WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENEIN HONDURAS

October 2012–September 2013 Report

World Vision’s Campaign

FOR EVERY CHILD

Prepared January 2014

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Program Update Fiscal Year 2013 Progress

FY13 Target: 753

FY13 Target: 753

FY13 Target: 9

10,987people will be provided

with access to clean drinking water from

systems constructed during fi scal year 2013.

854 new and rehabilitated water points

10 communities trained in hygiene benefi ts and practices

126 sanitation facilities built

Program SummaryYour support is helping to strengthen the health of families in Honduras through access to life-saving clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene to prevent the spread of disease. The Honduras Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Program is about half-way toward its three-year goal of providing 29,000 people with access to clean water. Children are reporting a positive impact in their lives through clean water and the many benefi ts it brings.

This year, Honduras WASH focused on developing water points and conducting trainings, exceeding its annual targets. The team completed construction of eight gravity-fed, piped-water systems with household taps delivering clean water directly to families. Pictured at right, the mayor of San Marcos, Ocotopeque, commissions the new water distribution tank, built by community members. This report celebrates these and other achievements made possible because of your partnership with World Vision and the people of Honduras.

WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

World Vision’s Campaign

FOR EVERY CHILD

HONDURAS

113%

111%

% Exceeded Target

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LEGEND

WASH ADPs

CAPITAL CITY

MAJOR CITY

PROVINCE OR DISTRICT BOUNDARY

AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

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La CeibaLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula

Tegucigalpa

1 GRACIAS 2 SAN ISIDRO 3 SAN JUAN 4 SAN MARCOS 5 SAN MATIAS 6 YAMARANGUILA

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Goal and Outcomes

THREE-YEAR GOAL:Provide access to clean drinking water for

Increased access to improved

SANITATION facilities

Increased access to

sustainable and SAFE WATER

supply

Improved HYGIENE knowledge

and practices

Community empowerment

to facilitate SUSTAINABLE

WASH interventions

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

OUR STRATEGY World Vision focuses on partnering and community engagement as we bring clean water and improved sanitation to people around the world and help create fullness of life for children in need. We care about water, sanitation, and hygiene because more children die from illnesses caused by unsafe water as well as poor sanitation and hygiene than almost any other cause. World Vision is now the largest nongovernmental (NGO) provider of clean water in the developing world—reaching one new individual with clean water every 30 seconds. We are investing $400 million to address the global water crisis and reach 7.5 million people over six years.

Honduras

29,000 PEOPLE

This map shows World Vision WASH program areas in Honduras.

Community members excavate the channel for a new water pipeline in El Obispo.

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1,210 families from 11 villages learned about solid-waste management through the Healthy House and School methodology.

996 students from 10 schools benefited from clean drinking water. Student leaders from the schools were organized into Children’s Basic Sanitation Committees to help train all students on natural resource protection.

1,210 families from 11 villages were trained on water treatment as well as safe water handling, storage, and use.

Basic Sanitation Committees were organized in communities to monitor the adoption of sanitation and hygiene best practices through home visits.

Honduras WASH focused on developing new infrastructure as well as mobilizing and training community members during FY13. Th rough construction, repair, expansion, and improvements, the program worked on 14 gravity-fed, piped-water systems systems in the departments of Intibuca, Lempira, and Ocotepeque. Eight of these were completed with household water taps by the end of the fi scal year.

In Honduras, World Vision partners closely with community members and local government in development activities. World Vision’s primary contribution was through mobilizing and training community members. In each community, benefi ciary families were organized to help construct water systems and contribute local materials including rocks, sand, and wood. Th is year, local community members contributed 36,274 work days toward the development of water

systems. Th e local government contributed skilled labor, hauling of equipment, and cement. Municipal associations, through their engineering units, supervised the design of the water systems.

Community trainings are comprised of fi ve modules, 15 hours each, with the objective of establishing community agreement and commitments to achieve positive results and self-sustainability. Th ese fi ve training modules include:

• Basic Foundations of Organization

• Basics of Administration

• Healthy Homes and Schools

• Microwatersheds and Protection of Natural Resources

• Operation and Maintenance of the Water System

Activities

Annual Highlights

GLOBALLY, WORLD VISION REACHES A NEW PERSON WITH SAFE WATER EVERY 30 SECONDS.

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Cecilio Arriaga Gomez (right) and other community leaders from El Obispo participate in a Water Administration Board training, learning how to maintain their new water system for the long term.

COMMUNITY LEADERS TRAINED TO MAINTAIN WATER SYSTEMSWorld Vision establishes Water Administration Boards in Honduras to operate and manage water systems, ensuring the water supply remains functional, sustainable, and accessible to all. These boards are supervised by the Honduran government Water and Sewage Service.

The Water Administration Boards are made up of committed community leaders. World Vision trains board members on regulations, user fees, water treatment, water system administration, and proper management.

Cecilio Arriaga Gomez, 60, president of the Water Administration Board in the community of El Obispo, expressed, “With this knowledge we are receiving, we can be accountable to the water users in the municipality, who will soon be drinking quality water.”

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Activities

FY13Target

FY13Achieved

Activities1 Successful boreholes or shallow wells2 Successful water points from mechanized wells, springs, rainwater harvesting, and other systems 753 8543 Schools mobilized for water related activities 9 103 Families empowered to treat water at the household level 753 1,210

Activities1 Communities trained in sanitation benefits and technologies 9 112 Improved sanitation facilities constructed by community members3 Improved household or public sanitation facilities built or subsidized by World Vision 753 1244 Improved sanitation facilities in schools and health clinics built or subsidized by World Vision 9 25 Communities certified as free from open defecation

OUTCOMES 3: Improved hygiene practicesActivities

1 Communities trained in hygiene practices, benefits, and technologies 9 102 Schools trained in hygiene practices, benefits, and technologies 9 93 Hand washing facilities built by World Vision

Activities1 Water committees formed or reactivated 9 92 Communities trained in water system maintenance and repair 6

Intervention

OUTCOME 1: Access to safe water

OUTCOME 2: Access to improved sanitation

OUTCOME 4: Community capacity building to sustain WASH interventions

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Long-Term Impact

World Vision partners with communities for the long-term success and sustainability of wells and water points. As highlighted on the previous page, in areas where a water point is installed in Honduras, communities are empowered to form Water Administration Boards to manage their community water systems. Th ese boards use a fee-collection system that creates reserves to pay for repairs when they are needed. Th is community ownership and emphasis on well maintenance and repair has been successful in creating water sources that continue to fl ow long after we leave.

In FY13, nine Water Administration Boards were organized, and six communities were trained how to operate, maintain, and repair the new water systems.

Lessons Learned

Th e program was initially delayed due to a lack of technical expertise and engineering plans. Th is included hydraulic calculations for pipeline distribution networks, designs for infrastructure such as water distribution tanks, and an accompanying budget. Honduras WASH coordinated with the Mancomunidades (associations of municipalities) and the municipal governments to help prepare the needed designs.

In FY13, World Vision’s Latin America regional offi ce centralized the procurement process to reduce costs. As this new process launced, it caused delays buying materials needed for the program. To mitigate

this challenge, Honduras WASH focused on raising awareness about the diffi culties the new procurement process was causing and discussing solutions. It is expected that in 2014 the buying process will be more effi cient.

During 2013, national political campaigns and elections of a new government were held. Th is disrupted the schedule of Honduras WASH planned activities and generated confl ict in communities due to political affi liations. Th e WASH team used continuous dialogue to motivate stakeholders to advance project activities during this time.

World Vision is a treasure of an NGO.”

—Former President Bill Clinton

Fiscal Year 2013 Progress

FY13 Target: 9

9 Water Administration Boards formed

100%

% Exceeded Target

Water Administration Boards, comprised of community volunteers, exist to ensure the long-term maintenance of new water systems.

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—Lidia Santos, from San Juan, Ocotepeque, Honduras

Lidia Santos, 60, lives in the community of San Juan, Ocotepeque, and cares for her grandson Nelson when his mother is away. His life is easier now that the family has clean water in their home. “I can bathe whenever I want and help my mom and grandmother to have the house and latrine clean, watering vegetables and fl owers,” he explained to World Vision.

Lidia described what life was like before World Vision organized the community to build a new water system, including household taps with clean water. “I remember … before, we had to go to a creek, called Pacayonas, located within a mile from my home, to wash clothes, bathe, and wash the corn to make tortillas. We carried the water in jars of clay to our homes to wash dishes, the cleaning of the house, and chickens. Those were hard times. We could not plant vegetables, flowers, and trees. We could not even think to have a sanitary latrine because we had no water even to meet basic needs.”

Lidia and her fellow community members, including 164 families, attended trainings to learn about the new water system. “I became convinced that getting involved could improve this situation in my home and thus my children, and that’s how I started working with this project. I feel so happy and satisfied. Today, with the wa-

Th e water in my house changed my life, my family, and my community.”

ter project, not only do we have drinking water in quality and quantity to perform all activities in the home and for consumption, but can have flowers in the backyard of my house, and vegetables to have a more complete and better nutrition.”

Xiomara, Lidia’s daughter, said, “With access to water, I can help my mother to clean the house, to maintain personal hygiene. The latrine is always clean and we consume today quality water … and do not get sick at both the family and community.”

Mrs. Lidia concluded, “Today I feel very motivated and with the desire to continue working for the well-being of our boys and girls in the community, being an example for families and other communities that want to be part of the development processes.”

Grandmother’s Home Is Healthier With Clean Water

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Activity DescriptionFiscal Year-to-Date

SpendingFiscal Year Budget

Program-to- Date Spending

Access to Safe WaterIncrease in sustainable access to a drinking water source for

the target population 422,583 443,197 538,689 Increase in schools with year-round access to an improved

drinking water source - - - Increase in target population practicing recommended

household and community water-treatment strategies 1,598 4,500 10,554 Increase in communities with functioning water committees

and fee-collection systems 1,028 1,206 1,793 Improve Sanitation and HygieneIncrease in sustainable access to sanitation facilities for the

target population 9,689 9,310 9,689 Increase in schools with access to an improved sanitation

facility 680 484 2,671 Increase in the target population practicing good solid-waste

management - - - Increase in the target population practicing handwashing with

soap at critical times 3,934 2,646 3,934 Increase in the target population practicing safe collection,

transport, storage, and use of water - - - Total Net 439,513 461,343 567,331 Quality Assurance 30,766 32,294 39,713 Management and Fundraising 117,570 123,409 151,761 Total Overhead 148,335 155,703 191,474 TOTAL 587,848 617,046 758,805

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World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

IMPROVED SANITATION & HYGIENE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET

$12,440

ACCESS TO SAFE WATER

SPENT $425,209 (95%)

FISCAL YEAR BUDGET $448,903

SPENT $14,303 (116%)

Fiscal year-to-date spending expressed as a percentage of f iscal year 2013 budgetSUMMARY

Notes: Fiscal year 2013 corresponds to October 2012 through September 2013. Th e fi nancial report may refl ect small diff erences due to rounding. World Vision is in the process of revising our WASH budget alignment. Underspent funds have been reallocated toward overspent categories.