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Our Vision & Mission

Our vision was that no one practices open defecation and that everyone has access to hygienic living environment and safe water supply. This was almost achieved with only a few wards remaining to declare ODF in Kapilvastu. The progress with 'Total Snaitation' was several times better than originally expected.

Our mission was to support local governments to develop their water services and sanitation status, moving towards access to all. We succeeded in this: the Municipality WASH Units did remarkable progress within a very short period of time.

Working and channeling funds through the local governments and the Water Users and Sanitation Committees (WUSC) we had a strong capacity building approach that provides number of opportunities for learning-by-doing and skill development. We succeeded in this, with more than expected water supply schemes completed by the communities.

Who We Were

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal Phase II (RWSSP-WN II) was a bilateral development cooperation project funded by the governments of Nepal and Finland.

We strengthened the capacity of the local governments in 14 districts and 85 Municipalities (Gaunpalikas and Nagarpalikas) to deliver services in water supply, sanitation and hygiene. All activities were implemented by the local governments (municipalities, both gaunpalikas and nagarpalikas) and users groups.

During its final year the Project supported the WASH sector development and implementation in 50 (rural) municipalities in 10 districts of Nepal: Baglung, Myagdi, Parbat, Syangja and Tanahun of Gandaki Province and Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Kapilvastu, Pyuthan and Rolpa of Province number 5.

We are now closing the Project. We will be posting our Completion Report and related information in this site. After that, this web-site will not be updated anymore but remains available until March 2020.

We wish to thank all who were involved with us over the memorable years! We wish the acheivements will remain sustainable over the years to come and that some of us will have a chance to meet again!