Health Reform Project II

In Bardiya, 17% of the rural population lack access to any drinking water on their premises and only 25% have access to drinking water treated with appropriate methods. The vulnerability to infections from contaminated water sources is high (90%) among poor communities. (NDHS) Part of ADRA's Health Reform Project includes the provision of safe drinking water and the project has designed a major intervention to increase the accessibility to safe drinking water in targeted communities (marginalized, Dalit, indigenous, minority, and disabled). The project comprises the construction of water faucets at ten different locations, extending the water supply pipelines by almost 6,400 meters, benefitting 440 families.