Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) APFED Showcase Programme Introduction/Overview With 56 projects in 20 Asia Pacific countries, the Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development Showcase Programme has fostered projects which are creating enabling conditions at the community level for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Since its inception, it has provided opportunities for various actors (CSOs, CBOs, NGOs, research institutes and government agencies) in the region to realize their creative ideas, technologies and practices, aiming to facilitate widespread application. www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) A Case Study on Access to Community Based Safe Drinking Water by A. Khurshid Bhatti President Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Pakistan Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) is a community based organization established in December 2001 registered in Pakistan under the societies Registration Act to work for the peace, justice, harmony and equality for all. www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) AHD Priority Programs Water, Sanitation & Housing Promotion safe drinking Nadi water filter • Promotion, awareness and safe sanitation/ sewage disposal in villages • Provision of low cost shelter in poor families/villages • Help villagers to have sanitation system low cost latrines • Capacity building regarding safe Health, Hand Washing • Health & Education Non formal education programs • Promote awareness on safe drinking water and cleanliness • Conduct advocacy and lobbying regarding health and education • Organize health programs/mobile camps etc • Agriculture and Vegetable/ crops seeds distribution • Environment Agriculture and livestock trainings • Promotion of useful animal breeds • Promotion of Organic Agriculture • Tree Plantation • Women Empowerment Formation of women CBOs in target village • Training of women CBOs and capacity building workshops • Trainings and awareness promotion of community development • Women income generation schemes • Formation of cluster/consortium in village/UC and Tehsils network • Relief & Rehabilitation Rescue help for flood hit areas • Quick Rapid Survey • www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Background and Challenges: • Lack of access to safe and clean water in the disaster prone communities • Untreated waterborne pathogens • High prevalence of water borne illnesses www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) - Cholera -Hookworm Infection -Arsenicosis -Ring worm or Tinea -Botulism -Trachoma -Campylobacteriosis -Hepatitis -Dangue -Lead Poisining -Diarrhoea -Dracunculiasis -Flourosis -Typhoid www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Bio-Sand Nadi Water Filter: AHD’s community based solution for clean drinking water www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Bio-Sand Nadi Water Filter: How does it works? www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) A simple & indigenous method ensuring household water safety and security A biological filtering process involving good • microbes vs bad microbes Easy and adoptable design • 100% local based technology with its material • available everywhere making it as best replicable model for household water security www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Performance of Bio-Sand Nadi Filters. Tests conducted at AHD + Oxfam GB Lab Purification effect of slow Parameter of sand filtration water quality Colour 70% to 100% reduction Turbidity is generally reduced Turbidity Lab test on local canal water show 320 to less than 1 NTU thermo-tolerant Faecal Coliform per 100ml 95% to 100%, and often 99% Faecal Coliforms to 100%, reduction Virtual removal of cercariae of Cercariae schistosomes, cysts and ova Viruses Virtually complete removal Organic matter 60% to 75% reduction in COD Iron and Largely removed manganese Test on the same water after passing through the Heavy metals 30% to 95% reduction Filter show only 1 T.F.C per 100ml www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Impact at the community level Improved quality of life of communities at the rural level • Reduction in water born diseases related to morbidity & mortality in slum • dwelling communities Access to affordable safe drinking water with storage facility for communities • living in informal settings Community based household water treatment and improved hygiene practices • Adoptable household water treatment systems on a sustainable basis. • Empowered communities on sustainable water resource management and • conservation. www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Safe Drinking Nadi filter units for 1,000 families and 12,000 individuals through Bio-sand Nadi Filters www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) www.ahdpak.org A Step Towards Sustainable Development
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