The team also reported that a garbage container placed by the CDA was full and had not been collected from PHOTO: NAZAKAT ALIOwing to the suspension of funds from donors, the provincial government has finally called off its Saaf Suthro Sindh programme. “The government had initially identified over 5,200 villages across 13 districts to equip with proper toilet access and sanitation systems. However, the sudden suspension of funding from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, citing Covid-19’s impact on the country, has left us with no option but to shut down the initiative,” said Saaf Suthro Sindh project director Farooq Ahmed Siddiqui. Started with the help of local NGOs under World Bank Guidelines, Saaf Suthro Sindh had been mobilising community members to build their own toilets and adopt sanitation practices. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Siddiqui also said that in the absence of donors, he wanted to request the provincial government to allocate funding for Saaf Suthro Sindh, so the project could once again be resumed.

Source: The Express Tribune November 05, 2020 06:33 UTC