Experts View: Sanitation in Nepal on WASH FORUM
By: Dibit Aryal
Focusing the present scenario of sanitation an
interaction series on the topic “Sanitation
in Nepal: Past, Present & Future” views of expert and the perspectives
of youths was discussed and shared in a program conducted on 30th August,
2012 as a part of WASH FORUM, August discussion series.
Mr. Kamal Adhikari, sanitation expert from UN- Habitat shared
his experience regarding the sanitation issues in Nepal which is also one of
the neglected topics among people. He expressed his feelings towards sanitation
process in Nepal and as well as the reason behind to write his book “Sanitation in Nepal: Past, Present &
Future”. He discussed about the
triggering methods and problems regarding the implementation phase of
development projects about health and sanitation. Mr. Adhikari thoroughly
explained his book briefly in the series of Past, Present and Future of
sanitation. Beside that he also discussed the scenario of local and
international NGO’s who comes with different ideas and fund but cannot achieve
the goal as per the people’s requirement of sanitation process.
Following the session, Ms. Kamala K.C. Coordinator of WASH
Resource Centre, Pokhara, expressed her views regarding the book written by Mr.
Adhikari. She said, “If we want to change the situation we first had to
change ourselves and to change ourselves effectively, we first have to change
our perception”. Participants form 15 different institutions were the
part of the sharing and discussion program.
