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Wells, taps and toilets: Safe water and sanitation for Eastern Indonesia (pdf 763K)

The Nusa Tenggara Barat - Environmental Sanitation and Water Supply Project (NTBESWS) was undertaken jointly by the Governments of Australia and Indonesia in the period 1991-1996.

Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) is among the poorer and less developed provinces in Indonesia, with limited fertile land, overcrowding (especially on central Lombok), and comparatively poor health (high infant mortality and morbidity rates, and low nutritional levels).

Less than 10% of the NTB population used piped water supplies in the late 1980s, with wells being the main water source, followed by rivers and springs. Almost 90% of rural households in NTB had limited or no access to safe toilets.

The NTB-ESWS project addressed the need for improved access to essential infrastructure for water supply and sanitation, with a focus on lower income communities in rural areas.

The assessment of the independent evaluation team is that, taking into account the mix of activities, the performance of the project was satisfactory overall and there were significant achievements made towards improving socio-economic and environmental health conditions in NTB.

 

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