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saw a coming together of environmental journalists from South
Asia to discuss water and sanitation, issues of prime importance
in the region today. With over a billion people’s health
at stake, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
(WSSCC), Geneva, the Forum of Environmental Journalists of India
(FEJI) and the Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd.
(IDFC), took up the gauntlet to sensitise media persons, both
print and broadcast to these highly neglected issues.
The workshop started off with a welcome speech by the Director-General
of ICRISAT, Dr. William Dar. After a few remarks from Darryl
D’Monte, Chairperson, FEJI, Gourisankar Ghosh, Executive
Director WSSCC, highlighted the WASH Campaign, a campaign
to bring awareness on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Bindeshwar
Pathak of Sulabh International, New Delhi highlighted the
achievement of his movement to provide 6000 community toilets
in India. Other speakers were Ravi Narayanan, Director, WaterAid,
London and Ashoke Chatterjee of Vision 21, who originally
launched the initiative in Gujarat state to focus on water
& sanitation.
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For further information, contact:
- Darryl D’Monte
Chairperson, Forum of Environmental Journalists of India
(FEJI)
President, International Federation of Environmental Journalists
(IFEJ)
29-B Carter Road, Bandra West,
Mumbai 400 050, India
Tel: 91-22-2642-7088 & 2645 9286
Fax: c/o 91-22-2645-8870
E-mail: darryldmonte@hotmail.com
Website: www.ifej.org
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