Impact Assessment of Safe Water Access Intervention - March 2020

Our sincere thanks to the Government of Telangana for providing the enabling environment to execute the project and to the district collectors, local panchayats and other government officials for facilitating the use of the infrastructure with respect to land, building and raw water source for the use by the community. [...] The study also measures the evolution of the iJal model in terms of technological advances in the water treatment plant as well as the creation of institutions for reliable and sustainable delivery of safe drinking water, especially when more than half the decentralized water delivery models fail within three to six months of installation and are in a state of abject disrepair and neglect2. [...] The scope of information areas was expanded in the end-line for the following key areas- • evaluation of the benefits of safe water, especially in the lives of women and girl child with respect to time savings associated with (a) better access to water and the (b) release of productive time due to safe water quality reducing the incidence of water-borne diseases and (c) less time spent on care giv. [...] Decision makers for purchase if iJal • Men remain the key decision-makers for buying iJal from stations o Generally, remain cognizant of the money spent o Therefore, the decision of the number of water cans usage lies with the men of households • However, post-purchase, the onus of optimal use of water to avoid extra spend lies on the woman of the house • Most women use iJal water diligently and a. [...] iJal has become the catalyst for change in the mindset and role of the men and the women.