Community management of RWSS in Northern Pakistan

Donor funding made available to NGOs has considerably supplemented the efforts of the government agencies to facilitate rural communities with potable tap water. The national estimates of overall coverage of water supply and sanitation schemes in Pakistan for rural drinking water supply is 45% and 10% for water and sanitation respectively. A study conducted in Northern Pakistan shows a similar picture in that there is a 42% coverage for water and 20% for sanitation.