Unicef WES Project  Water, Environment and Sanitation Project
There is a huge taboo in most Indian households, especially in
the villages, to build toilets. In the rare event of one being
built, the skill on how to use them, keep them clean and where
and how the waste from it is treated or cleaned, is never quite
understood. Even simple acts such as washing hands thoroughly
has never been explained to any of us very well, and few people
are aware that well washed hands can
prevent diarrhea, dysentery, and a whole host of other diseases
that prove fatal for many children in India, every year.  UNICEF
Chennai funded Nalamdana to train about 100 village volunteers
(young men and women) through 2008 and 2009 in the Krishnagiri
District of Tamilnadu state, on passing on key messages on hand
washing, toilet use, and the safety, and advantages to building
and using toilets.These trained teams performed plays in their
village taluks from August through December 2009.  In connection
with the previous theatre training