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               Impact Assessment Study Swachhagrah Programme
               (Consulting Assignment 1)


               The impact evaluation study
               assessed project relevance,
                                                             More than                 More than                         86% beneficiaries mentioned
               inclusivity, management                       55,100                    800
               effectiveness and outcomes of the                                                                         that the  programme has
                                                             beneficiaries             behaviour change                  improved their access to
               CSR programme. Major project
                                                             impacted under            workshops organised               sanitation, safety and reduced
               activities include Construction of
                                                             the sanitation            for school children and           water borne diseases in
               Household and School Toilets, Pink
                                                             programme.                village community.                Bharuch, Gujarat.
               Room Initiative (Menstrual Hygiene
               Awareness) and Behaviour
               Change Awareness Workshops.                   97%                                   Pink Room has broken myths and taboos
               The programme supplemented the                                                      around menstruation to a great extent,
                                                             students started using
               goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission                                                  58%girls started using sanitary pads
                                                             toilets regularly and their
               (SBM). School sanitation                                                            compared to 20% after project implementation
                                                             personal hygiene practices
               programme was undertaken to                                                         in Kota. The initiative has increased girls’
                                                             have improved
               strengthen the Swachh Bharat                                                        attendance and there is greater awareness
                                                             substantially in Kota.
               Swachh Vidyalaya, an offshoot of                                                    about sanitary pad use and disposal.
               the Swachh Bharat Mission of the
               government of India.
                                                             The project promoted key
                                                             messages of ODF. This
                                                             motivated households and
                                                             communities to adopt and
               Major project activities
                                                             sustain correct hygiene
               include Construction of
                                                             practices. It activated
               Household and School                          Nigrani Samitis with new
               Toilets, Pink Room Initiative                 responsibilities of
               (Menstrual Hygiene                            monitoring ODF Plus
               Awareness) and Behaviour                      components.
               Change Awareness
               Workshops.


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