Project Report
| Jan 17, 2018
Progress report
By Pallavi Sobti Rajpal | Coordinator, Gender Prgm
Meeting with 2 School Management Committees have been held and shortly the dates will be finalized for the event. The need for awareness and Behavior Change around personal sanitation and hygiene was discussed with experience sharing of work with other schools. Efforts were made to build an understanding of SMCs that this would lead to positive influence over the rest of the population and lead to desired change in the community health profile.
Some young student volunteers have also been contacted to document the event through photographs.
Due to State elections in early December, it was not feasible to hold events in that month.
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Oct 19, 2017
Planning for first event in Bhavnagar
By Pallavi Sobti Rajpal | Coordinator, Gender Prgm
We have received our first two donations which puts us in a position to take up awareness and initiate Behavior Change around personal sanitation and hygiene in 1 school, covering about 50 students. We are in discussion with 2 schools in Bhavnagar to conduct an event in November 2017. Due to Diwali vacations, dates will be finalized after schools reopen in 1st week of November 2017.
Points which have been kept in mind before event is conducted include:
- To hold a Meeting with School Management Committee to share objectives of the event and build a shared ownership
- Invitation to young volunteers to document the event through photographs
- Involvement of change makers from nearby schools where sanitation behaviour change has been initiated and is being followed for experience sharing.
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Jul 24, 2017
Planning & Preparedness to kickstart the Project
By Pallavi Sobti Rajpal | Coordinator, Gender Prgm
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Students leading Change
We are excited to initiate this Project in the coastal region of Gujarat.
Utthan has in depth experience in working on issues related to Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. Our work on sanitation and hygiene promotion has reached 8500 children from 47 schools. Once funded, this Project will help us increase our area of influence and directly train 6000 students.
Planning done:
1. Villages have been selected on the basis of demand from communities and need identified by Utthan’s team
2. Socio Behavioural Communication Change modules based on our previous experience are ready
3. Educational material is designed from our previous campaigns and thus tested for its appropriateness
Major Activities Identified for the project include
- Pilot visits to the participating schools
- Health Promotion through Behavior Change Communication
- Capacity Building on Health Promotion
- Capacity Building on Project Management
- Inter School and Inter Sanitation Committees Competitions
- Monitoring visits of Schools
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