Toilets & Water for school children, rural India

The floods ravaged the villages in Kanchipuram where the project us working.  Between November and early December the regular actvities could not be implemented due to the torrential rains.  Starting in mid December when the rains stopped, the project worked to support the local villages and schools in clearning up actvities. Besides all the relief efforts, we also had to completely sanitize all the schools before the schools started.  A large amount of bleeching powder was secured and distributed to the schools and the sanitation workers placed by the project sanitized the class rooms and sanitation facilities. All the water filtration systems in the project schools were serviced; some had repairs and these were fixed before schools started in January.

A new school was provided with drinking water filtration system.  The teachers and students were very overjoyed, as there was no propoer drinking water facility till now, and with this system, the school environment has been transformed.

The project is also undertaking the effort to clean the septic tanks which have become too full from the rains, and therefore causing problem in the hygiene facilities.  We are organizaing resources and equipment from nearby towns to come to the school and do the clearing of the septic tank, so that toilets can be used hygienically.

With the rains, many children have been getting unwell due to various exposures and improvper practices. So all children in the project schools were provided with a health check up; in additon we conducted health education in all classes so that children will be reminded of the practices/ and correct behaviors to adopt and so they stay healthy.

We have been able to do all this with the support of well wishers and supporters who have contributed generously in this trying times.  Our communities and school children thank you all for the support.