Some questions

By Ned Breslin of Water for People Posted over 5 years ago

Thanks for the overview of the project, which looks interesting. My questions are:

1. how will hygiene education be measured
2. not clear from the proposal what the strategy is on sanitation besides providing latrines. Are families expected to pay/contribute? How will families who do not get latrines in the beginning get latrines when the project ends?

Thanks

Ned

RE:Some questions >

By Rob Bell of El Porvenir Posted over 5 years ago

Hello Ned
I assume you mean how will the impact of hygiene ed be measured. We collect data several times a year from clinics serving rural districts where we have a high concentration of projects: number of visits due to diarrhea. As the number decreases we feel that hygiene ed has been effective. I cannot understand your question re: latrines. No family gets a latrine at the beginning of the project; all families build their latrine during the project; and at the end, all families have latrines. We never do less than 100% of the houses in a village.

Rope pump

By Marcella D'Souza of Watershed Organization Trust Posted over 5 years ago

What is Rope pump and how does it work.

RE:Rope pump >

By Rob Bell of El Porvenir Posted over 5 years ago

Please see www.ropepump.com for description, photo, technical details. Developed in Nicaragua in the 1980's, the rope pump has been exported to Africa. It is the official standard for rural water projects of ENACAL, the Nicaraguan government water ministry.