The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in collaboration with Bharti Infratel has implemented Project FLOW since 2015. FLOW is an acronym which stands for Facilitating Learning on WASH. It aims to translate awareness and knowledge into action by educating school children and youth on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) issues. It also aims to provide access to safe water solutions to targeted schools through installation of WASH infrastructure. Geographically, the project covers 10 schools each in six cities in namely, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), (), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Jammu, (Jammu and Kashmir), Panipat (Haryana) and Guwahati (Assam).

In the period, 2015- 2018, Bharti Infratel and TERI provided WASH education to approximately 500,000 students, teachers and community members through an array of non-formal and informal teaching methods and access to safe water in all the 60 schools.

School students who were trained on WASH aspects have undertaken action projects within schools and communities. School teachers joined hands with students and implemented campaigns in their schools and neighboring communities. Workshops and festivals organized under the project enhanced awareness amongst the school community on WASH and active citizenship. Project’s presence on social media helped in spreading the idea to the people beyond the project locations.

As the project approaches closure of phase I, Bharti Infratel and TERI is organizing “ ….go with the FLOW” as per the following details:

Cities Dates Venue Ranchi 09 October 2018 Shivaji Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Ormanjhi, Ranchi Jammu 11 October 2018 Shri Ranbir Government Boy’s Senior Secondary School, Parade Ground, Jammu Indore 11 October 2018 Preetam Lal Dua Sabha Grah, M G Road, Indore Panipat 11 October 2018 Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Model Town, Panipat Bhubaneswar 23 October 2018 Development Resource & Training Centre (tentative) (DRTC) - Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), Bhubaneswar Guwahati 26 October 2018 Pub Guwahati High School, Bamunimaidan, (tentative) Pub, Guwahati As the name suggests, this ceremony marks the beginning of a new era where stakeholders will take the learnings of Project FLOW beyond the confines of schools, class rooms, and communities and mainstream the learnings in their future thoughts, practice and actions. The ceremony will bring together all partners in change- school students, teachers, school principals, members of School WASH Committee, experts from water sector, Bharti Infratel and TERI team. The day will be marked by revisiting the journey and felicitating the stalwarts of Project FLOW.

For more information, contact: Environment Education & Awareness Area, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), 6C, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, - 110003 Phone no.: 011-24682100