Name of the Assignment: Arsenic Screening, Design and Implement Training Program, Orientation and Supervision Activities
Project Location: Cumilla District
Project Authority: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives
Financier: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Project Background: This proposed project is based on Situation Analysis of Arsenic Mitigation 2009, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012-13 and past experience of another DPHE project. The main target of this project is to provide safe water to the Arsenic affected population in Upazilas having Unions more than 60% Arsenic contaminated areas as identified by the assessment and to identify the present situation if Arsenic contamination of 70% areas of Bangladesh. The main objective of the project is to provide safe water to the arsenic affected population in upzila having union(s) more than 60% arsenic contaminated as identified by the Situation Analysis of Arsenic Mitigation 2009 by DHPE and JICA.
Objectives of the Assignment: The overall objective of the assignment is to train and enhance the capacity of the field workers and stakeholders on Arsenic screening activity by the field test kit and make the stakeholders familiar with the project activity to mark the tube well by painting with the colour, finally proper monitoring the activity and prepare the report to send the concerned authority. The specific objectives of the assignment are to provide hands on training on “Arsenic Text’’ to Arsenic Testers (1 DPHE mechanic, 6 field testers & 1 UP representative from each Union) in 379 Unions.
Actual Services provided by SAMAHAR:
- Receive training from Project office regarding Arsenic screening and social mobilization at Union level.
- Prepare pragmatic and achievable training plan and submit to Project Director Office.
- Develop Training Manuals/Documents/Guidelines for Arsenic screening and orientation program and printing of required Training Manuals/Guidelines for Field Testers following the guidance receive from Project office. The Manuals/Modules will be basically based on Arsenic testing using kit, awareness raising in the community to drink Arsenic free and bacteriological safe water and enrich the community knowledge about Arsenic, its toxicity, its effects on human body and preventive measures also.
- Assist in recruitment of field testers for Arsenic screening involving the Union Parishad and DPHE Executive Engineer.
- Provide training on Arsenic testing for Mechanics of DPHE and Field Testers/Workers (06/union) & Union Parishad representative [Each batch will be formed with 32 participants (8 persons from each of the 4 unions)]
- Provide honorarium and Training Materials (Carrying Bag, Pen, Pencil, Notepad etc.) to Field Testers (06/union) for receiving 1 days screening training.
- Conduct proper monitoring of the Arsenic screening activity performed by the trainees and submits the monitoring plan.