{"id":970,"date":"2018-10-16T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/?p=970"},"modified":"2023-02-20T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T21:55:10","slug":"clean-water-for-over-300-kids-in-kolkata-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/culture\/clean-water-for-over-300-kids-in-kolkata-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Water for Over 300 Kids in Kolkata, India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to Omstars, MiiR, and the 8,823<\/strong> compassionate yogis who participated in the July 2018 #HandstandMechanicsChallenge, Splash will ensure clean water, hands and toilets for over 300 kids at two schools in Kolkata, India.<\/p>\n

I<\/span>t was during a trip to Seattle, Washington, that Kino first came across the flagship location of MiiR, a registered B-corporation that gives a portion of all sales to organizations with sustainable methods of empowerment, like Splash! Thus, the 3-way partnership between Omstars, MiiR and Splash was born!<\/p>\n

The two schools, Bastuhara Vidyapith Primary School and Jnanendu Siksha Niketan High School share a campus in Kolkata\u2019s Tangra neighborhood, which is being rapidly transformed by population growth and construction. As a result, the property prices in this area are quite high, resulting in pockets of slums in between high-rise towers where many of the students live.<\/p>\n

The schools are not only situated close to the\u00a0Dhapa landfill<\/a><\/u>\u00a0\u2013 the biggest dump in the city, which operates at\u00a0unsustainable rates today<\/a><\/u>\u00a0\u2013 they also lack adequate infrastructure to provide their students with clean water. While water is widely available at school, it is typically contaminated with E. Coli and other water-borne illnesses. With 94% of schools in Kolkata lacking soap for handwashing and over 30% of toilets with no water for flushing or doors or locks for privacy it can be difficult for kids to stay healthy.<\/p>\n

This is where Splash comes in with its innovative WASH-in-Schools model that includes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Installing the\u00a0enabling infrastructure<\/strong>, including water filtration systems, water storage to ensure access,\u00a0handwashing\u00a0and drinking water stations, and child-friendly sanitation facilities.<\/li>\n
  2. Delivering\u00a0behaviour\u00a0change\u00a0<\/strong>programs for children and adults. This includes training focal teachers through an engaging, activity-based curriculum and supporting them to instruct student hygiene clubs on how to engage their peers in positive behaviours, such as\u00a0handwashing.<\/li>\n
  3. Creating a WASH ecosystem to ensure\u00a0programme sustainability<\/strong>. This includes co-investment from schools\u00a0and government, operations and maintenance training for school janitorial staff, school incentives through recognition programs,\u00a0engaging parents through soap drives,\u00a0and building local supply chains to ensure availability of spare parts and repair services.<\/li>\n
  4. Conducting routine\u00a0monitoring and evaluation<\/strong>of project sites. To ensure continuous learning and program improvement, Splash conducts pre and post-intervention assessments at each school, followed by five years of routine monitoring, twice per year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Because of companies like\u00a0MiiR and all of you caring, kind, and motivated yogis out there, together, we will be able to help hundreds of more kids stay healthy, excel in school, and unlock their full potential.\u00a0With your support, kids at schools like Bastuhara Vidyapith and Jnanendu Siksha Niketan can thrive!<\/p>\n

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    Who is Splash?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Splash\u00a0believes that\u00a0every child deserves to have clean water, clean hands, and clean toilets. Our goal is to improve the health and development of children living in urban poverty by implementing integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in high-density, child-serving institutions, like schools and orphanages.\u00a0This work supports the United Nation\u2019s\u00a0Sustainable Development Goal 6\u00a0to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and to reduce WASH inequalities between and within countries.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    We target 100% of a child population\u2014every orphanage in China and every public school in major cities like Kolkata, Addis Ababa, and Kathmandu\u2014to demonstrate our WASH programs are adaptable, scalable, and sustainable. We work closely with local communities, encouraging governments and NGOs to replicate our model.\u00a0\u00a0Splash turns philanthropy into a catalyst for long-term systemic change. The impact\u00a0has been significant. Founded in 2007,\u00a0Splash\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0completed\u00a0over\u00a01,730 projects serving more than 428,000 kids in eight countries: China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.\u00a0We are\u00a0on track to help one million kids have clean water, hands, and toilets by 2023. Follow Splash at: <\/em>FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0TWITTER<\/a>\u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0You Tube<\/a><\/p>\n

    Who is MiiR? <\/strong><\/p>\n

    MiiR is a drinkware company that designs modest products built on function and simplicity for daily use.\u00a0 Every product is paired with a trackable give code that gives back 3% of revenue to clean water and health projects.\u00a0MiiR exists to empower people with access to a better future<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Thanks to Omstars, MiiR, and the 8,823 compassionate yogis who participated in the July 2018 #HandstandMechanicsChallenge, Splash will ensure clean water, hands and toilets for over 300 kids at two schools in Kolkata, India. It was during a trip to Seattle, Washington, that Kino first came across the flagship location of MiiR, a registered B-corporation …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1451],"tags":[336,430,321,422,421,320,513],"class_list":["post-970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-charity","tag-clean-water","tag-community-service","tag-miir","tag-splash","tag-yoga-for-charity","tag-yoga-of-service"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Splash_India_7_creditGavinGough.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":974,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions\/974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}