Original Query: Meeta Jaruhar, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jharkhand
Posted 30 August 2006
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jharkhand is implementing the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), of which Sanitation in Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) is an important component. As we all know, AWC is a centre where children below 6 years, Anganwadi workers and also sometime members of Mahila Mandal gathers. Therefore, to start appropriate sanitation behaviour we are planning to have toilet facilities in these centres.
I am sure many other States are also implementing these central programmes and would be working on these aspects. We wish to learn from experiences of members regarding enhancement of sanitation in the AWCs and request them to share their experiences on the following:
- Suggested and tested designs of appropriate toilets with cost estimates, keeping in mind that the toilets will be used by children from age 0 to 5 years and by women.
- Suggested fund-flow mechanism from state/union governments to the AWCs, especially in a State like Jharkhand where PRIs is yet to be institutionalized.
- Suggested systems to ensure sustainable management of the sanitation infrastructure built, functional areas that such capacity building should focus on and the stakeholders who should be the target for such capacity building.
- Learnings (Dos and Don’ts) from experiences of other members in implementation of such Anganwadi Sanitation programmes
Please see attachment below for the responses.