Rural Area Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

Country: Kazakhstan

The main objective of the Project was to improve the living and health conditions in selected rural communities, in particular for the poor, through the provision of basic water supply and sanitation services. The Project aimed to achieve its objectives by assisting the central and local governments in delivering WSS infrastructure services and improving the technical and financial capacity of local governments and water consumer groups in the planning, implementation, and O&M of facilities. The project area covered the three oblasts of Akmola, North-Kazakhstan, and South-Kazakhstan and included about 500 villages, with populations ranging from 200 to 6,000 persons. Overall, about 530,000 people, of whom approximately 40% were living below the poverty line, benefited directly from the Project through the provision of potable quality piped water supply facilities, improved wastewater drainage facilities, school and private latrines, and public bath houses.

• Development
• Expansion
• Rehabilitation and upgrading of piped water supply systems, wastewater drainage facilities, school and private latrines ans banyas (public baths)

• Preparation of training programs
• Training of central and local governments staff and other stakeholders to strengthen their capacity to efficiently plan, implement, operate, and maintain the WSS systems