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Swedish minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Vashantek, Mirpur-14, Dhaka. There she observed the water, sanitation and hygiene situation of the slum dwellers. She also visited a slum at Vashantek to observe the transformation of lives where WaterAid Bangladesh & DSK have been working for the last 3 years. Till date 5 legal water connections have been provided for 200 households along with 14 community managed toilets and waste collection facilities. These interventions were supported by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). She also inaugurated a newly constructed safe drinking water & sanitation facility and talked to the teachers and the students of Lalashori Model Government Primary School and Hazi Sayed Ali Khan High School. During her visit to these slums Mr. Khairul Islam, country representative; Ms Hasin Jahan, Director Programmes and Policy; Mr. Shamim Ahmed, Head of Policy and Advocacy and Urban Programme Manager Zahidul Mamun of
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Swedish Minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Dhaka, Bangladesh
25 November 2014 | Bangladesh
Swedish Minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited WaterAid Urban programme on 25 November 2014
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Receives warm welcome
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Watching the poor sanitation facilities in the non intervention area
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Walking through a community where we work
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Observing waste collection facilities
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Amidst the community people
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Listening to the presentation of a community leader on their
improvements regarding WASH services
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
In front of a community managed toilet
Washing hand at a safe water source
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Talking to the adolescent girls about Menstrual Hygiene Management
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Happy conversation with the community people
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Warm welcome at a local school
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Talking to the teachers
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Inaugurating safe drinking water & sanitation facilities
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Inaugurating safe drinking water & sanitation facilities
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Discussion about the facility with a teacher
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Planting a tree in the school premises
Visiting a water point installed at Burjan tea garden under HWP supported project
Taking selfie with the students!
Media Coverage Highest circulated English Daily in BD
http://www.observerbd.com/2014/11/26/57062.php
http://www.observerbd.com/2014/11/26/57062.php
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Media Coverage Highest circulated Bengali Daily in BD
BRIEF Visiting Swedish minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Vashantek, Mirpur-14, Dhaka. There she observed the water, sanitation and hygiene situation of the slum dwellers. She also visited a slum at Vashantek to observe the transformation of lives where WaterAid Bangladesh & DSK have been working for the last 3 years. Till date 5 legal water connections have been provided for 200 households along with 14 community managed toilets and waste collection facilities. These interventions were supported by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
She also inaugurated a newly constructed safe drinking water & sanitation facility and talked to the teachers and the students of Lalashori Model Government Primary School and Hazi Sayed Ali Khan High School. During her visit to these slums Mr. Khairul Islam, country representative; Ms Hasin Jahan, Director Programmes and Policy; Mr. Shamim Ahmed, Head of Policy and Advocacy and Urban Programme Manager Zahidul Mamun of WaterAid Bangladesh were present. Engr. Uttom Kumar Roy, Commercial Manager, Dhaka WASA, Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan, Slum Development Officer, Dhaka North City Corporation; Mr. Dibalok Singha; Executive Director of DSK were also present during her visit.
Thanks For queries please contact WaterAid Bangladesh
www.wateraid.org/bangladesh Photo Credit: Plaban Gongopaddhay, WaterAid
25 November 2014