Health Water Sanitation and Hygiene

To improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, women, and vulnerable communities by promoting equitable access to quality health services, better nutrition, safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health management through community participation and strengthened health systems. 

Key Focus Areas

• Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health: Promote preventive healthcare, immunization, maternal and child health, reproductive health awareness, and access to essential health services.
• Nutrition: Improve nutrition knowledge and practices for children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, and caregivers to reduce malnutrition and support healthy growth and development.
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices in schools and communities.
• Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM): Promote menstrual health awareness, reduce stigma, improve access to menstrual hygiene materials, and establish girlfriendly facilities in schools and communities.
• Community Health Systems Strengthening: Build the capacity of frontline health workers, schools, health facilities, and community institutions while strengthening partnerships with government health services for sustainable healthcare delivery. 

Key Activities

• Conduct community and school-based awareness sessions on maternal and child health, nutrition, hygiene, adolescent health, and disease prevention.
• Promote immunization, regular health check-ups, and referrals through collaboration with public health facilities and frontline health workers.
• Organize menstrual hygiene awareness sessions for adolescent girls, boys, parents, teachers, and community members, while supporting access to menstrual hygiene materials and MHM-friendly spaces.
• Improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and handwashing infrastructure in schools and communities.
• Strengthen the capacity of healthcare providers, frontline workers, teachers, and community volunteers through training on child health, nutrition, WASH, and health promotion.
• Support nutrition education, growth monitoring, and healthy lifestyle practices among children and families.
• Collaborate with government departments, health institutions, and community-based organizations to strengthen local health systems and improve access to quality services. 

The programme benefits children, adolescents, women, pregnant and lactating mothers, parents and caregivers, teachers, frontline health workers, schools, healthcare facilities, and vulnerable communities, particularly those living in urban slums, rural, and underserved areas. Through integrated health, nutrition, WASH, and MHM interventions, Good Neighbors Bharat helps communities adopt healthier practices, access essential services, and create safe, healthy, and dignified environments where children and families can thrive.