Finance II: Lotika Shaunik Paintal

Bringing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education to Schools and Communities in Need Lotika S. Paintal Jan 10, 2009

What Is the Problem… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 World Health Organization 2 “Clean” water is a term used to identify water from an “improved” source, including protected wells, boreholes and piped connections. This water is not necessarily potable or “safe”, which requires testing to assure quality that meets WHO standards. 3 “Household water management: refining the dominant paradigm” Clasen and Cairncross, Tropical Medicine and International Health. February 2004 p. 187

Ah … Finally to Quench My Thirst…delicious!

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Vision of Water Centric (WC) Our 10 year goal: to have served 15,000 schools and over 3 Million Children ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Creating the Demand for Hygiene When It Is Not Initially There: From ‘Flying Toilets’ to This in a Kibera Slum School in Nairobi, Kenya

Or creating the Demand for Hygiene When It Is Not Worth Using…

 Providing access to clean water, sanitation facilities and hygiene education has been shown to reduce diarrheal episodes dramatically 1 Why we Focus on Hygiene? Reduction in diarrheal diseases morbidity 1 “Water for Life — Making it Happen” UNICEF and WHO, 2005 p. 13

Bringing Hygiene Education to the schools

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If you’d like to stay in touch: Water Centric Website: http://www.watercentric.org My E-mail: [email_address] Telephone: 781-367-8950

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