Development of Appropriate Safe Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation System for Slum Dwellers and Squatters in Nepal: Outcomes of DFID Supported Research Program- Mrs. Sabitri Tripathi, Nepal Engineering College

1. Sabitri Tripathi
Nepal Engineering College
sabitritripathi@yahoo.com

2. INTRODUCTION
Project period: September 2007-August2010
Funded by DFID/British Council, Nepal
under DelPHE program
Partner institutions
Lead Institution-nec
Partner Institutions-Imperial College London
and Preston University Pakistan

3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Aims-To improve the lives of slums and squatters
Objectives:
To collect household-level data and interact with the community
people to understand the scope of the WATSAN problems
To collect information on success/failure stories around the study
communities as well as in the region on WATSAN
To consider the alternative appropriate solutions
To determine the best possible solutions
To put the decision into effective action by applying the decision
making process to the case study communities to provide
recommendations for improved water supply and sanitation practices
and to subsequently take the required steps to aid in the
implementation of the recommendations
To incorporate the outcome of the research into the curriculum
development of civil engineering to be taught in Nepal Engineering
College under Pokhara University

4. METHODOLOGY
Selection of Case Study Communities
Data Collection
Water Quality Analysis
Development of Yes/No Matrix
Verification of the results obtained from
Yes/No Matrix
Inclusion of Success /failure stories
Stakeholders workshop

5. Appropriate
Local
community, tech. , user
experts, other friendly
stakeholders
Knowledge
Curriculum
Global
Need
assessment
Existing
Consolidation of options
literature
Stakeholders workshop
Stakeholder Test
consultation research
Regional
Storming Assimilation
Action
Appropriate
Technology
research Decision
Local
Technology Gap analysis
Conceptual framework for development of
Curriculum and Appropriate technology

6. STUDY COMMUNITIES
Sonbarshi, Kapilvastu
Chamar Tolia, Rupandehi
Bhalakhalak, Bhaktapur
Manohara Squatter community,
Bhaktapur

7. COMPARATIVE WATSAN
CHALLENGES IN THE STUDY COMMUNITIES
Rural Communities
Squatter
Community

8. SUCCESS/FAILURE STORIES
COLLECTION
Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan

10. FINAL DECISION MADE
Bhalakhalak
Source protection, chlorination, RWH plant,
community unity
Chamar Tolia
Pour flush latrine/permanent structure
Manohara
Gov. attentionfor basic services/hand pump
installation/chlorination

11. CONTINUE…
Sonbarshi
Pourflush latrine
Private hand pumps
Software component of WATSAN

12. TEST RESEARCH
Test Research
Bhalakhalak- HH rainwater harvesting plant
Chamar Tolia- Pourflush latrine
Manohara- Chlorination miniWATTA kit
Sonbarshi- Pour flush Latrine

13. OUTPUT OF THE PROJECT
Internationally recognized joint research
and publication
Professional development and staff training
Community awareness
Gender mainstreaming
Improved networking
Draft curriculum developed

14. Publications
Thesis-6
Presentation in the Conferences:
WEDC-1
EWB,UK-3
Save Water Save life,Islamabad-1
SWM,Jamsoro,Pakistan-1(to be presented)
National workshop,Kathmandu-3
Regional conference, Kathmandu-4

15. Contd..
Environmental Engineering Science
journal-1
Environmental Technology journal-1
Proceedings-2
International presentations
-Water Aid Bangladesh
-ITN center Bangladesh

16. Contd..
Preston University-Islamabad, Pakistan
Urban Unit, Gov of Panjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Imperial College London

17. CAPACITY BUILDING AND GENDER
MAINSTREAMING
Training at
Community level
-647 (367F+276M)
Institutional level
Project Staff-65(22F+43M)
nec Students-42(18F, 24M)
Imperial College London-6 students(2F)
Preston UniversityPakistan-7 staff

18. NETWORKING
stakeholde
rs
Internatio
GOs/NGO nal
s/INGOs/ profession
Academics als/acade
nec mics
Communit
HEIs
y people

19. DRAFT CURRICULUM DEVELOPED
Gap analysis on the present w/s engineering
curriculum under Pokhara university and
recommendations made
Community based water supply, sanitation
and hygiene technology

20. OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT
Awarenes Gender
s mainstre
raised/be aming
haviour Knowled
changed ge base
and
Research
capacity
develope
d
Helps in the improvements
of live of slums and squatters

21. THANK YOU