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BCC of Flood Affected Villages of Gorakhpur

Project Title

Behaviour Change Communication of Flood-affected Villages of Gorakhpur
Objectives

Coordination and assistance to other departments for the community based rehabilitation In 150 flood affected villages of Gorakhpur district
To ensure availability and use of safe drinking water to all victims
Promotion of personal health and hygiene practices among all households
Promotion of environmental sanitation to check the vector borne, water born and water related diseases
To reduce the possibility of HIV/AIDS in the proposed area though BCC

Activities

Planning Activities

Orientation and planning of flood relief team
Identification and orientation of village volunteer
Preparation of database of Household / personal contact with the affected families
Community meeting in each villages
Networking and liaison with the line departments for relief and rehabilitation work

Community Action and Environmental Sanitation

Promotion of school sanitation
Immunisation of women and children
Facilitation to the line departments for fogging of chemicals at the water logged and noxious rotting places
Facilitation of disinfection process of line department and ensuring chlorination of all drinking water sources

Personal Protection

Promotion of disinfectants after the dewatering, drying of flooded articles
Promotion of home hygiene
Behaviour change communication
Promotion of water boiling and cooling practices at the household level (during flood)
Promotion of hand-washing with soap at critical times
Promotion of ladle to take out water from bucket/pitcher
Promotion of use of chlorine tablets to disinfect water
To check the open defecation near to the drinking water sources
Use of bleaching powder/lime in the hand pumps and at the sewerage site
Promoting listenership of flood radio spots and assessing its effect

Project Location

150 villages in Sadar, Chauri Chaura, Sahjanwa and Campeerganj development blocks of Gorakhpur

Donor

UNICEF

A project worker explaining a point to the villagers