40 schools. Train 8 operators for water supply treatment plants, 120 community mobilizers, 400 school teachers; Orientation and Planning meeting with partners at Tehsil Level; UNDP/UNICEF Representative, Representative from Local Government, PCRWR, MOST, District Nazim, DCO, EDO-Education, Health, CD, Tehsil Nazim, TMO, ADO-Education, Health, UC-Nazims, Chairpersons-SMCs, Headmistresses. To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material. Orientation meeting with partners at Village Clusters Level (20 meetings); Teachers, SMC members, Councilors, LHWs, Social Activists To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material. Orientation meeting with partners at Village Clusters Level (20 meetings); Teachers, SMC members, Councilors, LHWs, Social Activists To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material. Orientation meeting with partners at School Level (20 meetings); Students, Teachers and parents To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material. Coordination with key partners; Ongoing coordination with Tehsil Government and SMC level Development of training manual/material Reproduce UNICEF manuals for training Provide training manuals/BCC materials Training Workshops at cluster level (10 workshops); Train 8 operators for water supply treatment plants, 120 community mobilizers, 1,200 school teachers; 10 one day training workshops with 30 participants each Water and hygiene education, water source development, toilet facilities Sample collection Water testing, distribution of sampling kits Water treatment Operation and maintenance of treatment plant Install safe water supply options, such as hand pumps-dug wells or surface water treatment, and install ARTs and POPs removal technologies for 40 schools and districts and HQs. Monitoring and Reporting of the activities Monthly; Support governments to establish sustainable systems for monitoring water quality; Development of reporting formats Bench mark data and incidence of water

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