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Spearheading Hand Wash & Menstrual Hygiene Practices in India

HEEALS, a non-profit organization has collaborated with various schools to spread awareness about the importance of hand wash and menstrual hygiene among children of variable ages. It's often seen that a simple practice like washing hands is not given enough importance by children as well as adults. But, it is a medically proven fact that proper hand washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick. Similarly, menstrual hygiene is also an ignored practice among adolescent girls because of more...

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"Learn Hand washing & Hygiene Practice Through Games & Multimedia"

"Learn Hand washing & Hygiene Practice Through Games & Multimedia"

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Water Sanitation Menstrual Hygiene&Girl Education Awareness Project Learn Hand washing & Hygiene Practice Through Games & Multimedia. Promoting awareness among children about Handwash & Menstrual Hygiene through games and multimedia. Games and Multimedia played a very important role in creating awareness among school children about Hand wash and Menstrual Hygiene. For complete Article Reading please visit Us at :- http://volunteerheeals.blogspot.in/2013/04/learn-hand- more...

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Thematic Evaluation Study on ADB’s Support for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

Thematic Evaluation Study on ADB’s Support for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—adopted by 189 countries in 2000—when launched were seen as offering the greatest promise for bringing about socioeconomic development and focusing attention on the world’s poor. As 2015’s deadline to achieve the objectives approaches, governments, civil society, and development institutions are already looking back to learn from the MDG experience to inform post-2015 development positions. With this in mind, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Independent more...

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Jairam Ramesh says Toilets more Important in India than Temples

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Toilets are more important in India than temples, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said here on Friday, as he inaugurated a yatra that will travel through states raising awareness about sanitation."Sixty-four per cent of Indians defecate in open spaces, which is a global record. It is now reckoned as the main cause of India's malnutrition problem. In the past five years, we have spent more than Rs 45,000 crore on rural sanitation and will spend Rs 1.08 lakh crore in the next more...

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Menstruation taboo puts 300 mln Women in India at risk - experts

Menstruation taboo puts 300 mln Women in India at risk - experts

More than 300 million women and girls in India do not have access to safe menstrual hygiene products, endangering their health, curtailing their education and putting their livelihoods at risk, say experts at the Geneva-based Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). At least 23 percent of girls in India leave school when they start menstruating and the rest miss an average of five days during each monthly menstrual period between the ages of 12 and 18, according more...

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Volunteer An Asset For The World !

Volunteer An Asset For The World !

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According to Webster’s dictionary, a volunteer is a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service and citizenship is the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen.When willingness and character combine, the results are amazing; they create a community RICH in assets.For Complete Reading please visit Here :-http://volunteerheeals.blogspot.in more...

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Learning Curves: Assessing ADB's Support to Afghanistan

Learning Curves: Assessing ADB's Support to Afghanistan

When Afghanistan emerged from conflict in 2002, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a broad consortium of development partners stepped in quickly to deal with pressing needs to try to avert a slide back into civil strife. ADB helped the country restore economic stability, rebuild institutions, and provide basic services. Progress with ADB support has included a 750-kilometer network of improved roads, cutting travel times on important routes. Four functioning airports connect remote parts of more...

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Performance Evaluation Report: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka

Performance Evaluation Report: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka

The AES Kelanitissa Power Project aimed to ease a critical shortfall in Sri Lanka’s power supply and to minimize the cost of load-shedding by helping to balance the country’s supply dependence on hydropower. Other project goals included expanding consumer access to reliable and affordable power to at least 80% of the population by 2005, and improving governance in the power sector through private participation. The project, supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), constructed and more...

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Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Project To Create Awareness About Sanitation,Girl Education & Water.

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HEEALS (Health Education Environment and Livelihood Society) embarked upon Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Project To Create Awareness About Sanitation,Girl Education & Water. An Article Published by The Communciation Initiative Network . Read AT :- http://www.comminit.com/global/content/behaviour-change-towards-sanitation-and-education-through-art-and-drama

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GAIA HEALTH U.K. - Program of Hope for India’s Girls .

GAIA HEALTH U.K. - Program of Hope for India’s Girls .

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The effects of not having adequate toilet facilities on girls are terrible.They have no choice but to perform this vital function publicly. Read The Eye Opening Article by - Heidi Stevenson : http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2013-02-15/heeals/

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Connecting the Dots for Greater Development Impact

Connecting the Dots for Greater Development Impact

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been moving away from simply providing finance to achieving sustainably beneficial development results. Linking financing and other inputs to results requires logical steps related to cause and effect. Evaluative evidence points to the vital role links play in this process. These involve projects and programs in different areas, at different times, and the work of different players. But building such synergies seems key to improving development effectiveness more...

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Why children are attending less School ? .

Why children are attending less School ? .

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Behaviour of children towards Unhygienic practice, have a significant impact on child’s academic performance. majority of children are not properly taught healthy sanitation& personal hygiene habits , like washing hands with soap regularly ,wash hand before and after eating ,bathing daily. Read Full Article on :- http://heeals.blogspot.in/2012/07/why-children-are-attending-less-school.html

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Behaviour Change Towards Sanitation and Girl Child Education Through Art & Drama at Gurgaon,Haryana

Behaviour Change Towards Sanitation and Girl Child Education Through Art & Drama at Gurgaon,Haryana

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India is the open defecation capital of the world, where people have more mobile phones then toilets, having easy access to banks as compared to toilets . Open defecation is a big concern and a big issue to be addressed which still is not that touched upon subject among the community. As people here do not wants to talk about this issue. People in many part of the villages here make there homes without the toilets as they don’t see any use of it even if they have money to build more...

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The Role of Sanitation in Girl Child Education - A Documentary Film by HEEALS

The Role of Sanitation in Girl Child Education - A Documentary Film by HEEALS

The Role of Sanitation in Girl Child Education - A Documentary Film by HEEALS A Documentary Film trying to create Awareness Among the Masses about Girl Child Education , Menstrual Hygiene, Sanitation and Safe Drinking Water and trying to relate how Girl Child education is directly suffering due to bad sanitation facilities , unsafe drinking water and lack of knowledge to obtain the same. Watch It Now On : YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-_2hGn_ebY If Not Able To Watch more...

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Learning Curves: Country Assistance Program Evaluation for the Maldives

Learning Curves: Country Assistance Program Evaluation for the Maldives

In the 33 years since the beginning of ADB’s engagement with the Maldives, the country has made substantial progress. Real per capita incomes have risen while five of the eight Millennium Development Goals have been achieved ahead of schedule. Basic physical infrastructure (other than water supply and sewerage systems) and social services have been extended to the remote islands. The national capacity, while increased, is still not adequate to shape the development agenda. This is the first more...

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