Morang District has 8 municipalities and 52 VDCs with total population of this district is 965,370 with 213,870 households (CBS Report 2011). Base on national WASH data, out of total households 136,392 household is with toilet facilities and still 77,478 households are without sanitation facilities with 64% of sanitation coverage while it has progressed up to 80% in 2016
With the target of making 7646 toilets in the respective Municipalities and Wards of Morang base on National Master Hygiene Plan of Government of Nepal along with zero subsidy, we have completed some important activities like five days residential triggering training for ten staffs of GNN,event celebrating, hand washing demonstration, promotion of sanitation and hygiene behavior, formation of M-WASH-CCs and Ward-WASHCCs in both Municipalities namely Ratuwamai Municipality and sunbarshi Municipality, task force formation and also orientation to them. Similarly, child club formation and household visit and follow up. 7646 toilets have been constructed to accomplish 100% target of project successfully.
Case Story:
Sunabarshi Municipality is situated in Morang district, south-east district of Biratanagr city, which is about 22 kms far away from the city. The story is about Mr. Narayan Prasad Singh Gangia Kuntidev Sahani and family from Sunbarshi ward no. 9. from the village, Mr Narayan Singh is one of the richest persons with land property from Dainiya where Mrs. Kunti and other six families (dalit) are staying in Singh's land for very long time. Daily life of those families to stay in others land was difficult where proper sanitation and proper health was challenge. On the top of that, Mr. Singh was very possessive for his land and always been rude to these families-"asking them to leave away from his land and behave them badly regularly". Those days were like that. As being a settled member of these society, he himself doesn't has toilet in his house or none from that village has toilet in his propertiy, everyone using open areas. ODF Campaign began by the support of UNHabitat, GNN-ODF team was there for the job and awareness program in this area. Team has plated the vital role to convince Mr. Singh. He changed his mentality for being hygienic leader with humanity affected day by day after follow up by our team. With that note, the latest request of ODF team and ward Chairperson Mr.Kumala kishor Singh advice , Mr. Singh agreed to let these families stay in his land and also let them to build toilet for ODF program to success. Now, all of them started living happily and cleanliness environment. There are three toilets built, two families are sharing each toilet using them regularly. Resulted Mr. Singh has built a big toilet with bathroom facility in his house and encourage other family in his community. He has proven that he is the person with kind hearted societal who gave his very high market valued land to those poor families and Kunti's family. These people have land to live and clean toilet to use foe betterment hygienie and sanitation. In this way, this situation starts up as the first movement of building toilet in Sunbarshi Municipality.
ODF Campaign has upgraded their health and sanitation of that community. Especially, step to solve the problem of female member. This has secures the women's pride and prestige in some way. And also we are aware of other problems like snake bite, extreme mosquito attacks and other animals attack etc. turned into comfort and relief of all thefamilies and children to the next level.
