WASH Institute

Pakistan stands in the row of developing countries where WASH conditions are vulnerable more than 60% of the population do not have access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

WASH as an important component of daily life

“WASH” stands for water sanitation and hygiene. Provision of safe drinking water and sanitation facility is basic right of every human being.

In developing countries of the world WASH conditions are vulnerable people even deprived of basic hygiene and sanitation facilities due to high poverty rate and ignorance towards health and hygiene practices which ultimately spreads diseases and results in high mortality rate.

Many human rights agencies and Govt and non organization realized this factor. The united nation organization focused on this factor and decided to give it a legal recognition. An important step to the legal recognition was achieved on 28 July 2010, when the UN General Assembly declared, “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights.”

Furthermore, it urges countries to "scale-up efforts to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable water and sanitation for all."

WASH Background of Pakistan

Pakistan stands in the row of developing countries where WASH conditions are vulnerable more than 60% of the population do not have access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities child mortality rate is very high due to diseases caused by  poor health and hygiene conditions. 

Establishment of WASH INSTITUTE 

Objectives of WASH institute

1. To highlight issues and challenges facing the provision of sustainable access to safe drinking water coordination of stakeholders  is required which include Provincial Govt , Local Govt ,NGO,s,private and civil society organizations and institutions and other individuals  working in drinking water sector.
2. Discuss  MICS (Multiple indicator cluster survey) publications about  population  access to improved drinking water supply considerable water supply coverage and compare it with the actual current situation to declare what progress has been made for sector development during the past.
3. Capacity development. Role and responsibilities of various agencies regarding drinking water sector at   provincial, district and local levels can be streamlined.
4.  To identify the most important sector issues and recommendations how sector performance can be improved. Proper cost effective strategy need to be designed which can hopefully guide the sectors to plan for the future
5. Providence of strategic platform for all the participants’ Programmatic approach and appropriate technological measures needs to be adopted
6. Enhancing public awareness. Education and communication campaigns will be developed and implemented to promote water safety, water conservation and safe hygiene practices.
7. Improvement of old schemes and emphasize on protection and conservation of water resources and treatment and safety at house hold level.
8. Establish Public and private partnership and prepare Disaster management wash clusters during emergencies.

Official Structure of WASH institute 

Wash institute will include 

1. Director room
2. Admin Deptt
3. Library which includes written material related to WASH e.g. reading material,publications,news letters,manuals,reports etc.
4. Trainers room - separate room or Hall will be allocated for training purpose .where expert  trainers  provide training facilities 
5. Reception and visitors place. 

Reception place will at entrance and visitors place will be adjacent to reception site.

Faculty /Staff of WASH institute

WASH institute initially comprised of following staff members

Executive Director

The executive director reviews overall activities undertaken. Conduct regular meeting with the staff and take their suggestions and their opinions regarding reforms and improvement in WASH sector.

Manager Administration and HR

Manager administration acts as a supervisor monitors activities undertaken by of Admin Officer and give approval admintrative tasks. He gives his suggestions to executive director regarding hiring of staff and after approval from director makes final decision.

Admin and HR  Officer 

Admin Officer  assists Admin Manager deals in designing working schedule, ,office maintenance and  purchasing office equipments, supervising support staff, Maintains complete record of the staff which includes their educational record ,working experience and issues them appointment letter after 
approval of Manager administration.

Academic Staff

The academic staff includes “Expert trainers “comprises of those who are highly experienced in WASH Sector. They will train the team members and share their knowledge and work experience with them. We can say this process as “training of the trainers”.

Librarian

The librarian will maintains records of written material related to WASH e.g., publications, newsletters, different manuals by WASH experts worldwide  and also Annuals and quarterly reports written by HRDS core team working in  WASH sector etc.

Receptionist

The receptionists welcomes visitors and provide them necessary information and guides them towards visitors place which is adjacent to reception site .He or She maintains records of telephone calls, Official visits, dispatch items, Attendence of staff members in separate registers and reports it to manager administration on monthly basis. 

Supporting Staff

Supporting staff  includes.Peon.Watch Man,Janitorial Staff,Cook.They all work under supervision of Admin Officer and reports their weekly activities to admin deptt.

Beneficiaries of WASH institute
The beneficiaries will include those who will be benefited by services provided. Initially of team of trainers will be selected  Preference will be given to those who have already worked or have been working .This team will be trained by “Expert trainers “which include those who are highly experienced in WASH Sector.

They will train the team members and share their knowledge and work experience with them. We can say this process as “Training of the trainers”.