Collective Effort Needed To Build Equal & Gender Responsive Wash: Dr Seetharam
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Collective Effort Needed To Build Equal & Gender Responsive Wash: Dr Seetharam
Bhubaneswar(27/05/2022): For localizing SDG 6, the Network enabled 20 WASH CSOs from eight states to learn from the community, CFAR and urban local body, Bhubaneswar and their collective effort to build equal and gender responsive WASH and the learning was rich, said Dr Seetharam, Member of Steering Committee, FANSA Network at a Learning-Sharing event on Localising SDG -6: Placing Community at the centre of WASH Response was hosted by Centre for Advocacy and Research, MARI and Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA) in Bhubaneswar. Reflecting on the field visit in ward 21, Dr Seetharam highlighted on the “need to ensure transparency and accountability so that synergies can be built between theory and praxis.” The event brought together multi-stakeholders and WASH practitioners from 20 CSOs from across eight states, who are part of FANSA Network to deliberate on model practices in community engagement being implemented across 67 wards in Bhubaneswar by CFAR. In her keynote address Sulochana Das, Mayor, Bhubaneswar highlighted the efforts of the State government and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to make Bhubaneswar an inclusive and livable city for all citizens including marginal communities.
“As part of Jaga Mission 200 slums have been upgraded as Biju Adarsh Colonies.