The objectives of the Project, as outlined in ADB’s report and recommendation of the President (RRP), were to (i) provide safe, adequate, and reliable WSS services to 3,000 lowincome rural communities through community-based arrangements; and (ii) support hygiene and sanitation education, water quality surveillance, and community management activities for these communities. Eighty percent of the population of the 3,000 communities were expected to directly benefit from the Project. Project sustainability would be achieved through the development of community awareness and participation in all stages of the Project. The provision of WSS facilities was expected to result in an overall improvement in the standards of health and productivity of the estimated 3 million beneficiaries and to contribute significantly to the reduction of poverty.