HT SPF Rural Water and Sanitation Project

This project (P114936) refers to the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF) financed activities of The Rural Water and Sanitation Project of the Govt of Haiti, which also received funding from IDA project P089839 which financed similar activities in different communities. The original Development Objective of the Rural Water and Sanitation Project is: To Increase access to and use of water supply and sanitation services in participating rural communities. with Specific Objectives: - Increase the sustained and effective use of safe drinking water in participating communities; - Improve use of sanitation and hygiene practices in participating communities; - Strengthen the capacity of the implementing agency, local water committees, and professional operators in cooperation with local government. The SPF Grant Agreement states the same objective in the following manner 'The objective of the Project is to assist the Recipient in its efforts to improve people's access to water in Participating Communities. promote hygiene and sanitation services and facilitate capacity building and interchange between relevant institutions while building social capital in these Participating Communities'. Key indicators will be: Number of beneficiaries gaining access to and using sustainable water systems in participating localities, and number of beneficiaries gaining access to and using basic sanitation systems in participating localities