National Urban School Sanitation Awards 2009 in the context of setting up of ‘Health and Wellness Clubs and ‘Eco-Clubs’ in schools

The CBSE in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban Development and GTZ has introduced the ‘National Initiative on School Sanitation’ and the aim is to inculcate good sanitation habits among the school children. The Annual National Urban School Sanitation Awards(NSSUA) has been instituted by Ministry of Urban Development along with German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Central CBSE Board of Secondary Education CBSE to inspire, acquaint and celebrate excellence in Urban School Sanitation. 

These Awards are instituted with the purpose of honouring urban schools who are taking significant steps towards effective sanitation and improvement in service delivery leading to behavioral change. 

The awards are open to all school affiliated to CBSE which include Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Government Schools, Private Independent Schools, DAV Schools, CTSA Schools, Army Schools etc. 

Awards will be given in the following categories which schools can take up as part of Health and Wellness Clubs and Eco-Clubs 

• Awareness generation leading to behavioural change through students and community mobilization 

• Technical innovation and interventions 

• Improving sanitation facilities for the girl child 

• Best performing Health and Wellness Clubs 

• Sustainability of the effort 

• Waste management and disposal 

• Water conservation and waste water recycling and its utilization 

• Conservation of green spaces 

• Public Private Partnership 

Parameters for the Selection 

1 Sustainability :Demonstrated success geared towards long term hygiene and safe sanitation. 

2 Replicability: Potential for replication of practices and models that have resulted in better service delivery. 

3 Safe Hygiene Practices 

4 Waste Segregation and Waste Management 

5 Awareness Generation Efforts and impact leading to Behavioral Change 

6 Water and Sanitation:Tangible Improvements in Service Delivery 

7 Efforts towards Water Management 

8 Innovation: Demonstrated Innovation, Uniqueness and Originality in the use of Ideas, Technology and Resources 

9 Dynamism: Activity points scored by participation in various activities as organized from time to time through website; www.schoolsanitation.com 

Mechanism and Procedures 

  MoUD, CBSE and GTZ have constituted an Advisory Group for deciding on Awards. 

  Initial scrutiny will be done by Committee and then the final hundred entries will be submitted for critical examination and final selection for the Awards by the Advisory Group. 

The Awards will be in the form of certificates of excellence, mementos, citations, participation in a school sanitation exchange programmes, joint development of pilot projects on zero waste producing concepts with the schools and also special certificates to Principals, teachers and students associated with excellent Health & Wellness Clubs and Eco Clubs. 

You are requested to disseminate the information to all and participate in this initiative of National importance. 

You are requested to send in CD-ROM addressed to the Nodal Officer, National Urban School Sanitation Awards 2009 by courier at CBSE, Shiksha Sadan, 4th Floor, Room No. 404. Under no circumstances either projects or models should be sent to the CBSE or GTZ Office. For more information about the National initiative on Urban School Sanitation visit: www.schoolsanitation.com and for further queries, the Academic Branch at CBSE may be contacted at telephone no. 011-23234324 (Dr. Sneha Singh / Syed Shaney Alam)