Establishing/restoring safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in community clinic (Action Against Hunger (ACF))

Name of Client/Partner

Action Against Hunger (ACF)

Period of Contract

10 August 2018 to 31 December 2018

Assignment/Project:

Establishing/restoring safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in community clinic

Contract Amount

BDT 5,014,100

Location of service/Country

Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh

Scope, Activities and Summary Results

Scope:

 

Access to safe water supply and sanitation services increased and capacity of community people is strengthened to manage water and sanitation facilities hygienically in community clinic.

 

Activities:

  • Staff engagement and orientation 
  • ·         Construction or renovation/repairing of latrine with solar light system
  • ·         Out of selected 12 Community Clinics, five clinics have no latrines and under this project five (05) new latrines will be constructed
  • ·         Installation/renovation of safe water points 
  • ·         Out of selected 12 Community Clinic, in four clinic there is no safe water options. To ensure safe water access within the CC, four (04) Deep Tube Well will be installed including platform. 
  • ·         Installation of Solar Light System
  • ·         Solar light system will be provided in all latrines and water points.
  • ·         Water quality testing
  • ·         During installation of water points there is an obligatory prerequisite of water quality testing for ensuring safe water prior commissioning of these water points. So, water quality particularly faecal coliform, Arsenic, Saline (Chloride), Iron, and Manganese of all water points will be tested prior commissioning. 
  • ·         Installation of garbage bin
  • ·         Three different plastic bin (Penguin plastic bin of RFL or equivalent) marked as organic, inorganic and clinical waste will be placed in each community clinic to drop such garbage. 
  • Training on O & M of latrine and water point
  • ·         Monitoring of the activities

 

 

 

Summary results:

 

  • ·         05 water points, 12 garbage bins, 05 latrines, 10 solar lights installed.