Sanitation Project : Partnership Of Assessment Answer

bdullah, 2013). This menace has cost the municipality huge sums of money in the name of waste management (Yedla, & Kansal, 2003).

The ICS-group program will be done in Mumbai and with time can be absorbed by other towns which are in need of cleanliness and litter management such as New Delhi.

Project aim: Addressing the main problem which is littering and Tackling the problem of garbage disposal

Project objectives:

To promote cleanliness, waste management and better hygiene by bin placement.

To curb open defecation by providing adequate and accessible sanitation services.

To implement the waste to energy project.

To form initiatives which benefit the community from a clean environment

Project strategies

Forming steering committees of the group

Traveling to Mumbai to review the sanitation situation

Recruiting volunteers for the program

Allocation of roles and duties to group members

Monitor and evaluate implementation of the program 

Trial the model in 1 pilot site

Training the participants in the program

Project key personnel: ICS-group members and Shudhi

Key project stakeholders: The chair of Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Project sustainability consideration: In order to sustain the benefits of the project, several actions and strategies have been put in place. For instance, the project design involves selecting a team of members who would travel to the site to assess the current situation there firsts. Also, the committee steering the project shall receive adequate training for better implementation of the project.

Project Strategies

Strategies	Key activities	Time frame for each activity	Positions involved	Responsible person
Forming steering committees	·         Kick start the project activities	10/01/2016-10/02/2016	ICS-group Shudhi	ICS-group Head
Training the participants in the program	·         Seminars on sanitation	12/02/2016-12/04/2016	Program trainers	Trainer head
Traveling to Mumbai to	·         Reviewing  the sanitation situation in Mumbai	14/04/2016-20/04/2016	ICS-group members	Project head
Roles and duties allocation	·         Assigning roles to members of the program	27/04/2016-30/04/2016	ICS-group members	Project head
Recruiting volunteers for the program	·         Interviews to selects locals to participate in the project	1/05/2016-2/06/2016	ICS-group members	ICS-group members
Program piloting	·         Trial the model in pilot site	5/06/2016-3/10/2016	ICS-group members	Project head
Monitor and evaluate implementation of the program	·         Checking effectiveness of the program in Mumbai by interviewing locals	4/10/2016-1/01/2017	ICS-group members and Shudhi	project head

Project Process Evaluation

key evaluation questions	Indicators of achievements/Success indicators	Methods for measurement including details of data collection	When will the information be collected	Responsible person
Has open defection reduced?	Absence of feces in open areas	Interviewing residents	At the start and end of project	Project head
How often are bins used?	Bins installed around the road are full No traces of litter on the road	Manually checking the bins	At the start and end of project	Project head

There will be a comparison between the initial baseline exercise and the current situation within three months. There will be monitoring of the rates of open defecation and also the functionality of the bins that will be installed in close proximity in the town. There will be photographic records taken as time passes with the continuing of the project.

Impact Evaluation

Objectives	Indicators of achievements/ Success indicators	Methods for Measurements including details of data collection	When should data collection and analysis take place?	Responsible person
To promote cleanliness and waste management	Full waste bins	Interviews	Start and of project	ICS-head
To curb open defecation	No feces in the open	keeping records	End of project	ICS-head
To implement the waste to energy project	Litters like wood used for cooking	Observations	End of project	ICS-head
To form initiatives which benefit the community from a clean environment	Willingness of many locals to volunteer in the program	Interviews Record keeping	Start and end of project	Shudhi coordinator

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