HAK conducted input tracking at the water system in post-administrative Maliana, Bobonaro municipality

HAK, relevant entities and the community of the Boe-mali water system directly visited the water system to conduct the input tracking and the water quality test including direct observation to the Boe-mali water system. It aims to directly observe the water system condition and the facilities such as reservatory tank, and to test the quality of the water consuming by the community. Besides community, health post and school in the Raifun village also consume the water from Beo-mali water system that has never been tested before.

After tested the Boe-mali water quality, team continued to collect information regarding Boe-mali water system following the indicators of rural water system using the process of community score card (CSC) to input the gathered information to the mWater application and directly observed the accessibility of public taps installed in the Raifun village.

The result of the water quality test was presented after 24h at the municipal level WASH dialogue in Bobonaro. It showed that the Boe-mali water is contaminated with the result MPN/100ml: 5.2 Upper 95% Confidence Interval/100ml: 14.73 Health Risk Category Based on MPN and Confidence Interval: Intermediate Risk/Possibly Safe. The chief of Raifun village, and Water User Group of Boe-mali water system were shocked seeing the result of the water quality test. However, the Chief of Boe-mali water user group after attenting the WASH dialogue said on the intervew that she will coordinate with the chief of Raifun village to urgently organize community meeting to inform the result of the water quality test and collaborate with the facilitator of the post administrative to technically resolve the contaminated water in Boe-mali water system. 

This activity is supported by the Australian Government through Water for Women and implemented by WaterAid Timor-Leste and its implementing partners HAK Association, PNBESITL, and GFFTL.