Overordnede mål
To improve the state of health in Balasore district in Orissa, India.
Umiddelbare mål
Objective 1: By the end of the project, 30 villages have improved state of health among villagers as a result of improved WASH practices and facilities. Objective 2: By the end of the project, students are equipped to improve and advocate for better WASH facilities Objective 3: By the end of the project, the local community has been organised at GP level and capacitated to be able to conduct advocacy activities and hold the relevant duty bearers accountable
Målgrupper
The overall target group of the intervention is 30 villages with the aim of making each village ODF and get improved state of health. The 30 villages cover 5141 households with a total population of 23,423 men, women and children. Most villagers belong to marginalised communities such as Schedule Tribes/indigenous people (38%), and Schedule Castes (40%). The project area has been selected based on the hygienic condition and density of vulnerable communities, in particular indigenous people. Primary target group: The villagers in all 30 villages will be targeted through triggerings, which aim to reach all villagers. In addition, specific target groups will be included through target activities and capacity building: • 28 sanitation committees (SC) and a number of sub-committees, in 30 villages. • 3 pressure groups each covering a Gram Panchayat. • 34 schools, with appro. 2900 school children including 34 Child Health Ministers, and 150 teachers. • 250 existing self-help groups (SHGs) from the project villages consisting of 2800 women. The secondary target group: Legal duty bearers responsible for ensuring proper WASH facilities at village, block and district level.
Resume
Projektets formål er at forbedre sundheden blandt beboerne i 30 landsbyer ved at sætte fokus på de sundhedsmæssige konsekvenser ved besørgelse i det fri og vigtigheden af basal hygiejne. Dette gøres gennem metoden Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), som empower landsbyboerne til sammen at ændre adfærd og finde løsninger til at udrydde besørgelse i det fri og andre praksisser, der påvirker den generelle sundhedstilstand. Processen faciliteres af en sanitetskomite i hver landsby, som skal facilitere adfærdsændringen og sikre at denne opretholdes efter projektets afslutning. Sanitetskomiteerne vil desuden danne fortalervirksomhedsgrupper på Gram Panchayat-niveau, som er ansvarlige for at udføre fortalervirksomhed og holde beslutningstagerne ansvarlige. Der vil være særligt fokus på involvering af børn, unge og kvinder gennem aktiviteter på 34 skoler; og i 250 selvhjælpsgrupper. Projektet er baseret på erfaringer fra et toårigt pilotprojekt implementeret i fem landsbyer i samme område. Projektet vil blive implementeret i 30 landsbyer i Balasore-distriktet i Orissa, Indien.