Public Association
“Central Asian Alliance for Water”
“Benefits of Gender Balance in Sanitation
and Water Supply in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan”
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia - 2009
Representative: Elmira Joldosheva, Director CAAW
Why Central Asian Alliance for Water?
We had serious water and
health problem
•
Drinking from unsafe sources
•
Bad Hygiene and Lack of basic
Sanitation facilities
•
Lack of public investment
•
Lack of ownership
•
Lack of willingness to pay
•
Inequality participation of men
and women in decision making
process
•
High level of water-borne
diseases
•
High rate of children mortality
• Therefore created a network of people willing to change their own lives
• Creation of the Central Asian Alliance for Water
Geographical coverage of our work.
CAAW Achievements - water
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About 83,000 people in 17 villages have daily access to safe
drinking water and pay monthly charges for service delivery.
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17 Water Committees operate and maintain autonomous and
efficient water systems.
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50 % of Water Committee members are women and 30% are
presiding village Water Committees;
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More than 3000 women received micro – credit improving the
welfare of their families and enabling them to pay monthly
water fees;
CAAW Achievements hygiene/sanitation
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481 ECOSAN toilets constructed based on cost sharing
agreement with village families
80% of agreements on construction are made with women
More than 2400 people use ecosantoilets properly.
1 school toilet-building constructed (indoor dry urine diverting)
17 regional sanitation trainers were trained - all women
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Before

After
Women community leaders managing rural
sanitation programs in Central Asia
Why women?
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Women are the most important users of water
(water collection, clothes washing, bathing their children and other
domestic activities).
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Women are responsible for the care of sick
family members (from lack hygiene, sanitation, safe water…).
 Diahorea and parasites main cause of child
mortality
 Women and children spend a great amount of
time fetching water - heavy physical work
 In rural areas, many poor female headed
households - male work migration
CAAW Components
 Drinking
Water
- Women and Children
Sanitation Hygiene
- Ecosan and PHAST
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PHAST methodology*
trainer teaching the villagers using
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315 local facilitators trained - all women
 70% of population of 140 villages
* Project with ADB and DFID UK, Kyrgyzstan Government
PHAST Methodology
PHAST Impact: facilities increased
Availability of the washstands
80%
75%
70%
62%
55%
60%
51%
47%
50%
40%
32%
Before
30%
18%
After
19%
20%
10%
0%
Osh region
Batken region
Jalal abad region
Chui region
PHAST Impact: behaviour change
Washing hands with soap
120%
96%
96%
100%
80%
Before
60%
43%
40%
45%
45%
47%
50%
31%
20%
0%
Osh region
Batken region
Jalal abad region
Chui region
Afterе
PHAST Impact: improved toilets
Unhygienic Toilets
45%
39%
40%
35%
29%
28%
30%
26%
26%
25%
25%
beginning
17%
20%
14%
end
15%
10%
5%
0%
Osh
Batken
Jalalabad
Chui
Reduced illness
Increasing of lambliasis
590,5
600
468,2
464,2
500
378,1
400
300
195,3
207,4
185,3
200
144,1
Before SHE
100
After SHE
0
Osh oblast
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Batken oblast
Jalalabad oblast
6 villages
reduced lambliasis
Reduced burden on women
Chui oblast
Conclusion
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Increasing role of women in decision making
process make water supply programmes more
sustainable
Technical solution alone are not sufficient
Women play main role in changing hygiene
behaviour
Improved hygiene and sanitation improves
health, especially children
Reducing hygiene related illnesses reduce
burden on women
Thank you for your
attention!
Contact Information:
CENTRAL ASIAN ALLIANCE for WATER
4 Suyunbaev Street
723500,Osh, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel / Fax: (+996 3222) 20096, 27675
E-mail: caawosh@hotmail.com
E-mail: caawosh@mail.ru
Web site: www.caaw.kg
Participation of women in the sanitation
hygiene promotion
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Target groups: Children in kindergartens and schools,
young mothers and pregnant women of rural areas.
Methodology and Tools.
PHAST assist for:
Participatory
Hygiene
And
Sanitation
Transformation
• participatory revealing the
problems connected with wrong
hygienic behavior and unsafe
sanitation conditions
• prevention of spreading
diarrhea and parasite diseases
• self-controlling of the water
supply and sanitary objects
PHAST
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Four principles of PHAST
Four principles of PHAST :
Participatory
Hygiene
And
Sanitation
Transformation
• Participatory Gender analysis
• Participatory Community
sanitation hygiene behavior
analysis
• Participatory planning on
improving sanitation and
hygiene conditions
• Participatory monitoring of the
improvement of sanitation and
hygiene conditions
Sanitation Hygiene Component
Monitoring Process
Participation of women in the Ecosan
Conception Promotion
Building Ecotoilet.
Ecotoilets
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Before
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After
Thank you for your
attention!
How we address this crisis?
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Mobilizing village
communities and building
sense of ownership.
•
Involving the whole village
community especially women
and youth.
•
Improving hygiene behavior
and health conditions.
•
Enhancing livelihoods
through micro-credit for
women.
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Providing training, monitoring
and technical assistance.
• Creating a network of people willing to change their own lives
• Setting up the Central Asian Alliance for Water
CAAW Achievements hygiene/sanitation
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481 ECOSAN toilets constructed based on cost sharing
agreement with village families
80% of agreements on construction are made with women
More than 2400 people use ecosantoilets properly.
1 school toilet-building constructed (indoor dry urine diverting)
17 regional sanitation trainers were trained - all women
Women trust each other
Female trainers convey their message based on their own
experience
Women are more respected in the village due to their work as
trainers
CAAW Achievements
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Over 83,000 people in 17 villages have daily access to safe
drinking water and pay monthly charges for service delivery.

17 Water Committees operate and maintain autonomous and
efficient water systems.

About 481 ECOSAN toilets constructed based on cost sharing
agreement with village families.
More than 2400 people use ecosantoilets properly.
1 school ecotoilet constructed
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50 % of Water Committee members are women and 30% are
presiding village Water Committees;
More than 3000 woman received micro – credit improving the
welfare of their families and enabling them to pay monthly
water fees;