Monitoring and Evaluation of DEWATS
BORDA (Bremen Research and Development Association) has made two days monitoring and evaluation visit to ENPHO from 10-11 February, 2011.
Mr. Bernd Gutterer, BORDA evaluator was joined by Mr. Pedro Kraemer, Project coordinator, South Asia to perform monitoring and evaluation. The main objective of the visit was to monitor and evaluate two year project activities conducted in partnership with BORDA/CDD Society and ENPHO and also to identifying potential projects for next phase programme. The evaluation team made discussion with project team on key achievements and impacts of the project including major challenges and opportunities of promotion of Decentralized Basic Need Services (DBNS) in Nepal.
During this two days visit, the evaluation team organized meetings with UN Habitat, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS), Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Center, High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization to discuss on possibilities of scaling up DBNS services through implementation of DEWATS and DESWAM in Nepal. The team also made field visit at Amaghar, Godavari to observe newly constructed DEWATS for managing solid and liquid waste in this home for underprivileged children.
They made discussion with Chairperson of Amaghar on motivation for establishing DEWATS and O&M requirements and plans. Before leaving, the evaluation team made visit at Pashupatinath area to see the current condition of the Bagmati River and to conceptualize establishment of DEWATS to manage wastewater in this vicinity.