Strengthening CSO Engagement and Advocacy for SDG 6 in Nepal Period of Performance: Aug 2021 to March 2022 Working Area: National and Sub-National level Budget: NRs. 2,310,764 Supported by: WaterAid Nepal Key Achievements Sensitization and renewed commitments from local government officials for localization and implementation of WASH-related indicators of SDG 6. In this process, meetings were held with Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Kirtipur Municipality and Golbazar Municipality. 134 persons were engaged in these meetings. As the secretariat of Nepal SDGs Forum, NFN was supported for managing the website and social media of NFN and Nepal SDGs Forum and the project documentation. Feedback and suggestions on Roadmap on Hand Hygiene for All collected through a consultation meeting were submitted to Ministry of Water Supply. A video document was produced to present the situation of sanitation workers. A broader level of consultation and sensitization workshop on the situation of sanitation workers, their rights, safety and security. 61 people participated in this event. Federal, province and local government officials engaged in the WASH alignment — inequalities, data and reporting system, coordination and collaboration, capacity among other issues have been highlighted. In the virtual meeting, 75 persons participated. Province level government entities, CSOs and media have discussed about the status and initiatives for SDG 6 localization in Bagmati and Lumbini provinces in which 90 people have participated. Policy, protocol and intervention strategies on WASH in health care facilities, roles of the local and provincial governments in waste management and sanitation, global standards on this, survey findings on WASH in health care facilities and civil society concerns on this were discussed on the occasion of National Civil Society Conference.
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