SUSTAINABILITY & SCALABILITYSamaritan’s Purse’s Strategic

Implementation of the BioSand Water Filter

Karen Dyck M.A., PhD CandidateSarah Nakaska BSc.

Ray Cantwell PhD, P.Eng.

SummarySummary

IntroductionIntroductionSamaritanSamaritan’’s Purse Household Water Programs Purse Household Water ProgramBioSandBioSand Water FilterWater FilterImplementation StrategyImplementation Strategy

Best PracticesBest PracticesParticipatory Implementation ApproachParticipatory Implementation ApproachEducationEducation

HWTS Implementation Success FactorsHWTS Implementation Success Factors

Sustainability and Scalability for a BSF project is dependant upon an

approach that focuses on best practices, extensive

health and hygiene education, and a

participatory approach to implementation

IntroductionIntroduction

SamaritanSamaritan’’s Purse s Purse Household Water Program Household Water Program

Implementing and funding Implementing and funding organization of HWTS projects organization of HWTS projects 85,000+ 85,000+ BSFsBSFs installed since 1997 installed since 1997 630,000 people with safe water630,000 people with safe water22 partner organizations 22 partner organizations implementing onimplementing on--going projects in going projects in 19 countries 19 countries Ethiopia and Cambodia (10,000+ & Ethiopia and Cambodia (10,000+ & 30,000+ 30,000+ BSFsBSFs))

BioSand Water Filter BioSand Water Filter

Surface water application Surface water application No ongoing operating costsNo ongoing operating costsRobust, durable constructionRobust, durable constructionAppropriate in harsh environmentsAppropriate in harsh environmentsDriver of community developmentDriver of community developmentProven and effectiveProven and effective

Best PracticesBest Practices

Appropriate HWTS InterventionCommunities reliant on highly contaminated surface waterRural communities where a piped water supply is unavailableThe poorest of the poor who are not currently practicing any other form of HWTSCommunities where water-borne diseases are endemic

TransparencyRegular Monitoring to highlight and identify any programmatic issues

ConsistencyTo ensure a high level of technical and programmatic standards are upheld across the program

Participatory Implementation Participatory Implementation ApproachApproach

‘Sweat Equity’ConstructionDe-moldingFilter & Media TransportationInstallation

Community Based EducationCommunity Based Education

Participatory Rural Participatory Rural AppraisalsAppraisals

Community Meetings to Community Meetings to identify main risk practices identify main risk practices within their communitieswithin their communitiesIdentifying local knowledge, Identifying local knowledge, skills, and resources to address skills, and resources to address main risk practicesmain risk practices

Safe Water Storage EducationSafe Water Storage EducationPrevention of recontamination through Prevention of recontamination through appropriately designed programmatic appropriately designed programmatic software (education software (education for for behaviouralbehavioural change) and change) and hardware (containers)hardware (containers)

Sanitation EducationSanitation EducationPromotion of safe sanitation Promotion of safe sanitation Education of safe excreta Education of safe excreta practicespractices

Health, Hygiene, BSF usage Education encourage safe hand washing practicesbuild upon local capacities identify good health & hygieneeducate the community on water-related diseases, immunization, nutrition, mother and child care

HWTS Implementation Success HWTS Implementation Success FactorsFactors

Appropriate model for the Appropriate model for the contextcontextIndividual and community Individual and community demanddemandStrong local implementerStrong local implementerComplementary programmingComplementary programmingTechnology usage trainingTechnology usage trainingCommunity involvementCommunity involvementFollowFollow--up support & up support & monitoringmonitoring

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Dr. David Dr. David ManzManz, , Pure Filtered Pure Filtered Water InternationalWater InternationalCanadian International Canadian International Development AgencyDevelopment AgencySPCSPC’’ss 22 Local Partner 22 Local Partner OrganizationsOrganizationsAndrew BullerAndrew BullerMarianne MaertensMarianne MaertensKaida Liang, Kaida Liang, UNC UNC Dr. Mark Dr. Mark SobseySobsey, , UNCUNC