World Water Day by Gramalaya

Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli, India, 22 Mar 10

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World Water Day by Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli

More than 25,000 women inlcuding AWASH representatives in rural Tamil Nadu will campaign for water and sanitation in their villages on the occasion of World Water Day 2010. "This event will be the largest congregation of women in the world who care for water and sanitation.

Gramalaya in association with Water.org, USA, Arghyam, Bangalore is organizing World Water Day 2010 at its NIWAS Training Centre, Kolakkudipatti in the rural part of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu. Women members from 2600 Self-Help Groups from 450 villages of Thottiyam, Thathaiengarpet and Thuraiyur Block will be participating in the campaign. The participants from Women self-help groups and AWASH committees of 186 urban slums and rural areas will arrive on 22nd March 2010 to observe the World Water Day at the National Institute of Water and Sanitation campus.
This mega event would be jointly organized with the help of Total Sanitation Campaign of the District Administration, Panchayat Raj Institutions, AWASH and women self-Help groups,WAVE ( Women's Action for Village Empowerment) Federation.

Contact: Geetha Jegannathan, Gramalaya, email : gramalaya@hotmail.com
Website : www.gramalaya.in

Contact: Jeganathan Geetha

Contact: Geetha Jegannathan