WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

IN ZAMBIA

October 2013–March 2014 Report

World Vision’s CampaignFOR EVERY CHILD

Prepared July 2014

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WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

World Vision’s Campaign

FOR EVERY CHILD

ZAMBIA

Program Update

332,350people provided with access

to clean drinking water since the beginning of the project, including

39,080 during the fi rst half of fi scal year 2014.

192 new and rehabilitated wells and water points

1,902 hand-washing facilities built

3,482 sanitation facilities built

FY14 Target: 660

FY14 Target: 6,730

FY14 Target:6,120

Fiscal Year 2014 Progress to Date

Program SummaryThe Zambia Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Program is leading the way in achieving universal access to safe water within its Area Development Programs (ADPs). Universal access is defi ned as 95 percent of all people within the ADP having access to 20 liters of safe water per person per day within a 30-minute or less round-trip walk. During the fi rst half of FY14, the program conducted a water coverage assessment in three ADPs: Makungwa, Kapululwe, and Twachiyanda. Results revealed that 75 percent of the population in Makungwa, 54 percent in Kapululwe, and 51 percent in Twachiyanda access water within a 30-minute or less round-trip walk. The Zambia WASH Program plans to attain universal water coverage in Makungwa and Kapululwe in FY14, and Twachiyanda in FY15. This effort will continue in subsequent years until all Zambia ADPs attain full water supply coverage. The long-term goal is to for all World Vision ADPs in Zambia to attain universal water coverage by 2030. Following Zambia’s example, World Vision national offi ces across the entire southern Africa region have committed to achieving universal WASH access in their ADPs and have incorporated universal WASH access into their development plans.

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Goal and Outcomes

SIX-YEAR PROGRAM GOALTHROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2016

Provide access to clean drinking water for

OUR STRATEGY

World Vision believes every child deserves clean water. We care about water, sanitation, and hygiene because more than half of under-5 child deaths in the developing world are related to illnesses caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene (Th e Lancet, 2012 and UNICEF Press, 2011). World Vision is now the largest nongovernmental provider of clean water in the developing world—reaching one new individual with clean water every 30 seconds. We focus 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. Our staff lives out the example set by Jesus, living in and working alongside the communities we serve. Zambia

700,000 PEOPLE

This map shows World Vision

WASH program areas in Zambia.

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

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Th e WASH program works closely with Zambia’s Ministry of Health. Health center staff participated in collecting water coverage baseline data from communities in the three ADPs being considered for universal water access. Health center staff also distributed liquid chlorine for water disinfection, and provided health and hygiene education. Th e health centers emphasized improving hygiene and sanitation knowledge among expectant mothers, with the hope that their infl uence in their families will have a positive impact on good practices and help reduce cases of diarrhea in the community. In addition, health center staff helped monitor latrine construction in schools.

LEARNING CENTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Th e Southern Africa Learning Center worked on the following during the fi rst half of FY14:

• Developed regional WASH plans and budgets for FY15-FY20, setting priority countries and emphasizing the need for WASH to be part of the national strategy of countries in the region.

• Helped Malawi WASH develop a $20 million USAID grant proposal to ensure the integration of WASH, health, nutrition, food security, and economic development programs.

• Participated in a global meeting of World Vision WASH leaders in Senegal in February 2014 to share best practices and solidify plans for the coming years.

• Joined University of North Carolina interns to present a paper on “Perceptions and Barriers to Menstrual Hygiene in Zambia” at the International WASH Conference in Australia.

• Hosted an Africa-wide learning center meeting in Zambia during March 2014 to review operations and to determine the future direction of the learning centers. Discussions focused on placing more emphasis on innovation, locating staff with technical expertise from specifi c disciplines within the national offi ces, and linking more closely with World Vision’s global knowledge management structure.

Activities

Church leaders were taught how to integrate water into preaching the good news of Jesus.

WASH clubs were formed and trained in 29 schools

throughout Zambia. These clubs were trained

to purify water by boiling or applying chlorine. In

addition, 12 water purif ication systems were provided

to three schools in Buyantashi (four per school).

The WASH team worked with the food security team to rehabilitate a spray race in Twachiyanda. A total of 560 animals were sprayed to prevent tickborne and other diseases at the facility.

921 households were empowered to treat water using various technologies. Households in Kapululwe and Musele received chlorine, while those in Buyantashi received P&G Purifier of Water packets. The communities also were educated on how to use these products to make water safe to drink.Semiannual Highlights

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SCHOOL WASH CLUBSWorld Vision establishes school WASH clubs to teach children about good hygiene practices and to improve students’ lives at school and at home. Children in these clubs help organize activities in the schools, such as ensuring students wash their hands before eating and guiding groups of children responsible for cleaning latrines and the area around water points. Participants take home the knowledge they gain at school, improving sanitation and hygiene in the home and the health of family members.

The WASH club at Demu School in Hamaundu ADP (pictured at left) serves a student body of 600. The club creatively spreads messages about good hygiene practices. Hygiene tips, such as “Water is life—let’s conserve it,” are handwritten or painted around the school.

The Zambia WASH Program rehabilitated a borehole at the school and constructed 13 improved latrines—six for boys, six for girls, and one for teachers.

Members of the WASH Club at Demu School teach fellow students about the importance of handwashing. “When our teacher told us that World Vision was going to help us start a school WASH club, we were curious what that meant. But when we learned what it was all about, we were so excited because we immediately saw how this would benefi t us in our lives,” said Luyando Mweemba, a ninth-grade student. “We had lived with so many diseases in the villages, not just because of contaminated water … but because of our poor hygiene practices. So when we were told that the WASH club would help improve our lives both at school and at home, we were so happy.”

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Activities

FY14SemiannualAchieved

FY14AnnualTarget

Programto DateAchieved

Life ofProgramTarget

Activities1 Successful boreholes or shallow wells 76 300 649 1,6732 Successful water points from mechanized wells, springs, rainwater harvesting, and other systems 83 220 678 2,0153 Nonfunctioning water points rehabilitated 33 140 326 5784 Schools mobilized for water related activities 29 65 173 2845 Families empowered to treat water at the household level 5,163 5,530 16,291 59,161

Activities1 Communities trained in sanitation benefits and technologies 228 370 2,015 3,1022 Improved sanitation facilities constructed by community members 3,406 6,400 14,918 36,2123 Improved household or public sanitation facilities built or subsidized by World Vision 65 654 Improved sanitation facilities in schools and health clinics built or subsidized by World Vision 76 330 500 1,3545 Communities certified as free from open defecation 29 150 59 380

OUTCOME 3: Improved hygiene practices

Activities1 Communities trained in hygiene practices, benefits, and technologies 236 370 1,906 2,9852 Schools trained in hygiene practices, benefits, and technologies 56 70 302 3913 Hand washing facilities built by World Vision or community members 1,902 6,120 15,499 31,717

Activities1 Water committees formed or reactivated 143 370 1,211 2,4282 Capacity building efforts to ensure access for the most vulnerable community members 6 15 333 Communities trained in pump maintenance and repair 58 370 1,280 2,582

Intervention

OUTCOME 1: Access to safe water

OUTCOME 2: Access to improved sanitation

OUTCOME 4: Community capacity building to sustain WASH interventions

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

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Long-Term Impact

WASH committees, comprised of community volunteers, exist to

ensure the long-term sustainability of WASH facilities. A WASH committee was established or strengthened in every community that received a water point. Th ese committees were trained in water facility management and maintenance, sanitation and hygiene, and user-fee collection. WASH committees were linked to World Vision’s food security project, which empowered them to use water to generate income. Examples of this are providing water for cattle to drink, and using water in dip tanks and spray facilities to prevent animal diseases and improve the health of animals.

Th e program also encourages village savings and loan groups. Th ree women’s WASH clubs were formed in Mweebo to help fund repair and maintenance of hand pumps in their communities. Th ese village WASH clubs are investing in goats, chickens, and corn that can be sold to provide cash in the event the hand pump breaks down.

Th e Zambia WASH Program fully supports the district Sustainable Operation and Maintenance Program (SOMAP) to ensure community members know where to buy spare parts when they want to service or repair their water facility. Th e WASH program also contributed an initial stock of spare parts to SOMAP shops.

I have never seen a borehole in our village since my childhood. Th is is a dream come true. I cannot fi nd words adequate to thank the donors for this wonderful blessing. I thank God for the donors and bringing World Vision to our village.”

— Chief Hamusunse,Demu village, Hamaundu ADP

Fiscal Year 2014 Progress to Date

143 WASH committees formed

58 communities trained in pump maintenance and repair

FY14 Target: 370

FY14 Target: 370

Challenges and Lessons Learned

Th e major challenge experienced in the fi rst half of FY14 was the delay in procuring casing pipes for borehole drilling and stainless steel hand pumps for rehabilitated and new boreholes. Th ese items needed to come from the U.S., and took time to procure. Th is contributed to delays in borehole rehabilitation and equipping boreholes that already were drilled. While waiting for the supplies, all communities were trained so they would be prepared when the pipes and hand pumps arrive. Th e program team has talked with the suppliers to ensure the materials will be delivered without any further delay.

Th e program made a concerted eff ort to involve traditional leadership in integrating and enforcing change toward good hygiene and sanitation behaviors at the household level. Th e Community-Led Total Sanitation program was revised with support from local leaders and chiefs. Traditional leaders took the lead in engaging the community and leading discussions about sanitation and hygiene. As a result, many more community members are adopting good hygiene behaviors and appreciating the need to have and use sanitation facilities.

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— Bwalya Nachula, Kapululwe ADP WASH coordinator

The Zambia WASH Program is conducting a quiz competition in Kapululwe ADP to encourage students to learn about WASH and to practice good hygiene skills.

“What does WASH stand for?” This was one of the many questions posed to students from Kabeleka and Chalimbana schools who recently competed in a quiz competition organized by the Zambia WASH Program in Kapululwe ADP.

Several participants’ hands shot up when the question was asked at the Kabeleka School. An enthusiastic round of applause from fellow students followed the correct answer given by Mark Phiri, a sixth-grade student.

Two boys and two girls from each school competed to score more points than their opponents, which enabled them to continue on to the next round of the competition against another school from the ADP.

In all, 14 schools participated in the competition. Each of the 14 schools received school supplies for participating in the competition, and each of the students who took part in the quiz received individual school supplies. A grand prize of $2,000 will be awarded to the school that emerges as the overall winner, to be spent on a pressing WASH-related need at the school.

Also present at the start of the quiz at each school were local pastors from various denominations who launched the competition with a word of prayer and encouragement. At Kabeleka School, which hosted Chalimbana School, Pastor Eric Banda led a short devotion and prayer,

Our goal is to promote the dissemination of accurate information on WASH among schoolchildren because we consider them to be agents of change in their community, and most of them are able to positively infl uence their parents to incorporate good hygiene practices in their homes.”

encouraging the quiz participants to enjoy the competition and not view it as a battle they had to win.

As a result, it was a fun competition, with questions covering various WASH aspects, such as good WASH practices. The students got most of the answers correct.

“I was amazed to see how much correct information these students have on WASH,” said Pastor Banda. “These students are taking the correct information on WASH to their respective homes and would be able to adequately explain to their families and neighbors all the different aspects of WASH. …”

After a tight race, Chalimbana School emerged the winner of the round. Chalimbana will meet another winning school in the next round of the competition, where a new set of questions on WASH will be asked. In the meantime, the students said they will continue reading and discussing all they know about WASH so they are prepared for the next round of the competition.

STUDENT QUIZ COMPETITION IS A HIT

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WORLD VISION U.S. PRIVATE FUNDING

Objectives and ActivitiesProgram to Date

SpendingProgram to Date

FundingAccess to Safe WaterImproved safe water supplies and systems 5,200,234 6,336,036Purchase of rig 1,791,726 2,183,064Drilling accessories 212,137 258,471Access to Sanitation and Improved Hygiene PracticesIncreased number of sanitation facilities 1,212,853 1,477,757Hygiene education campaigns/promotions strengthened 415,249 505,945Sustainability and Capacity BuildingSanitation and water partnerships strengthened 3,610,277 4,398,811Ownership and management of water facilities strengthened 479,462 584,183Access to Water for Agriculture and Economic DevelopmentEnhanced irrigation and animal husbandry systems 168,853 205,733PROGRAM EXPENSE SUBTOTAL 13,090,791 15,950,000

Quality Assurance 916,355 1,116,500Management and Fundraising 3,501,787 4,266,625OVERHEAD EXPENSE SUBTOTAL 4,418,142 5,383,125

TOTAL WORLD VISION U.S. PRIVATE FUNDING 17,508,933 21,333,125

LEVERAGED FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCESGovernment grants (U.S. and non U.S.) 574,054International organizations (e.g., UNICEF) 527,981World Vision offices outside of the U.S. 1,267,236Child Sponsorship funds from Area Development Programs 1,529,980TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES 3,899,251

PROGRAM SPENDING

Program-to-date spending expressed as a percentage of program-to-date funding

SUMMARY

Financials

SPENT $17,508,933 (82%*)

* World Vision is in the process of revising our WASH budget alignment.Underspent funds have been reallocated this year toward overspent categories.

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