National Rural Clean Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy
National Target Program II
This website will serve as a platform to promote policy dialogues in rural water supply and sanitation. sector.

The National Rural Clean Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy (NRWSSS) toward 2020 was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 104/QD-TTg dated August 25th, 2000. The main tool for implementing this NRWSSS is the National Target Program (NTP) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS).

The NTP Phase I (1999-2005) was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 237/QD-TTg dated December 3rd, 1998.

The NTP Phase II (2006-2010) was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 277/QD-TTg dated December 11th, 2006.

While the NTP I for RWSS during the 1999 2005 period has made encouraging achievements, many activities are still on their way to becoming successful. In order to take advantage of the results of the NTP I and to implement the strategic targets up to 2010 in accordance with commitments to the Government, people and international donors community, implementation of the NTP II is needed and relevant, as agreed by various ministries, government agencies and localities.

Development objectives

1. Living conditions of rural people improved by improving rural water supply and sanitation services and raising community awareness of environment protection.

2. Negative impacts on rural peoples health due to poor water supply and sanitation conditions reduced and environment pollution in the community minimized.

Immediate objectives

The following objectives are to be obtained by 2010:

a. Water supply:

- 85% of the rural population use hygienic water of which 50% use clean water that meets MoHs standards 09/2005/QD-BYT issues on 11/3/2005 with 60 liters /capita /day.

b. Environment sanitation:
- 70% of rural households have hygienic latrines.

- 70% of rural households have hygienic livestock pens.

c. Public facilities:

- All rural primary schools, kindergartens, nurseries, clinics and commune peoples committees have access to clean water and hygienic latrines.

- Gradually minimize environment pollution in trade villages, especially in food processing villages.
 
News - Events
On the 2nd November 2009, the Prime Minister signed and issued Decision no. 131/2009/QĐ-TTg regarding some enabling mechanism/policies for increased investment and management, exploitation of rural water supply facilities.
▪ Workshop on “Hygiene among Ethnic Minority People in Lao Cai Province: Current Situations and Future Hygiene Promotion”  (15/12/2009)
▪ Workshop and Field Visit “Decentralised wastewater treatment system in Thanh Hoa Pediatric Hospital” (15/12/2009)
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Workshops on Launching the M&E Indicator Set for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh
▪ Invitation for comments on Final draft ToR for STC to assist MARD to update national rural water supply and sanitation strategy (28/07/2008)
▪ Technical Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation indicator set for RWSS sector, NTP II 2006-2010 (20/12/2007)
RWSS sector documents
6-22 July, 2009
▪ Education-Information and Communication action plan on rural water supply, hygeine and sanitation  (11/08/2009)
▪ Privatization Revisited: Lessons from Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries (20/02/2009)
Legal documents/Guidelines
On some incentive policies to encourage the investment and management, exploration of water supply schemes for rural areas
▪ Decision on the Establishment of Rural Sanitation Working Group (02/11/2009)
▪ Inter-ministerial Circular by MoF-MoC-MARD (no. 95/2009/TTLT-BTC-BXD-BNN on 19/5/2009) guidance for the tariff framework (10/07/2009)
Vacancies
Recruiting 2 national consultants for designing the mannual on low cost hygienic latrines and 2 national consultants for development of a plan to integrate HIV/AIDS into water supply and sanitation activities.
▪ Invitation to Tender: Recruitment of 06 national consultants on institution-as team leader; rural water supply; rural sanitation; finance; planning; IEC- Community and Gender for development  (14/10/2009)
▪ Recuitement of national and local consultants for development of Community Based Health Club (14/10/2009)
IEC e-library
RWSS IEC E-library
 

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