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World Bank Funded Alternative Water Supply Project in Aboji Village, Dayara StateA Presentation on the Report of the Monitoring and Evaluation Exercise conducted between 1st January - 30th June, 2011

Presented By Jil MamzaMonitoring and Evaluation OfficerHealthAssess Nigeria Ltd24 September, 2011AcknowledgementThe contributions and support of the M&E team members is highly regarded and appreciated:

The community representatives, Aboji VillageThe Project ManagerThe World Banks RepresentativeDayara State Government RepresentativeIntroductionContextAboji Village is densely populated - Population size: about 1.3 million 39% of the population are males, 61% are femalesHas 500,000 children below 5 yearsHas a long history of health problems:Maternal mortality ratio 140 per 10,000 live births Under 5yrs mortality rate of 62 per 1000 live birthsLingering diarrhoeal diseases epidemicUp to 50,000 children admissions within 5 yrs

3IntroductionContextRecently had vomiting and diarrhoea epidemic:With over 12,500 children admissions in 2 weeksOver 5,000 child mortality cases in 2 weeksCaused by contamination of the only water sourceThe people have very low literacy rate: 14% (females) and 22% (males)Poverty: 87% of the population live on