Nepal - Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP) (English)

Ratings for the Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP) for Nepal were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was satisfactory... See More + Ratings for the Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP) for Nepal were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was satisfactory. Some lessons learned include: the demand-driven community based model implemented by the Fund Board was able to withstand the implementation challenges of operating in a conflict environment. The RWSSP II, was able not only to address the implementation issues which affected the first project, but also to experiment and pilot innovations. These innovations allowed the RWSS program to grow and evolve, and could not have been introduced under the first project, which focused on developing the foundations of the Fund Board’s delivery model. The project had a remarkable gender impact by freeing women and girls of the time previously spent fetching water to distant locations. The Fund Board would need to reorient to address the emerging trends of growing demand for improved service levels in rural areas development phase of the Fund Board’s delivery model, during which communities are mobilized, and community decisions are made, is a unique feature and an important investment that assures ownership, successful implementation, and sustainability of the schemes.  See Less -