Effect of Sanitation Project of the Integrated Regional Support Program on the Community in Mardan District

Abstract

The study was conducted in District Mardan KP Pakistan, with the objectives to find out the sanitation situation and CLTS interventions in the universe of the study and to analyze the afore-mentioned innovative approach expected to provide new dimensions for further improvements. The community response was very clear and positive pertaining the activities of IRSP interventions to overcome sanitation situation in the project area. The NGO staff was in contact with community members even after its completion of project tenure. They learnt various in-practice sanitation activities which were very common in daily life but awareness and ignorance was obstacle, like other rural areas in third world countries i.e. using of towel, hand washing with soap, tooth paste, open defecation and construction of latrines. The majority house holds comprising 89 sample size were quite satisfied from their performance. Projects on this novel idea is needed in rural and remote areas of KP to improve their livelihood and better health. The information generated hence may be utilized for repetition of such sort of projects.

Keywords: Sanitation, Project, Support Program, Pakistan, Mardan.