Swedish Minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Dhaka, Bangladesh

25 November 2014 | Bangladesh

Swedish Minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited WaterAid Urban programme on 25 November 2014

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Receives warm welcome

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Watching the poor sanitation facilities in the non intervention area

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Walking through a community where we work

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Observing waste collection facilities

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Amidst the community people

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Listening to the presentation of a community leader on their

improvements regarding WASH services

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

In front of a community managed toilet

Washing hand at a safe water source

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Talking to the adolescent girls about Menstrual Hygiene Management

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Happy conversation with the community people

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Warm welcome at a local school

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Talking to the teachers

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Inaugurating safe drinking water & sanitation facilities

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Inaugurating safe drinking water & sanitation facilities

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Discussion about the facility with a teacher

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Planting a tree in the school premises

Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project

Taking selfie with the students!

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BRIEF Visiting Swedish minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Vashantek, Mirpur-14, Dhaka. There she observed the water, sanitation and hygiene situation of the slum dwellers. She also visited a slum at Vashantek to observe the transformation of lives where WaterAid Bangladesh & DSK have been working for the last 3 years. Till date 5 legal water connections have been provided for 200 households along with 14 community managed toilets and waste collection facilities. These interventions were supported by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

She also inaugurated a newly constructed safe drinking water & sanitation facility and talked to the teachers and the students of Lalashori Model Government Primary School and Hazi Sayed Ali Khan High School. During her visit to these slums Mr. Khairul Islam, country representative; Ms Hasin Jahan, Director Programmes and Policy; Mr. Shamim Ahmed, Head of Policy and Advocacy and Urban Programme Manager Zahidul Mamun of WaterAid Bangladesh were present. Engr. Uttom Kumar Roy, Commercial Manager, Dhaka WASA, Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan, Slum Development Officer, Dhaka North City Corporation; Mr. Dibalok Singha; Executive Director of DSK were also present during her visit.

Thanks For queries please contact WaterAid Bangladesh

www.wateraid.org/bangladesh Photo Credit: Plaban Gongopaddhay, WaterAid

25 November 2014