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Institutional capacity building in rural WatSan sector in Afghanistan
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Mohammad A. SafiThe gravity of the problem of rural water supply and sanitation services low coverage (water supply 18% and sanitation
8%) and high mortality rate of children under 5 years (25%, half of which is caused by waterborne diseases and poor
sanitation practice) has been recognized by the government of Afghanistan in its reconstruction Program. Accordingly to
increase the coverage up to 50% by end of 2008, the construction of 100 000 water points and 1000 000 sanitary latrines
and conducting 2.5 million household visits were approved. The Department of Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Promotion RuWatSan in the structure of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, MRRD, is engaged in a
nation wide program of support for the development of basic water supply and sanitation services through the Provincial
Rural Rehabilitation and Development departments, PRRDs, NGOs, and the private sector. To fulfil this huge task it is
imperative to have committed and capable partners from community level down to the government staff. This will happen
through the capacity building program. This paper highlights the capacity building exercise so far covered in this regard
by this department; pinpoint the ups and downs on the way and possible action in the future.
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SAFI, M.A., 2006. Institutional capacity building in rural WatSan sector in Afghanistan. IN: Fisher, J. (ed). Sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 32nd WEDC International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13-17 November 2006, pp. 165-168.Publisher
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