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Sustainability Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Projects in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Myanmar |
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| Creator | Cho Zin Win |
| Title | Sustainability Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Projects in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Myanmar |
| Contributor | Romanee Thongdara, Kritsanat Surakit, Nawatch Surinkul, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Trakarn Prapaspongsa |
| Publisher | Environmental Engineering Association of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | Thai Environmental Engineering Journal (TEEJ) |
| Journal Vol. | 35 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 85-94 |
| Keyword | Sustainability, Water,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Participatory,Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST), National Strategy |
| URL Website | https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/teej |
| Website title | Thai Environmental Engineering Journal (TEEJ) |
| ISSN | 2673-0359 |
| Abstract | Determining the sustainabilityof Water,Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)projects isessentialfor developing countries that have struggled to maintain access to clean waterand sanitation. Assessing the alignment with the National Strategy is also integral as it can monitor, control and guide WASH service providersnot to deviate from the national objectives. This study aimed to assessthe sustainabilitystatusof WASH projects in Yesagyo Township,Magway Region, Myanmar. The WASH projects wereimplemented by UN-HABITATby using Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) approach.It wasalso intended to analyze the alignment with Myanmar National WASH Strategy. The sustainability status was measured by water, sanitation and hygiene indicators which were indicatedas accessibility, functionality, reliability (continuity, reliability(seasonality), intra-village equity, water quality, catchment protection, maintenance of open defecation free status, use of sanitation facilities, handwashing facilitiesand handwashing practices. The sustainability status of water supply and sanitation and hygiene has not deteriorated since the end of project 2018.The number of households that used water from improved water sources increased from 92% to 95.4%. Latrine usagehas increased from90% to 97.1%. Handwashingpracticeshavealsoincreased and already met the national targets. Latrine usage status is exceededthenational target in 2025. As there were only six open defecationfreevillages in the surveyed villages, it can be concluded that the open defecation free targetwas stillneeded to meet the national target as of 92% in 2020. Tosum up, the impacts of WASH projects in Yesagyo Township were sustainable and likely to meet the national targets by 2030by combining the continuous community collective actions and sufficient government supports after the project implementation. However,much work still needs to bedoneto achievethe sustainability status ofopen defecationfree communities. |
