The Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) implements a sanitation project at Shri Bhirwanath Vidhlay and Prerna High School in Maharashtra, India. The two target schools of this project will be provided with toilet facilities and clean water supply to establish a hygienic learning environment for their students. To further create and improve awareness on hygiene the students will receive trainings on reproductive health, gender and hygiene. CYDA plans to showcase these two schools to point out how improvements in the study environment of children and education on health can change dropout rates. Finally CYDA will present these cases to the government to press for better hygienic circumstances at schools and for more education on health related issues.

Health4Change is funding this program through the website of Global Giving. This American based organization allows donors to search ‘grassroots’ projects that endorse social change and economic development all over the world. Global Giving has organized the second ‘Global Open Challenge’ and Health4change has been accepted to beat the following challenge:

Raise $ 4000 through at least 50 different donors by the 26th April 2010

Therefore we would like you to take a look at the following website:

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sanitation-and-counseling-for-3000-indian-kids

Here you can find more information on the Health4Change project: we’ve uploaded a business plan, you can see pictures and statements of the current participants and you’ll find a detailed description of the ‘Global Open Challenge’.

Please find below the different donation options given on the Global Giving website:

• $ 10 - 1 hygiene training session in 1 class
• $ 150 - 1 training module of 6 days on reproductive health and gender in 1 class
• $ 300 - 2 urinals in 1 school
• $ 500 - waste water storage system
• $ 1000 - 1 sanitary toilet facility with 4 urinals
• $ 2000 - clean water supply (1 tank + purify system) for 1 schools

Other donations apart from the mentioned suggestions are also possible and most welcome.

All your support has always been of great value for us and therefore we are thanking you all in advance for your numerous contributions to support us once more in realizing our aim!!!