Plan India swachh bharat swachh vidyalaya

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Plan India Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya

• In 2015, the Government of India launched Smart
  Cities Mission, an initiative to drive economic
  growth and improve the quality of life by
  enabling local development and harnessing
  technology. The mission also includes developing
  school infrastructure and improving classroom
  activities. Plan India, with USAID and Coca Cola
  India, launched the Urban WASH - Swachh Bharat
  Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV) project to support the
  Government of Indias Smart City Mission.
• The three-year project which concluded in July
  2019, has created a replicable model for
  developing need-based child-friendly WASH
  infrastructure in schools. It also advocated the
  effective use of this infrastructure and its
  eventual ownership by School Management
  Committees (SMCs). SBSV created age, gender and
  ability appropriate infrastructure in 20 schools
  each in three cities - Vishakhapatnam, Pune and
  Dehradun. All 3 of these will now scale the
  project across all government schools in their
  respective municipalities with support from
  Plans implementation partners.

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• The project aimed at helping duty bearers,
  teachers, SMCs, community members and children in
  realising their right to equitable and
  sustainable access to improved sanitation
  facilities and safe drinking water. It also
  worked to increase awareness on the impact of
  open defecation and hygiene on health. It
  prioritised developmental aspects to ensure
  better enrolment, retention and development of
  the children and building a conducive learning
  atmosphere to promote continued education.
• SBSV empowered Child WASH Parliaments (Bal
  Swachhata Samitis) to take part in the close
  monitoring, proper use and maintenance of school
  WASH infrastructure. The project engaged
  municipal and education department personnel for
  delivering on their responsibilities towards
  ensuring quality WASH in identified schools. The
  emphasis was on the participation of girls and
  engagement around menstrual hygiene management
  helped address dropout rates.

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• Plan India developed knowledge products and
  presented them to the government to ensure
  sustained maintenance of WASH infrastructure and
  continued hygienic practices. School WASH forums
  were established under the aegis of government
  officials, CSOs, multilateral organisations and
  the private sector for sustained impact and
  scalability. Of special note is the development
  of the children as agents of change to lead the
  interventions themselves.
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• Highlights
• 40 million rupees mobilised by Greater
  Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) for
  SBSV model due to Plans efforts.
• 24,870 children (58.2 girls) provided access to
  potable water and safe sanitation
• 14 increase (13 for girls) in school enrolment
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