vietnam: central region urban environmental improvement project (crueip)

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Vietnam: Central Region UrbanEnvironmental Improvement

Project (CRUEIP)

Uzma Hoque

14 November 2011

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Overview of the Presentation

The CRUEIP project, objectives, genderaction plan and results

Challenges

Some key learning/ messages


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The Project

Objective: Improved urban environment in 6 towns Five Components

Gender analysis and action plan:

- Recognized womens roles in household and

community sanitation- Targets and strategies to facilitate womens

involvement.

EA: Ministry of Construction. Provincial PeoplesCommittee implement at province level.


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Gender Action Plan (GAP)

A: Awareness and Pro Poor Sanitation- VWU responsible for implementation (CMC)

- Training on environmental sanitation for men/women

- Training for (URENCO) workers

- 50% women in all training activities

- 30% women community and neighborhood groupmembers

- 75%women beneficiaries of HH sanitation program

- Participatory process for community contribution.

- Exemption consideration for FHHs


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GAP features

B. Drainage and flood protectionC. Wastewater and public sanitation

IEC targeted to men and women

Address different needs of men and women in the

design and operation and maintenance (O&M) ofwastewater and public sanitation.

D. Solid waste management

IEC to improve men and womens awareness and

practice, and payment of monthly sanitation fees. Womens concerns addressed in URENCOs


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GAP features

E. Implementation assistance and institutionalstrengthening

Gender awareness training for all staff/partners

Use of gender-sensitive indicators for implementation

and monitoring. Ensure the resettlement plan is gender responsive.

Leadership training for

female URENCO staff.


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The Project ResultsLoan Outputs Gender Equality Results

A. Awarenesson sanitation

High levels of womens participation ( 67%-90%)

75% women trained in management skills (24women and 8 men).

67% women trained in sanitation (30 womenand 15 men).

74% women trained on management and IECmethods .

12,000 students received school/communitybased training on sanitation.

90% women CMC members; participated in CBS

boards of management.

All directors of community managementcommittees were female

89% of urban motivators were women.


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A. Awarenesson sanitation

Increased participation of women in decision-making at commune and ward levels.

Increased capacity of VWU in planning,management and monitoring.

More middle aged men participating in meetingsand training on sanitation.

Over 75% of credit recipients of HH sanitationimprovements were women. Women receivedloans to build toilets and septic tanks.

FHH exempted from cost recovery for O&M


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B. Drainageand floodprotection

C. Wastewaterand publicsanitation

Women participated in consultations on wastewater,public sanitation and solid waste management.

VWU participated in monitoring the quality ofconstruction activities.

VWU involved in resettlement planning meetings andimplementation ensured special consideration for FHH

including extra compensation and land titles.

D. Solid wastemanagement

Gender training for ward leaders and communitymembers.

Re-design of hand-carts and garbage cans to makethem lighter for women. New technology so that

garbage cans do not require to be manually lifted bywomen garbage collectors.

Female waste pickers received gloves and protectivegear

Urban environmental company (URENCO), womengarbage collectors participated in gender, HIV and safetytraining.


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The Project Results

Loan Outputs Gender Equality Results

E.Implementationassistance and

institutionalstrengthening

Capacity of VWU increased; reinforcement ofVWUs role and profile in the community and ingovernment institutions.

URENCOs, community leaders, programmanagement unit (PMU) and CMCs trained ongender issues;

increased understanding by URENCOs,community leaders, PMUs and CMCs of genderissues in urban environmental, sanitation andhealth.

Data on womens participation collected andreported.


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Challenges

Delay and slow disbursement of funds delayedimplementation in some areas.

Increase of womens time burden- better balance

of men and women in community activities


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Key learning/ messages

Importance of gender analysis: ensuredstrategies were relevant and effective.

Quality GAP :well targeted, clearly linked to

outputs, practical for EAs and built on lessonslearnt from other WSS projects.

Targets for womens participation.


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Capacity building ofimplementers and

ownership of GAP.

GAP updated using a

participatory approach: concrete targets,guidelines and step by step implementation plans.

Gender Specialists to supportimplementation.


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Consistent Monitoring of the GAP: sexdisaggregated data.

GAP included as a loan covenant/assurance


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In Ha Tinh Mme Van, an elderly widow and mother of fourchildren received a loan to build a toilet and a drain was

constructed alongside her home. She received training from theWomens Union on sanitation and managing her loan.

She said the training improved her understanding of sanitationand how this contributes to good health. Her new toilet has

improved household sanitation and the drain prevents herbackyard from flooding which has improved her livingconditions. She is proud of her new toilet and her ability toborrow and successfully repay the loan.


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