‘Team Swachh Bharat’, is an initiative co-developed by WASH United and UNICEF, in support of Government of India’s ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’. With the support of Viega - a German MNC operating in India and one of the world leaders in installation technology for sanitary and heating, ‘Team Swachh Bharat Action Kits’ will be provided to 3,500 schools across India. These playbased kits will enable nearly 7,00,000 children to improve the practice of sanitation and hygiene through games and activities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ (SBM), a country-wide campaign for a clean India in August 2014. Under SBM initiative various programs are underway. One of the campaign’s ambitious goals is to provide access to toilet for every Indian by the 150 th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth on 2 nd October 2019. Various NGOs along with government agencies are working on numerous fronts to implement SBM.
‘Team Swachh Bharat’ is one such initiative which was co-nitiated by WASH United and UNICEF, to create an India where everyone uses a toilet. As the first company to join ‘Team Swachh Bharat’, Viega supports the distribution of ‘Team Swachh Bharat Action Kits’ to 3,500 schools, thereby reaching up to 7,00,000 children across India. This kit combines play-based learning with rule-based habit formation and engages children through daily and weekly activities throughout the academic year.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2016 من Indian Architect & Builder.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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