Water Safety Plans - a safer and more sustainable way forward… Frank Greaves, Tearfund

Basic stages in forming a Water Safety Plan

Describing the water “journey” Water Journey, depicted by photographs (from Tearfund guidelines) Trainer-of-Trainer WSP process, Uganda

Chart to classify the solutions to prevent water contamination

Monitoring & preventative maintenance ___ Task and Names Monitoring / When? Critical Limit Action Women Men & Women working together Men Older Children

Managing the WSP Facilitators and Communities agree on follow-up of the WSP, including: Training input for roles (e.g. repairing leaking taps or pipes); Systematic cross-checking of water quality at the Critical Control Points – use of H 2 S vials, or arrangements for bacteriological testing; Monitoring health-based targets/outcomes, e.g. assisting community health workers to conduct HH surveys and analyse the data to affirm that targets are being achieved; Oversee community-managed evaluation of the WSP after 3 – 6 months.

Outputs (Tabular method: Afghanistan) Village of Kohwaja Mirkhil, Kapisa Province

Artistic expression to explain and promote WSPs

Impact – Myanmar (Kachin & Mon State) Some tasks can be done without extra labour (eg. shepherds while herding goats can check water supply system…etc). Local authorities take interest because it is easily applicable, and is implemented at low cost Where prevalence of water-related disease is high, health staff are encouraged and support the WSP. Not only village leaders, but also the community needs to have this method explained: the time taken to collect people is longer.

Key Issues Water source (open ponds) used by villagers and animals together Significant incidence of child diarrhoeas, scabies and malaria Worms in the ponds Location of the latrines close to the water canal in the upstream villages Alternative water sources (unimproved wells) are contaminated Expected results Construction of separate drinking places for animals Use of the Biosand Filter for drinking water, otherwise boil water before drinking Coordinate with upstream villages to change the locations of latrines Impact – Afghanistan (Kapisa Province) Frank Greaves, Tearfund