Sukaar Foundation Tharparkar Clean Water Bright Future VI Project


Reporting Organization:International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF)
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 176,078
Timeframe: September 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022
Status: Completion
Contact Information: Sumaiya Jahan
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF)

Participating Organizations


  • NGOs

    • Sukaar Foundation

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Pakistan - $ 176,077.93 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Health Promotion & Education (25.00 %)

Nutrition (25.00 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Food Security & Agriculture (25.00 %)

WASH (25.00 %)

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Description


Tharparkar is the desert district in Pakistan with acute water shortage. Groundwater is the only major water source for 1.67 million people, mostly residing in (2800) rural villages. The rainfall pattern is not uniform. The area has also long drought history. The Sindh Relief Department declares Tharparkar as a drought-hit area. The department had declared droughts for the years 1968, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Usually, monsoon drizzles also remain uneven in most of the areas of Tharparkar.

This creates little hope to address the issue of acute water scarcity in the region. There are not any surface water or pipe water facilities in rural villages. Hence, in the absence of rainfall, groundwater becomes only feasible water source in Tharparkar. Whereas dug wells are only mean to extract groundwater in most of the villages. These wells, both shallow and deep, usually draw water from natural aquifers ranging from 50 – 150 feet. These wells fall at a distance of 2-5 kilometers from the villages, thus, people have to travel daily for hours to collect water needed for drinking and other household consumptions. Usually, girls and women are responsible to fetch water from these wells. Poverty, coupled with water scarcity, has exacerbated the poor sanitation and hygiene conditions in rural villages of Tharparkar multiplying the risk of COVID-19 in this pandemic situation. Absence of toilets compels people to defecate in the open. An integrated WASH response is also required to mitigate the vulnerabilities of marginalized communities. The proposed project will ensure improved access to WASH services through the provision of water and sanitation facilities (hand pump, toilets, etc) and hygiene education.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adult men Adult women Adolescent females Adolescent males Children, girls Children, boys Under-5 children
Descriptors: Rural
Total Direct Population: 13,812
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Outputs


80 % of children and women with access to water
90 % of the total targeted population with access to hygiene knowledge
50 Handpumps installed
2 Solar submersible pumps installed
125 latrines installed in 25 villages
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


Selected communities will have access to clean drinking water, improved sanitation facilities, and better hygiene conditions.

Achieved Results


Indicators


SDG Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • SDG 1.4.1 Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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