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Water borne diseases

A child drinking water from water tab at his school in western Indian state of Maharashtra.

Providing clean water to the home of every child in India

A safe water supply in every household will ensure children and families survive and thrive.

Alka Pande, a nurse washes hands after counselling a mothet at a Community Health Center in Ikauna, Uttar Pradesh.

WASH and health care

UNICEF focuses on the scaling-up of WASH in health care facilities.

Champa Bag, Prime Minister of the Child Cabinet, enjoys a fun hand wash demonstration session at their dedicated hand washing station at the Pujariguda UGHS school in Rayagada district.

WASH in schools

Clean India: Clean Schools ensuring children stay healthy and learn.

Sonalika Dalabehera, six years old, a resident of Sutarajpur village, has from an early age been taught to adopt the hygienic routine of using a toilet rather than an unhealthy habit of using fields.

Ending Open Defecation in India

Towards maintaining an open defecation free India

Cover page of the report.

Child Friendly version on understanding COVID-19

Learn ways to prevent it from spreading and assure children not to be stressed and scared

Girls washing hands in school.

Swacchta Volunteers sweep up a revolution

Time, energy, money—they are ready to give it all.

A lady looking at herself in the mirror.

How a village built 40 toilets—with a wedding necklace

In a small village called Kalvakota in Telangana, a woman decided to part with her wedding necklace to help 40 poor families build their toilets.

Students hold banners and spread the message of "Clean India”, as a bunch of volunteers from DAV Vedanta Int. School undertake their monthly field visit to a new village in the neighboring tribal area of Lanjigarh.

Clean India

We have already lost a lot of time, but the new generation is aware of the things to do to help.

Children using toilet at government primary in Aurangabad.

Report on environmental impact of Swachh Bharat Mission

UNICEF and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, with support from Shri Ram Institute, conducted an assessment.

“We can’t imagine our lives without water. It’s really good that we have a water tank next to our tent.” Mujbal and Mutaab are brothers who have been displaced from Al-Qaim, near the Syrian border, for almost a year. 2018.

Children living in protracted conflicts are three times more likely to die from water-related diseases than from violence – UNICEF