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World Vision India CSR Journey
World Vision India CSR Journey
World Vision India CSR Journey
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WASH DURING NATURAL DISASTERS
In our efforts to meet the immediate needs of the communities affected by earthquakes
and floods, World Vision India provides access to potable water and sanitation through
the provision of Hygiene Kits, Water Purification Tablets, Water-Filtration Units and
low cost twin pit pour flush toilets as part of the relief and rehabilitation. World Vision
India has been involved in various interventions to help the communities fight diseases
and outbreak during these disasters by helping the community take precautions and
increasing their awareness in the context
of water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
WASH IN SCHOOLS
World Vision India leverages schools as a focal point in communities to establish
strong awareness among children on the importance of WASH, so that over time,
good WASH practices are adopted & imparted throughout the community. At
present, through the Support My School programme, in partnership with Coca-Cola,
World Vision India is working in over 100 government schools across the country in
BEHAVIOUR-CHANGE COMMUNICATION AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS activating and developing the capacity of Parent-Teacher committees.
HYGIENE PROMOTION • The intergrated community based approach works on the principle of empowering
• World Vision India focuses primarily on children, mothers, and adolescent youth communities to be agents of change HOW WE DO THIS
• Focus on menstrual-hygiene for adolescent girls • Twin pit pour flush and bio-san environment friendly toilets for disabled children • Setting up and capacitating school WATSAN (Water and Sanitation) committees
in schools and in their households to build demand through regular hygiene and sanitation awareness and monitoring
• Promoting the use of hygiene products by distributing kits containing hygiene of school WASH facilities. These committees have a strong representation of
essentials • Working with government authorities to provide sanitation to selected households
children, especially girls
using the champion family positive deviant approach
• Promoting community-based hygiene solutions through local Self-Help Groups • Provision of access to safe water with emphasis on rain-water harvesting in schools
World Vision India has noticed that in its communities implementing the BCC • Addressing malnutrition through WASH committees
and provision of appropriate filtration to existing water points
(Behaviour - Change Communication) model has caused a reduction in diarrhoea
from 10% to 1% among children below the age of 5 years • Provision of disabled and gender friendly toilets with provision for Menstrual
Hygiene Management
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were established and together the community built a solar community toilet which is PARTNER WITH CONFIDENCE
run on solar energy using subsidised government funds. The committees also established
paid user fees system for the toilets and a solid waste management system in collaboration World Vision India maintains highest standards of accountability and transparency. We
with local authorities. Recently this site was selected by the Government of India (GoI) have maintained a good record of statutory compliance as mentioned below
as a learning site for urban sanitation. This model is now being replicated in other urban • Incorporated by Memorandum of Association & By-laws
and semi- urban locations across India.
• Registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Act, 1975
• FCRA Registration with Ministry of Home Affairs
• 12A registration under Income Tax Act 196
• 80G Registration
• Regular filing of Income Tax Returns and filing of Annual Audited Accounts
• Periodic filing of annual foreign contributions accounts (FCRA) with Ministry of
Home Affairs
• Publication of Annual Reviews each year and made available for public viewing on the
World Vision India website