Shanta Lama Bagbazaar case study
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30/01/2015 , 03/12/2012
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Water and Sanitation
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SWASHTHA Strengthening Water Air Sanitation and Hygiene Treasuring Health 5000274
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Case Study: Shanta Lama Shanta is 39. She has two children, a boy aged 18 and a girl aged 16. Before Practical Action joined forces with the village co-operative, Shanta’s water came from Bagbazaar village’s well which was sometimes dirty and made her sick. Her health was also affected by her house’s open toilet which she said smelled bad, and by her kitchen. She had to cook over an open fire and her eyes were always red and she had bad headaches. When the project was launched, Shanta was helped to build a new kitchen, latrine, and washing area for her home. Her health has improved and her eyes have healed. However, Shanta says the biggest difference has been to the atmosphere in her home: “The level of anger has fallen, thanks to my good kitchen!”
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