Tajikistan Safe Drinking Water Project (TSDWP)

The purpose of this three-year project is to improve the long-term technical and financial sustainability of potable water supply services and improve hygiene behaviors for rural populations in Tajikistan.   

Through this project, USAID/CAR will increase access to potable water supply in rural communities, decrease the incidence of water-related diseases through household hygiene interventions, and improve sustainable management of potable water quality and quantity in project-assisted communities.

The project will improve local government capacity, supply infrastructure and community involvement in operation and management of water infrastructure. Project activities include technical assistance to build the capacity of health providers, community leaders and the private sector to promote key improved hygiene behaviors and associated products to beneficiaries.

At the completion of this project, it is anticipated that close to 100,000 people will have access to safe drinking water sources and 500,000 people will have received messages to promote hygiene behavior change.  The project will establish community-based committees or associations in all project sites to ensure sustainability of project achievements and will assist in the launch of at least one point-of-use drinking water treatment product which will be marketed in project areas.

For more details concerning this project, please contact:

In Bethesda:  Mirela McDonald at 301-652-4334 or mcdonald@engl.com

In Tajikistan: Duane Beard, COP, duanebeard@yahoo.com