How improved sanitation in India is transforming lives - (Duration 3m 26s)
  • Title: How improved sanitation in India is transforming lives - (Duration 3m 26s)
  • Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnkwh4rEK8 Stories from MP show that attendance in school has improved as children didn't report a single case of malaria last year, from HP that articles made of waste are generating employment. But besides these obvious changes, stories show how the message of cleanliness made people question age-old practices, leading to social change. Like women who during menses were forced to live in cowsheds refused, having learnt that unhygienic surroundings lead to diseases. And villagers who found that the largest portion of their rubbish was liquor bottles fought against the drinking problem and managed to convince people into quitting.
  • Theme: Health
  • Programme/Project: Sanitation
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Key Tags: Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Country: India
  • Region: Asia
  • Original Broadcast ("Date Shot" if image): 11th August 2016 00:00
  • Producer: BBC Media Action
  • Location(s): Separate multiples by ';'
  • Consent Type(s): None
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