Orientation on Basic WASH Intervention and Water Quality

Prepared by: Mr. Sagar Gosai, Member, PP Batch III

On 3^rd June, 2020, Paschim Paaila and ENPHO in collaboration with Leo Club of Kathmandu Tudaldevi organized an orientation program on ‘Basic WASH Intervention and Water Quality’ through Zoom platform. The program was organized with an objective to share youths about basic information regarding Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), water quality and COVID-19.

The orientation highlighted on basic information of WASH including water quality, water-borne diseases, household methods of water purification, status of water, sanitation and hygiene in context of the world and Nepal, diseases transmission route, food hygiene, menstrual hygiene, critical times of handwashing, importance of handwashing for COVID-19 prevention. The online session was interactive and participatory with question and answer session.

Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator of Paschim Paaila, Ms. Sushma Sharma and Mr. Amrit Bista, Member of PP Batch III facilitated the sessions of the orientation. Leo Sandeep Baniya, Persident of the club gave an introductory note and Leo Sangita Ghimire, Program Coordinator for the event facilitated the overall program. Leo Dinesh Giri, Charter President, gave vote of thanks to session facilitators and all participants with a word for future collaboration with Paschim Paaila.

Altogether 40 youths from Leo Club of Kathmandu Tudaldevi and Paschim Paaila attended the orientation.

Organized WASH-CO Workshop I Series 2020

Edited by: Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator
Prepared by: Ms. Susma Sharma, Member, PP Batch III

Paschim Paaila and Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO), jointly organized three days “WASH-CO Workshop I Series 2020” from 16^th to 18^th May, 2020 through Zoom platform. This is the very first workshop organized with an objective to enhance the capacity and knowledge on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and its linkage to COVID-19 to empower youths on WASH and COVID-19 to support in preventive measures and bring youths as change maker.

The three day workshop covered sessions related to WASH, COVID-19, hygiene behavior and practice, impact of COVID-19 on SDGs and social media use through presentations from WASH professionals and media professional. The three day workshop moreover remained participatory with interactions and discussions with and among participants. Altogether 40 participants were selected through an application to attend the workshop from various educational background including public health, environmental science, social work, engineering and bio-technology. 

“Participating in the workshop allowed me to gain unknown facts in regard to WASH and COVID-19 and beyond the general information. Thank you Paschim Paaila for providing the opportunity” Ritendra Babu.