Baseline study report: Transforming rural livelihood through wash in climate vulnerable areas in south-west Bangladesh

The baseline study of the ‘Transforming Rural Livelihood Through Wash in Climate Vulnerable Areas in South-West Bangladesh finds, in the project area 67.6% households lack access to safe-drinking water throughout the year. Besides, on an average 32 minutes is required for households to collect water from the available drinking water options. In addition, approximately 36% of the project households share latrines with other households. Over 15 percent households’ latrines were submerged during flood or rainy season or during a tidal surge; 46.4 percent of them used no latrine or specific place during inundation.  Also, in the project area around 15 percent of children suffered from diarrhea in past two weeks preceding the survey, 32.7 percent suffered from dysentery, 21.7 percent from skin diseases, 2.5 percent from typhoid; and 2.1 percent from jaundice in three months preceding the survey.