Child-Friendly School Infrastructure & WASH ProgrammeThis programme creates safe, inclusive, and child-friendly learning environments across North East India, particularly in Assam and Meghalaya, and in Eastern India, especially West Bengal, by strengthening school and Anganwadi infrastructure, improving sanitation facilities and access to clean drinking water, and providing essential learning resources. By addressing critical gaps in the learning environment, the programme enhances children's safety, well-being, and access to quality education. To date, it has supported 194 schools and 165 Anganwadi Centres, directly benefiting nearly 20,000 children.
Classrooms, furniture, lighting, boundary walls, and essential facilities upgraded to create dignified and safe learning environments
Early childhood care centres improved with learning materials, furniture, sanitation, and hygiene facilities for young children
Functional, gender-segregated toilets and clean drinking water — critical for girls' attendance and children's health
Behaviour change communication promoting handwashing, sanitation, and hygiene practices among students, families, and communities
Student-led campaigns and peer education in WASH and financial practices — building leadership and community responsibility
Provision of books, stationery, furniture, and classroom materials to create stimulating and well-equipped learning environments
Schools supported with child-friendly infrastructure improvements
Anganwadi Centres strengthened across multiple states
children benefiting from improved learning environments and WASH facilities
122 Anganwadis & 99 schools, Darrang & Kamrup Rural
62 Anganwadis & 68 schools, Howrah, Kolkata & Hooghly