Sanitation initiative helps Bihar schools

Nearly 300 schools in Patna and Samastipur districts of Bihar in India have seen important improvements in sanitation and water, thanks to projects implemented recently by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) and the Aga Khan Foundation (including an initiative under Dettol Banega Swachh India). Important lessons and role-models for sanitation improvement in schools are emerging from this effort. In almost all the schools, the AKRSP has contributed new sanitation blocks or is giving the finishing touches to these efforts.