ADARSH - Addressing Adolescent Rights to Sanitation, Hygiene and Health

ADARSH – Supported by Bank of America

The project, named ADARSH (Addressing Adolescent Rights to sanitation, Hygiene and Health), is sponsored by Bank of America from 2016 onwards. The project aims to address key issues related to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), with a particular focus on water quality and management. Additionally, it involves population-based screening for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and provides support for the construction of individual household toilets and wash facilities at schools and Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs). The intervention area has covered 450 villages in 8 sub-districts of Lucknow in staggered manner.

The beneficiaries include adolescent girls (10 to 19 years old), school students, Frontline Workers (FLW) such as ASHAs, ANMs, CHOs, and teachers, as well as community members, with a specific emphasis on men and women above the age of 30 years. The outcomes of this project are supported in the construction of 1700 household toilets, restoration of water bodies, orientation of 24000 children on WASH issues, and the dissemination of knowledge and behaviour change communication (BCC) on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) to 1.5 lakh population across the villages involving multiple stakeholders.