2. Problem
 Lack of safe water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) lead to diseases
(80% of over all diseases) and economic losses.
 1.5 million Children (under 5) die every due to poor WASH and by
2015, 2.7 billion people will be without access to basic sanitation.
 Status of WASH in India is poor with 31% (year 2009) population
access to improved sanitation and 665 million people defecate in
open. 700,000 die each year from diarrhea (WHO) and national
losses of USD 53.8 billion in (WSP 2006).
 Despite huge investments, the failures can be attributed ineffective
approaches to improve WASH.
 Needs of women remains a low priority in many parts of the world

3. Challenges -Women Centric Format
Reach
Time Schedule
Place to discuss the issues (privacy)
Can not go outside
Two way communication
Increasing Work-load or develop leadership
Need friendly Technological solutions
hand-holding at the local level
Socio cultural issues
education /literacy
exposure
Reason to meet-group regularly
On job Training
Enabling Decision making environment
Economics
Children and family

4. Context & Need
Prevailing Approaches For WASH
 Monotonous and ad-hock
 Perhaps not designed to address the strategic needs of women i.e. key role in planning, management and
monitoring
 There are chances of exclusion of the needy recipient of the message as the most of the strategies are based
on the Off-site Approach / TOT
 Conventional approaches take a piece meal path & fail to see local needs, comprehensively.
 The approaches do not ensure forward and backward linkages at community level.
 The CLTS has emerged as a better approach to sensitize community and initiative collective actions. However,
it is realized that in want of post trigger support or tackling local governance issues, not much progress is
achieved.

5. The Approach
 Pan denotes hardware and Van is equipped with audio video aid, IEC tools & games, technological
options, exhibits and resource team
 The 4 step approach offers complete package for achieving & maintaining total sanitation cost
effectively
 It facilitates planning, IEC ,Capacity building of institutions and service providers , creation of
demand , support implementation, review and post trigger in a synchronised way

6. WHAT IS PAN IN THE VAN
Mobile Van –AV System and Tent
IEC Tools
Demos
Templates for Planning
Training Modules
Pan Production Machine
Resource Persons (3+3)
Kits to be given to schools and groups
Follow Up Template
UNIT IS EQUIPED WITH MANY ITEMS

7. THEMES
SANITATION & • ADRESSES ALL THE SEVEN COMPONENTS
• HOUSE HOLD
HYIGINE • SCHOOL
• COMMUNITY
• DRINKING WATER QUALITY
• WATER BALANCE
WATER • WATER REUSE
• BASIC UNDER STANDING
• INSTITUTIONS –VWSC,FIELD FUNCTIONORIES
• WASH PROMOTERS
LEADERSHIP • SERVICE PROVIDERS-MASONS & PUMBERS
• SUPPLY CHAIN-LOCAL PETTY CONTRECTORS

8. How It Function
ONE DAY
•SURVEY & IDENTIFICATION OF NATURAL LEADERS
THREE DAYS CAMP
•DAY 1 - COMMUNITY
•DAY 2 – DEMOS, GROP WORK AND INSTITUTIONS
•DAY 3 – PLANNING & DISCUSSIONS
KICK TO KITANU FOOTBALL MATCH
TWO DAYS CAMP
•CAPACITY BUILDING OF INSTITUTIONS
•SERVICE PROVIDERS
SUPPLIERS
FOLLOW UP
EVERY MONTH – 5-6 Month

9. STEPS OF PAN IN THE VAN APPROACH FOR
Step 1 INCLUSIVE WASH
Health Communication -
Environment Building eeds India
By
Participatory Health Hygiene
Analysis
Step 2
ON- SITE THREE DAYS
PANCHAYAT CAMP
Step-3
Step 3 B
Step 3A WASH Step 3 C
Strengthening ENTERPRISES
Preparation of
local water security
(Petty Plan Step 3 D
institutions
Contractor )
SSHE to
SLTS
Step 4
Community Review / Follow up and Hygiene Day
(Half-day activity in Every month)

10. Women Centric Format
 On-site Approach / Facilities
 Round the clock stay for 3 days of PAN in The VAN team/unit at Panchayat
 flexible camp schedules
 Separate meeting arrangements –A special tent
 Enabling environment to suite their socio cultural needs
 Creative and joyful tools/methods
 dedicated tools/methods to involve women to address their strategic needs
 Learn and contribute as per their pace/routine.
 Gender Friendly IEC Tools, exhibition of options, production machines,- Seeing is believing
 Creates Institution, change agents and also institute follow up mechanism
 WASH Promoter is a self sustainable model for WASH services. –beautician, mahediwali, tailor
etc.
 Community Review
 School Interventions –School sanitation strategies like ‘ek pe ek gyarah’ strategy involves girls
innovatively in School Led Total Sanitation

11. THE APPROACH HAS 12 INNOVATIVE IEC TOOLS FOR VERIOUS GROUPS
Women Centric Format-Tools

12. Women Centric Format
A Tent for discussions

14. •Use of information technology
- IT Based Capacity building
•Recorded Massages
•Innovative Stories
•Informative Films
•Mobile massages
•And Help line development

15. Innovative ways to explain Technologies

17. Special Tools For
Girls And
Children

18. School Led Total Sanitation

19. Tools for all
Tools –Games, recorded
commentary, songs, stories etc Jairam Ramesh ,Minister for rural development ,Government of India and Mr.
are carried and displayed Gopal Bhargav,Rural Development Minister Govt of MP ,Playing Kick to kitanu
gema-A tool of Pan in the Van in Indore 14 Oct 2012.
during camps with mascots and
attractive dresses.

20. Evaluation of the approach
Achievement
 Tools are developed and tested
 100 nos 3-4 Days Camps are organised.
 5 Districts, 80 Panchayats and
 covered Over 200000 women, men and children.
Formal evaluation of 3 days camps findings :-
 Participation of women in governance and village WASH plans improved due to effective BBC and
invoked interest
 Features like, separate opportunity for women through separate tent, women time friendly
schedules (they could participate as per their free hours without affecting their work or livelihood)
ensured participation and contribution in real manner
 The retention of messages was longer and it helped substantially to generate demand
 Solution to addressing supply chain issues helped in creating proactive environment

21. Field plan & news

22. So Far……
 Concept developed
 Tools designed and tested
 100 Nos 3 Days camps are organized100 nos 3-4 Days Camps are organised.
 5 Districts, 80 Panchayats and
 covered Over 200000 women, men and children.
Formal evaluation of 3 days camps findings :-
 Participation of women in governance and village WASH plans improved due to effective BBC and invoked
interest
 Features like, separate opportunity for women through separate tent, women time friendly schedules (they could
participate as per their free hours without affecting their work or livelihood) ensured participation and
contribution in real manner
 The retention of messages was longer and it helped substantially to generate demand
 Solution to addressing supply chain issues helped in creating proactive environment

23. Tentative Cost of Operations /Estimate
 The per household WASH hardware cost (including government support) is USD
200 and as per government norms $ 30 (15%) are required on software. The
suggested solution above needs $ 6 (3.3 %of Hardware) per household for IEC
activities in more effective manner. The approach also ensures usage of the
created structures.
 Scalability
 Easy to Monitor
 Tentative – One block (74 Panchayats require 1.8 year to cover with one unit
 Initial set up INR 20-25 lacks

24. Evaluation of the approach
 Ensuring access to WASH facilities for physically
challenged community
 Establishment of regular review and follow up.
 Improved status of school sanitation with children
playing role as the change agent .
 Local entrepreneurs providing quality WASH services &
meeting the demands of the community
 Substantial increase in entitlement realisation and
community groups bargaining with government for
effective WASH
 Improved personal hygiene

26. The 6th World Water Forum,
Marseille – France
(12th to 17th March, 2012)

27.  Thanks,
 You can see us on Please refer link
 Press release and award booklet published on the occasion are also attached with this
note.
 http://www.wecf.eu/english/press/releases/2012/06/rio-awards.php
 U-tube – watch home videos on Pan in the Van Approach
 http://www.youtube.com/user/shubheesaxena?email=share_video_user
 http://www.youtube.com/user/shubheesaxena?email=share_video_user#p/a/u/1/dpDE8Y
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 This is noteworthy that the approach was also shortlisted as one of the promising approach by World Water Forum during its
6th Conference held in Marseille, France, from 12th to 17th March, 2012.
http://www.solutionsforwater.org/solutions/pan-in-the-van-%E2%80%93-an-innovative-
on-site-approach-for-inclusive-wash