National Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Awareness and Communication Week - Observance & Way Forward in Jharkhand

The state of Jharkhand observed “National Rural Drinking Water & Sanitation Awareness Week” on and from Feb 20^th – 25^th, 2014 along with other parts of India. Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Jharkhand took this opportunity to strengthen participatory activities in more than1000 Gram Panchayats in 24 districts across the State.

Building upon the same Drinking Water & Sanitation Department (DWSD), Jharkhand decided to use the opportunity to take up focused activities emphasizing village level interpersonal communication on WASH as key exercise. This communication week was treated as an opportunity to understand WASH need of participating villages and how these can be addressed through community based action. Further, the findings were used to define program contours and a strategic road map for future.