Salaries and administration in Camoapa, Dario and El Sauce, Nicaragua
- Impact Assessment (M&E) Phase Project completed on 31 Dec, 2007 Implementation Phase
- Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Jan, 2007 Preparation Phase
How it Works
Every field note helps building a history of activity at the project site. Every visit should result in a field note, including visits by peers and 3rd parties. Visits can be before implementation, during implementation and during operational state.
If the field note is during the operating phase of the project, then PWX considers the note as a verification note. Verification can show if the current operating state is different from that in the 'final' report and thus draw attention and resources to resolve issues.
Soon PWX AnalytiX will track the number of projects verified and combine that with the amount of time elapsed since 'completion', to summarize monitoring efforts and the sustainability of projects.
Salaries and administration in Camoapa, Dario and El Sauce, Nicaragua
Sustainability
Creating and measuring long-term impact
Gravity flow water project beneficiaries pay monthly stipend in anticipation of system repairs. Well project beneficiaries pay for repairs as needed by community collection.
Other Issues
Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution
After project construction, water project communities are invited to participate in reforestation. Those who want to do so will develop seedling nurseries, transplant in the rainy season, and maintain the plantations under barbed wire fence and "no burn" protection for three years minimum. Reforestation project includes construction of fuel-saving, smoke-free stoves in the homes of reforestation participants (and eventually others). Community health educators will visit all projects after construction to teach hygience (handwashing e.g.) and encourage ongoing maintenance and repair of all projects, strengthen local committees, etc.
In order to measure the impact of our projects, we collect data several times a year from clinics serving rural districts where we have a high concentration of projects: number of visits due to diarrhea, etc. As the number decreases we feel that hygiene education has been effective.
For further information, please review our web site: http://www.elporvenir.org
Impact
People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 1068
178 families will help build their own wells and water systems.
School Children Getting Water: 70
There is one primary school well amongst our projects proposed for 2007, in La Reina, Camoapa. There are 70 students.
People Getting Sanitation: 686
106 families will help build their own latrines.
People Getting Other Benefits: 1276
1276 people will receive health and hygiene education, training in long term maintenance of projects, opportunity to take part in reforestation of microwatersheds