FANSA FAMILY FROM BANGLADESH
ARRIVED IN KATHMANDU
"I am very happy that my dream coming to Nepal has come true and I am very excited to visit Pokhara tomorrow to learn about the EcoSAN practices,"says Ruqsana Parvin, programme officer with Freshwater Action Network South Asia Bangladesh. A team of 10 members from different parts of the Bangladesh arrived in Kathmandu on 30th March 2012 for a three day exposure and learning visit to Nepal. The programme has been designed to exchange the experiences, ideas and learning on WASH between the Bangladesh members and the grassroots communities in Nepal.
On the day one, the team will be visiting THE SEWA Nepal, where it has launched a program called ‘Take a pee, earn a rupee’ in Darechowk, Chitwan village. The program has brought drastic changes in Darechowk after its launch. People have stopped defecating in the open because of the provision of ECOSAN toilets, "Darechowk is cleaner and residents are enjoying better yields,” said Shreerendra Prakash Pokharel, President of THE SEWA Nepal. [Further reading: http://www.freshwateraction.net/content/take-pee-make-rupee ]Most of the members are here for the first time to experience such learning visit. FAN Nepal is hosting this visit as a part of the FANSA family objective to harness the knowledge sharing. Though it is a short notice and extremely occupied with the national business, FAN Nepal team showed their wholeheartedness in organizing such inter-country programme that they need to be commended for.
Prof. John Kurakar
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