Water management educational opportunties

Course Title: Water, Sanitation and Health
Instructor: Prof. (Dr.) Neelu Anand Jha
Programme/Semester: JSES Fall 2024

Field visits and community engagement with:

• People living in slum clusters
• Children studying in nearby schools and women working in Anganwadi centres
• Policy planners
• Public health centres

Course Description: Water, sanitation, and health issues are complex problems of modern society, particularly in the Global South. These issues are part of the daily lives of people living in big cities, peri urban slums, or rural communities of developing countries. The current water and sanitation problems are responsible for millions of deaths yearly, which can be avoided through proper scientific practices and policy interventions. Women and children are particularly vulnerable groups. This course is a field-based tutorial and community engagement module that aims to develop the skills necessary to understand the magnitude of current conditions and trends in water, sanitation, and health services. This is an essential step before addressing and formulating policy interventions. The students will gain field experience and be trained to diagnose problems using questionnaires and surveys. The aim is to make the students engage with the community and gain firsthand experience of how people receive their water and sanitation services and how they impact their health. This course module will develop a basic understanding of neighbouring urban and rural communities’ water, sanitation, and health services.