Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified dugwells along with public education on water related health effects.

Narrative

This site #PW126NRDH4, is in Nordah village of Gaighata block of North 24 Parganas district. Krisho Shikdar donated the site for the community.

  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Tue 18 Feb 2014, Almost 11 Years ago

    Special health meeting finished.

  • Jyotsna Sarkar of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Tue 23 Apr 2013, Over 11 Years ago

    need to do maintenance here asap

  • Suparna Mondol of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Wed 20 Feb 2013, Almost 12 Years ago

    8 ft water. 8 families, 26 people. Used for cooking.

  • Suparna Mondol of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 21 Jan 2013, Almost 12 Years ago

    Water collection.

  • Jyotsna Sarkar of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 07 Jan 2013, Almost 12 Years ago

    is 8ft of water.500ml theoline was given.8families.33 people.good water used for cooking.

  • Jyotsna Sarkar of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 13 Dec 2012, Almost 12 Years ago

    used for cooking.

  • Suparna Mondol of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: in_progress Tue 20 Nov 2012, About 12 Years ago

    Health meeting is ok. Good water, 8 familis, 26 poeple for cooking.

  • Suparna Mondol of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed Tue 16 Oct 2012, About 12 Years ago

    9 family, 29 people, good water, drinking & cooking.

  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed Wed 21 Mar 2012, Over 12 Years ago

    good water - 12 families / 37 persons drink and cooks with it.

  • Impact Assessment (M&E) Phase Project completed on 31 Jul, 2010 Implementation Phase
  • Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Nov, 2009 Preparation Phase

Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified dugwells along with public education on water related health effects.

Narrative

This site #PW126NRDH4, is in Nordah village of Gaighata block of North 24 Parganas district. Krisho Shikdar donated the site for the community.

Other Issues

Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

Construction of a bore-dugwell is complete. Waiting for pictures. The arsenic test and application of the disinfectant are scheduled. The community will be trained to apply the disinfectant and field workers will visit the bore-dugwell for two years or until the user community feels confident to take the responsibility of the bore-dugwell.

Impact

People Impacted: 29

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 29

According to the register record of July 2011 the total consumers=29; Families=10; Male=15, Female=14, children <5 = 1 and students =8.
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Families=9: Male=12, Female=12, children=4

Maintenance/Operating Costs Annual, in US$: $40

Creating and measuring long-term impact

Implementer: Project Well & Aqua Welfare Society

Aqua Welfare Society, AWS, is the partner NGO of Project Well. Their office is based in the North 24 Parganas. The 7 honorary board members are located in Kolkata. There were only 5 field workers who were interacting with the villagers and beneficiaries, training the users on maintenance of the dugwells, organizing village meetings and health meetings. This year four more field workers including a management trainee have been contracted due to expansion of the program to other districts like Nadia and Murshidabad. 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.

Funding

funded:
$800
Final Cost:
$1,050
$800:
MSSCT

Plan/Proposal