and hygiene was launched in Assam.
The programme will support sanitation and hygiene promotion in eight
districts of Jorhat, Nalbari, Kamrup, Cachar, Hailakandi, Goalpara,
Sonitpur and Nagaon districts, covering 5,000 villages using a
combination of Community-led Total Sanitation and sanitation
marketing approaches.
The GSF aims to collaborate closely with the centre's Total Sanitation
Campaign (TSC) to raise the level of sanitation awareness for up to
eight million people in the States of Assam and Jharkhand.
The two states of Assam and Jharkhand have been selected as the focus
States under the Global Sanitation Fund in India based on the criteria
developed and agreed upon with the major national sector across and
the government.
The US $5 million fund aims to achieve sustainable open
defecation-free communities and tangible health benefits, GFS
programme officer Oliver Jones said. He said that the programme is
being implemented in 10 countries including India.
source: http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2011/07/global-sanitation-programme-launched-in.html#ixzz1TnThHeEO
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