From this year 2019, Paschim
Paaila has newly initiated ‘College Campaign’ program with the aim to
aware and empower young college going students to enhance their capacity and
knowledge on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG). This ‘College Campaign on Youth, WASH and SDG’ will be organized in
various colleges of Kathmandu valley.
The main objective of the program
is to encourage youths to involve in various WASH related social issues, to
motivate them to act as Youth WASH ambassador and to sensitize them on
importance of WASH to create environmentally healthy community and support
nationwide WASH activities to achieve SDG goal 6. WASH as a major concern of SDG,
knowledge on WASH among youths still needs to be expanded. This program
highlights basics and facts on WASH and its national and worldwide status
including areas of WASH that has to be addressed and need special roles of youth
to achieve the goal.
In collaboration with ENPHO, Paschim
Paaila organized its first College Campaign in Khwopa College located in
Dekocha, Bhaktapur on January 29, 2019. Ms. Urmila Lama, Executive member of Paschim Paaila resided as resource
person for the program. Altogether, 20 students of Bachelor of Environmental
Science have actively participated in the program. Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator, facilitated the overall program.
"The program was very interactive. I learned about Sustainable Development Goals and it's linkages with WASH. This program also revived my knowledge on basic WASH" said 3rd year student, Krisha Koju.
-Ms. Anita Bhuju
-Ms. Anita Bhuju
