As part of its nationwide hygiene and sanitation campaign
Dettol Banega Swachh India, RB India and State Government of Telangana have
joined hands to launch Hygiene Curriculum in 200 schools across four districts
in Telangana.
At a launch event in Hyderabad, Health Minister of
Telangana, C. Laxma Reddy launched the Hygiene Curriculum in the state and also
unveiled its e-version.
Developed by RB India in partnership with XSEED and
Butterfly Edufield, the Hygiene Curriculum has been developed in four languages
– Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu - and comprises student workbooks, teachers’
manual and innovative teaching aids.
The curriculum consists of 45 lessons which will be
delivered over a period of 3 years and covers 5 modules like Personal Hygiene,
Hygiene at Home, and Hygiene at School, Hygiene in the Neighbourhood and
Hygiene during Illness.
The curriculum will be used in 10,000 schools across the
states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar and Tamil Nadu and aims to educate 2.5 million children.
In Telangana alone, more than 400 teachers across 200
schools have been trained to conduct Behaviour Change Communication sessions
for school children from Class I to V.
In line with WASH delivery model, each school will also be
provided consumable such as soaps; liquid had wash, towels, buckets etc. To
facilitate an effective implementation of this program, Academy of Gandhian
Studies - Tirupati, Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) - Hyderabad,
Mandal Education Officer and District Education Officers have been actively
involved in the Project with support from members of the local Gram Panchayats.
Furthermore, to assess the impact of the hygiene curriculum
programme, stringent hygiene indicators have been devised as part of the
initiative.
On this occasion Nitish Kapoor, Regional Director – RB South
Asia said, “We understand the importance of driving behavior change for a
cleaner and healthier India and also the role children can play in this
journey.
They are the future of the country and it is important to
inculcate good habits in them from the beginning. Today we are proud to partner
with State Government of Telangana to formally launch the Hygiene Curriculum as
a part of “Dettol Banega Swachh India” initiative.
We are quite positive about the long term impact this will
have on school children across the state in driving the nation towards Swachh
Bharat.” The national hygiene curriculum programme has so far covered over
5,000 schools across 6 states.
SOURCE: THE HANS INDIA
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