Endeavour Highlights & Impact

Policy Advocacy Workshop

Viswash & its member celebrated World Sanitation day 2014. Viswash organized state level advocacy workshop for pupularising the auspicious UN day on Sanitation i.e. World Sanitation day 2014. The topic of the workshop was Means and Ways of Maximizing Participation of Civil Society Organisations in implementation of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in Bihar. The event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Deputy Chairman-Bihar Vidhan Parishad- Mr.Salim Parwez. Total 161 people from cross section of society including Panchayti Raj, Leading Media houses (Aaj, Prabhat Khabar, ETV Bihar, DD News etc.) and Education & training took part in the advocacy workshop.

Sanitation survey under GSF project

Coordinated Sanitation related survey under GSF project: VISWASH assisted GSF Project through facilitation in smooth conduct of a Survey on Sanitation facilities in villages of Bihar. VISWASH mobilsed members for necessary facilitation in the Sanitation Survey.

informative Seminar on Mineral Contamination

In line of its advocacy and sensitization activity VISWASH Bihar organized an informative Seminar on Mineral Contamination in ground water which had been a neglected area of our decision makers. The Seminar was held at BVHA conference hall in Patna on 30th December 2013. Around 38 representatives from Civil Society Organization, Panchayati Raj, Research and education took part in the seminar. Presentation followed by panel discussion was dominant method of sharing of information throughout the seminar.

Global Safe Hand washing Day i.e. 15th October 2014 was Celebrated in District Madhubani in association with Core Committee Member of VISWASH Sakhi.
Reached out different corners of Bihar that resulted into emergence of new organizations in water and sanitation sector.
Workshop on “Identification and Replication of Best Practices in WASH Sector of Bihar” on 22.11.2014
Viswash helped in concerted action pertaining to water, sanitation & Hygiene in Bihar.
Regional Consultation on “Roles and Responsibilities of Different Stakeholders in successful implementation of SBM Grameen” in Jehanabad.
VISWASH and its members took emergency preparedness works in around 70 villages across six flood affected north Bihar districts through which drinking water and sanitation facilities were made available during flood. Hygiene kit had also been given to each village.
VISWASH had launched a state wide campaign with Ministry of Disaster Management, Government of Bihar on emergency video spots and newspaper advertisements were jointly displayed on all major media vehicles. It resulted into emergence of new players in sanitation activities in disaster prone areas.
Conducted intensive campaign on Right to sanitation inaugurated by Minister of PHED resulted into rising of more interest group in favor of the campaign. Conducted several seminar and workshops for Capacity building of member organization. Augmented capacity helped in improved water and sanitation response by member organization.
Accelerated engagement of Media resulted into more frequent sanitation reporting.
GoB, and made Global safe hand wash day as a important learning event for children.
celebrated Global Hand washing Day. A rally of school children was organised from Sahid Smarak to R Block Golumbar for spreading message of safe hand wash day.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee scheme (MNREGS) convergence related issues at Gram Panchayat level in Bihar State.
Viswash mobilsed Partner to help state led massive IEC campaign (Swachata Utasav) during 20-25 Feb, 2014. The partners engaged hundreds of volunteers and their workers to reach in remote village and spread message of ODF/NBA
Coordinated with Government officers deployed in Blocks and district to resolve implementation level issues of SBM(G).
Round table conference on call to action on sanitation with government officials , INGO's Development Partners,Media,NGO'S,PRI's , and experts.
Engage inter religious leaders in promation of sustaniable sanitation
Organised entrepreneur meet to strenghten supply chain
Identify grass root level implmentation issues by reasearch and studies.
Orientation of key stack holders on new guideline of SBMG and LSBA.
Orientation of key stack holders on SACOSAN 6 commitements
Mobilized political parties, legislatures,and PRI'S to take WASH issues in their development agenda on high priority.