1. PAKISTAN CONFERENCE ON SANITATION (PACOSAN) Presentation by ….. USMAN GUL 28 May 2009 FATA - NWFP

2. BACKGROUND  AREA 27220 SQ.KM …… 7-AGENCIES & 6-FR  ESTIMATED POPULATION 3.846 MILLION (2006/07) RURAL 3.743 MILLION URBAN 0.103 MILLION  SANITATION 10%

3. UPDATE ON FATA SANITATION STRATEGY/ PLANS  FATA Sustainable Development Plan (2006-15)  Total Outlay ……(Y-1-5) 450 m (Y-6-9) 290 m  Sectoral Plans (2008-2013)  5 year plans

4. UPDATE ON FATA SANITATION STRATEGY/ PLANS Objectives and Strategies:  Promote awareness –clean living condition, health and hygiene.  Provide hygienic sanitation facilities in major population centers.  Strengthen the capacity of W&S Deptt.  Build the capacity of user group and beneficiaries, enable them to operate and maintain scheme. Priority interventions:  Create public awareness at the house hold and community level  Provide sanitation services in larger settlements & major population.  Establish a data base of sector indicators, and set up a system of annual status reporting, allow effective monitoring.  Build the capacity of users group and beneficiaries.

5. PIPELINE PROJECTS ON SANITATION/ 5 YEARS SECTORAL PLAN(2008-13) Public Health Engineering Total Allocation Total Schemes On going allocation SchemesNew allocation Schemes 2385 million3291352681032.225261 133565120.217141214.78351 Rural Development

6. IYS TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENTS  Hygiene Information, Education and Communication Program for Public Awareness in FATA….. 20 (million)  Institutional Strengthening and Capacity building of PHE and LG&RD in FATA ……73(million)  Sanitation schemes in various agencies

7. MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM  FATA Annual Development Program PHE … 3-Schemes (100.61 m) Rural Development … 4-Schemes (37.832 m)  Donors Support UNICEF, Water Environment and Sanitation US $ 106000/- hygiene promotion through behavior change, strengthening policy regulatory and institutional framework…. (2009-10) 2 years Target area….. Khyber and Mohmand Agency through (IDPs)

8. MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM (Continued) DONOR SUPPORT USAID (Govt. to Community) OTI, OIM (Office of International Migration) AreaTotal SchemesCost (US $) FATA-FR11503002

9. MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM (Continued) DONOR SUPPORT South FATA Development Project (Kurram, North & South Waziristan Agencies) Cost- 66.423 million, Total number of schemes- 107 Completed-83 In progress-24

10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR SANITATION PROGRAMMES  Two department at FATA level looking after the sanitation program.  PHED – looking after large scale projects- Complex projects  Rural Development Small community based projects.

11. MONITORING AND COORDINATION MECHANISM WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING NGOS  AD and PHED Engineers carry out regular monitoring of projects… submit reports on monthly and quarterly basis.  A special wing at FATA Sectt. is involved in regular monitoring, to ensure improvement in the service delivery system.  Tech staff at agency level maintains frequent interaction with local community (Maliks) for their feedback.  Creation of the post of Additional Political Agent for looking after developmental works.

12. BUDGETARY OUTLAY FOR SANITATION OUT OF FATA’s ANNUAL BUDGET (LAST 5 YEARS) Financial yearAllocation (Rs. in million) 2005-679.334 2006-788.727 2007-8106.308 2008-9111.860

13. MAJOR CHALLENGES  On going insurgency  Lack of capacity of PHED and LG&RD  Meager resources  Lack of adequate capacity to look after complex schemes.  Little know how about the importance of sanitation  Low literacy and high poverty ratios.  Introduction of tax culture and user charges for sustainable O&M of the project.  Enabling environment for LG System  Cultural Taboos  Donor coordination - to avoid overlaps and duplication of activities.

14. Future Hopes for Safe and Adequate Sanitation