Integrating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Education in 'Adarsh and Utkrist Schools' of Rajasthan

CEE was invited for sharing its experience of whole school approach and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) education programmes in a state level workshop at Jaipur, organised by UNICEF and Education department, Govt. of Rajasthan. The objective of the workshop was to orient participants about WASH in school (WinS) programmes in other states of India and to draw key recommendations for strengthening WASH initiatives in model schools of Rajasthan. Govt. of Rajasthan has initiated 'Adarsh and Utkrist School' scheme for enhancing quality of education in elementary and secondary education respectively. Mr. Simanta Kalita, Programme Coordinator, CEE North East shared his experience of Daily Handwashing for an Ailment-free Life (DHaAL) project as a model for saturation and scale- up of group handwashing practices in school. Mr. Parthesh Pandya, Programme Coordinator, CEE West shared his learnings of child and community participation of Anandshala model. CEE's efforts in Swatch Shale project of Karnataka was also highlighted in the presentation by Mr. Salathiel Nalli, WASH Specialist, UNICEF, Hyderabad. CEE West also supported an activity to identify gaps and possible solution for strengthening WASH in schools across the state. The workshop was attended by around 200 state and district level officers of Education department of Rajasthan.