Punjab Sanitation and Nutrition Improvement Project (PSNIP) (WB-P165075)

Countries
  • Pakistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
Government of Pakistan
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 30.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Feb 20, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Dec 8, 2017

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, the proposed project will focus on three key areas: a) reducing open defecation through a community-based, nutrition-sensitive, behavior change approach involving community mobilization, formation of Village Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH) committees, communication and messaging, training, etc.,; b) implementing total sanitation interventions in selected villages by providing adequate drainage systems, and piloting technologies like oxidation ponds and solid waste management, etc. to demonstrate total sanitation models for replication in the rest of Punjab; and c)strengthening the roles and capacity of service delivery institutions through training, Information Technology (IT) solutions, etc. to demonstrate the sustainability of interventions and improve service delivery of all sanitation programs in Punjab.

Investment Description
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Co-financing:

Government Contribution US$ 50 million
Pakistan Partnership for Improved Nutrition (PPIN) Trust Fund (Administered by the World Bank) US$ 10 million


Contact Information
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World Bank
Mohammad Farhanullah Sami
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Economic Affairs Division
Azam Khan
Deputy Secretary
azamkhan66@yahoo.com

Implementing Agency
Public Health Engineering Department
Salman Yusuf
Additional Secretary
salyusuf@hotmail.com


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