With the advent of rainy season, three-month long campaigns and programs dubbed the “Water Caravan for Peace” have been launched in the Kathmandu Valley to minimize the spread of water borne diseases.
Included are a 3-day long educational fair, training on water and sanitation, exhibitions on water testing techniques, street dramas, art competitions and peace races in each 10 strategic locations of 5 municipalities of the Valley. The campaign is being co-organised by Guthi, the NGO Forum for Urban Water & Sanitation, and Nepal Red Cross Society, with Rs. 3.8 million funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID). It involves 100 youth clubs which will target the residents of 4 municipalities (Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Thimi, Kirtipur) and Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
The Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) is also launching a special program before the rainy season, focusing mainly on water quality testing and free distribution of chlorine and raising awareness on water borne disease in collaboration with Bottlers Nepal.
Source: The Kathmandu Post / NGO Forum, 27 Apr 2008
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