Abstract : Access to water and sanitation is fundamental for human health. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions continue to be implemented to improve the availability and services of water and sanitation especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). There has also been a paradigm shift from top-bottom to bottom-up approach in development which recognizes the benefits of engaging the community and allows for local participation right from planning to decision making which has been welcomed even in rural water supply.To raise the community voice and advocacy, the approach with bottom up has make huge impact in the project named Aapni-Yojna in India, is the good example for the impacts of waking up the voice of community for development through community-based organisation and increased community participation. This chapter though different case studies examines a range of WASH interventions including hardware interventions such as new latrines and water supply systems, their operation and maintenance and software interventions such as the introduction of WASH or water committees and health promotion and education programmes and training in Aapni Yojna project in Rajasthan Desert through community participation approach to form and empower community-based organisation.
Keywords : Aapni Yojna, Payment Model, Community Based Organisation, Community participation Water and Sanitation, Empowerment, Rajasthan
Cite : Sadhu, G., & Adesh, S. (2024). Empowerment Of Community Based Organisation Through Wash Program In Rajasthan Desert (1st ed., pp. 164-176). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196919535.nsp2024.eb.ch-15
