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Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified dugwells along with public education on water related health effects. 2008-01-01
2008-12-31
$1,171
$1,171
34
According to the register records of July 2011, there are 5 beneficiary families and 34 consumers: Male=19, Female=15 and children <5=2. 0
0
50
Health meeting and villages meetings have been organized in this community-based-group. The discussions were on arsenic health effects and personal hygiene. A training program on the maintenance of the dugwells (including chlorination) is given to develop a sense of ownership and to make the program sustainable. Drinking Water - Community
Hygiene Education
$40
For 40 dugwells USD1360 Research and Development is part of the project. The arsenic level was 22 PPB tested on 30th June 2008. The Total coliform is 290 and Fecal coliform was 54. Date of water collection for bacteria tests was on 6th December 2008. Aqua Welfare Society, West Bengal, India
Aqua Welfare Society, AWS, is the partner NGO. Their office is based in the North 24 Parganas. The 8 honorary board members are located in Kolkata. There are only 5 field workers who are interacting with the villagers and beneficiaries, training the users on maintenance of the dugwells, organizing village meetings and health meetings. A technical advisor of AWS is based in Kolkata who visits the village occasionally and one awareness programmer who is in charge of awareness programs in the communities and educational institutions. There is an accountant and also a data entry person on part time basis. |
| Project ID | : | 83 |
| Owner | : | Project Well |
| Country | : | India |
| Go to | : | Application (Proposal) |
| Status | : | Completed |
| Self Verified? | : | No |
| By 3rd Party? | : | No |
