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This Week Bangalore: Support My School hosts 'CEO Summit' on Swachh Bharat and Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign
- An important segment of the CEO conference was the discussion and information sharing by NGO partners discussing the learnings from the Support My School campaign over the last few years. Meenakshi Batra, Chief Executive Officer, Charities Aid Foundation India; Dr Suresh Reddy, Director at SRF Foundation and Jayakumar Christian, National Director, World Vision led the dialogue on building a sustainable partnership with communities along with aligning stakeholder interest in the important mission of ‘Education for all’.
- http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/support-my-school-hosts-ceo-summit-on-swachh-bharat-and-swachh-vidyalaya-campaign/
The Economic Times: Swachh Bharat Mission, Reckitt Benckiser to set up hi-tech toilets at Varanasi Ghats
- The project has been launched along with NGOs Charities Aid Foundation India (CAF) and SEED and Dure Technologies, a Geneva based company that provides technology products and solutions for public health and social development. The site at the ghat will have a portable superstructure which can be taken down when the water levels rises and shifted to another site.
- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-04/news/65204500_1_cleanliness-campaign-reckitt-benckiser-india-harpic-toilet
The Asian Age: Uttarakhand Finding its feet
- Sixty-three-year old Awadh Singh Bhandari of Pandukeshwar village (Chamoli district) still gets goosebumps remembering that devastating night when a deluge washed away thousands of lives and rendered hundreds homeless in Uttarakhand two years ago.
- http://www.asianage.com/india/uttarakhand-still-finding-its-feet-417
Indian Express: Charities Aid Foundation rolls out challenge for sanitation awareness
- Imagine your basic right to sanitation being forcefully taken away. What if your toilet has been sealed for an hour or two and you are forced to go out in the open to relieve yourself or hold on to it till you get access to a toilet again? To address this problem of sanitation, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India has rolled out a unique challenge.
- http://indianexpress.com/article/india/charities-aid-foundation-rolls-out-challenge-for-sanitation-awareness/2/
The Asian Age: A click away from making someone smile
- Much like any other day, six-year-old Mahesh Kumar visited one of Read India’s centres last month but returned home with a surprise.
- http://www.asianage.com/india/click-away-making-someone-smile-549