Source - Asia and Pacific
India, Mumbai: Water to Earth campaign
17 Mar 10
The Dharavi project of the Acorn Foundation is launching a four-week Water to Earth campaign which will begin on 22nd March, World Water Daty and end on 18th April, the International Earth Day..
India: Various awareness activities for WWD in states
17 Mar 10
Here are some more WWD activities in various Indian states.
India, Haryana: 125,000 people in Water Literacy March
17 Mar 10
Around 125,000 people will walk from 50 villages in three different blocks in Mewat district, Haryana, India on a Jal Chetna Yatra (Water Literacy March) from 19 to 22 March
India, Tamil Nadu: World Water Day by Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli
17 Mar 10
More than 25,000 women including AWASH representatives in rural Tamil Nadu will campaign for water and sanitation in their villages on the occasion of World Water Day 2010. "This event will be the largest congregation of women in the world who care for water and sanitation."
Bangladesh: two week-long safe water for all campaigns
17 Mar 10
Two week-long campaigns for safe water for all will start on World Water Day 22 March in Bangladesh, one for formal an non-formal schools. Another one includes a special newsletter and rally at the Press club.
Asia: "clean water increasingly becoming scarce and more costly"
03 Mar 10
Many Asians tend to take water for granted, not realizing that clean water is increasingly becoming scarce and more costly. Sahana Singh, editor of Asian Water, Asia’s leading monthly magazine on water and wastewater who is campaigning for governments to prioritize water and sanitation, explains why to AsiaViews.
Nepal, Kathmandu: mothers for water treatment
03 Mar 10
A recent newspaper article In Nepal reports how a household water treatment promotion programme in Kathmandu seems to have had a positive impact on health by reducing water-related disease incidence.
Laos: many small towns under strain of migration
03 Mar 10
Small towns in Laos are experiencing an influx of migrants in search of better living conditions, increasing the strain on infrastructure and services such as water and sanitation, the UN and government officials say.
India, Karnataka: no toilets in half of state’s schools
03 Mar 10
Half of the schools in Karnataka have no toilets. In every fourth high school, girls have to share toilets with boys. Only 35 per cent of the girls’ toilets are usable.
Afghanistan, Badakhshan: enclave seen as model for development
18 Dec 09
A recent New York Times article tells the story of how direct grants to a village council in Jurm, Badakshan province, have reduced corruption and helped the community set up and manage their own water system and to introduce education for girls.
