VIKRAM JEETProgramme officer Himachal Pradesh Voluntary Health

Association Shimla

TSC in Himachal Pradesh

About HPVHARegistered as non profit making society is

working since 1987A state Chapter of Voluntary Health Association

of India (VHAI) A federation of 40 Voluntary Organizations and

8000 self help groups engaged in health and developmental activities.

Member of more than 20 State & District level Governing Committees Including many State and District committees under Sanitation.

Working on health and development issues in all districts

Initiatives by HPVHA

STD/HIV/AIDS prevention and careReproductive Child Health(RCH) Child Rights, Education & Budgeting Health CentersTherapies for Disability Community Led for Total Sanitation CampaignAdvocacy for URCHAnti tobacco campaign/Smoke Free Himachal

Campaign

ODF Re-ODF Re-verificationverification

Number of GPs in HP 3243

Number of ODF GPs 3243

Number of GPs reverified 2651

State of Himachal Pradesh

Financial Report

HPVHA AS SUPPORT ORGANISATION

Himachal Pradesh Voluntary Health Association working as a

Support Organization (SO) for implementation of IEC Activities

under Total Sanitation Campaign and signed the MOU with

concerned DRDA:-

District Bilaspur - June, 2006

District Hamirpur - July, 2008

District Solan - August 2008

District Una - October 2010

Partners of HPVHA are implementing in 4 other districts of the

State.

Demand Driven, Community Led Approach Decentralize Structure District to Ward Promotion of Open Defecation Free/ Nirmal Panchayats Generating demand through IEC, BCC and Social Marketing approaches Support from Political Leadership (Many Initiatives taken) Competition driven (MVSSP, MMPY, SSAS) Incentives for sustainable community-led sanitation Public honouring of Individuals who contributed towards the Campaign. NGO’s Involvement Training & exposure All Stakeholders involvement (PRIs, CBOs, SOs, Health Workers, AWW,

VHSC, Schools &Teachers /Students /Community Leaders etc. Strengthening the Supply chain of Sanitation Products Reporting on Monitoring framework at Block, District and State level,

Frequent review meeting on Video conferencing.

Key Principal /Elements of State

Strategy

State Specific IEC Innovation

Participatory Rural Appraisal Tools (P.R.A Tools) – Posters,

Banners, Cards etc.

Use of Water Testing Kits.

Media Advocacy (Press Conferences/Coverage success stories

etc.)

NRHM- Funds utilized for IEC activities by VHSC.

MGNREGA- IEC funds also available for joint IEC campaign.

All the Anganwadi workers have been involved.

Better sanitation facilities ensured in schools with the involvement

of SMC and Schools teachers.

Hygiene education made a part of school education.

State Specific IEC Innovation

Involvement of Line Department

Extensive involvement of field staff of various line departments in the campaign at each level including monitoring and evaluation.

Special trainings/ workshops organized for thrash out plans for intersectoral convergence.

Line Departments are widely involved in the sanitation Weeks. Nodal officers have been appointed by the major connected line

departments e.g. Education, Health, Welfare, IPH, and PWD In the new strategy for effectively meeting out the challenge of SLWM,

School sanitation, Anganwari sanitation and for Community Complexes the role of the line Departments have increased manifolds.

Community toilets and SLWM strategy to involve all the line Departments.

Comparing HP with other States

Only One Development Block achieved the statusof Nirmal Block i.e. Development Block Ghumarwin till date in Himachal Pradesh.

All the 693 Gram Panchayats attained the status of ODF and 309 received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar and also received more than 5 crore from award money.

Under MVSSP the panchayats also received more than 1 crore as award money till date and all the prizes up to state level received.

Established Paper recycle plant in District Bilaspur and managed by SHGS/MM group.

Major Achievements as SO

Honoring of Nirmal Gram Panchayats in State Level NGP function at Mandi

Cleanliness is next to Godliness…..

Mahatma Gandhi