Lotika Shaunik Paintal founded Water Centric in 2008 to raise funds and provide expertise for school water and sanitation projects.

For its first project Water Centric has partnered with local Indian NGO partner Sakshi and in the US with H2O for Water to provide water, sanitation and hygiene education to 10 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools.

Project updates are posted on Water Centric’s newsletter on its web site. Water Centric is also on Facebook.

H20 for Life connects schools in the United States with schools in developing countries to complete WASH in Schools projects. The H20 for Life web site has information on ongoing and completed projects, and projects seeking funding. It also provides fundraising tools and tips, and classroom activities.

Web sites:

• Water Centric: http://www.watercentric.org/
• Sakshi Centre for Information, Education & Communication: http://www.sakshingo.com/
• H2O for Life: http://www.h2oforlifeschools.org/

Tags: financing, school sanitation, south asia