KanchanTM Arsenic Filter
Research Reports

KanchanTM Arsenic Filter Project for Rural Nepal

Guidelines on Ward-Level Awareness Workshop


1. Objectives:

  • To increase the awareness among VDC members, health post, teachers about water related diseases, health, hygiene, and sanitation
  • To inform about various treatment options for arsenic and bacteria removal
  • To demonstrate the installation, operation, and maintenance of KanchanTM Arsenic Filter (KAF)
  • To orient on how to obtain a filter (local entrepreneurs contact information) and available subsidy
  • To build local capacity on safe water provision, promotion, monitoring, and management

2. Expected Outcome:

  • Participants will understand about arsenic and its effect on health
  • Participants will understand about various mitigation options
  • Participants will know how to obtain, install, operate, and maintain an KAF
  • Participants will make informed decision on appropriate safe water options

3. Participants:

  • 25 participants per VDC, including VDC members, health post workers, doctors (if any), teachers, and other relevant persons. It is desirable to have many women participants.
  • Minimum of three staff from NRCS, ENPHO, or RWSSSP.
  • One should be a Support Officer/Trainer/Supervisor who is familiar with water management, entrepreneur training, financing and subsidy options, and KAF promotion techniques.
  • The other staff can be health workers or motivators who are familiar with arsenic and trained on KAF installation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting technique

4. Duration:

  • 6-7 hours

5. Materials Required:

    

- Copy of this training guideline

1  

- Copy of entrepreneurs list for all districts

1  

- Assembled Gem505 Filter

1  

- Gravel (washed)

sample  

- Coarse sand (washed)

 sample  

- Fine sand (washed)

 sample  

- Piyush

2 bottles  

- Iron nails

sample  

- One liter measuring cup (Gem 016)

 1  

- Posters to be posted in ward

5 plus some extra  

- Brochures for participants

50 plus some extra  

- Additional educational materials and aids (masking tape, banner, flip-chart, marker, etc)

some  

- Camera

1  

- Refreshment

50 people  
   

6. Activities:

Pre-workshop activities (1 week before actual workshop day)

  • Identify location for workshop (e.g. open space or at villager’s home)
  • Discuss with VDC and villagers to determine the most appropriate workshop date, time, and location
  • Determine if any individual would like to have a filter a subsidized price (1000 Rs subsidy). If so, then the demonstration filter will be given to that household. Be sure to bring sufficient materials (sand, gravel, iron) for actual filter installation. There should be only one subsidized filter per ward.

Detailed workshop activities
Activities
Duration (hours)
 Remarks
Registration, opening remarks
0.25
 Collect names of all participants
General information on water quality, health, hygiene, sanitation
0.25
 Use of posters and other visual aids
Information on arsenic, testing results, and its health effects
0.5
 Show pictures of arsenicosis effects. Explain health survey results
Information on mitigation options including KAF, dug well, etc
0.25
 Explain advantages and disadvantages of each option
Distribution of IEC materials
0.25
 One KAF brochure for each participants. Posters and stickers posted in easy to see places
Tea break
0.25
  
Demonstration on KAF installation, operation and maintenance
1
 Demo KAF unit
Information on how to obtain a filter, and available subsidy
0.25
 Entrepreneur list is available at VDC and NRCS offices
Questions from villagers and Closing
0.5
 More time if necessary
Total
3.5
  
 

Post-workshop activities

  • Obtain from local entrepreneurs name and address of users who have obtained a filter from the entrepreneurs. This will assist us to update our KAF database for easy future monitoring
  • Obtain from subsidy provider name and address of users who have obtained filter subsidy. This will assist us to update our KAF database
  • Monitor new filters in August and September 2004

 
7. Budget
Item
Units
Rate (NRs)
Total (NRs)
Refreshment
50
15
750
Other logistics
n/a
n/a
50
Total Expense per Ward
800
Note: All IEC materials and filter construction materials will be provided by ENPHO