Narrative description of Project:

• To understand the slum communities’ perceptions, awareness, knowledge and practices related to sanitation and hygiene.

• To identify the high risk hygiene practices amongst a cross section of slum communities.

• To identify potential motivators (i.e. motivations and triggers most likely to result in a change in behavior) for bringing about a change in behavior.

• To Identify the most effective channels, resources and agents for communicating key messeges for bringing a change in behavior.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

• The study undertaken in three ULBs – Patna, Biharsharif and Gaya by selection of total 15 slums (3 to 4 slums selected in each ULB)

• Focus group discussion held with different groups including men and women, young mothers, adolescent girls and boys, children in schools

• Short structured surveys conducted in selected households, schools and anganwadis in eash slum.

• Structured observations undertaken in the households, schools and anganwadi survey.