India Itinerary Confirmed

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Time has been creeping stealth-like onwards and suddenly it's only ten days until my departure to India. Today I received the final itinerary for the trip, and I have to say it looks rather exciting! The trip is to be split into two groups and I'll be in the group travelling East from Delhi to Bhubaneshwar.

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Here's a summary of what I'll be doing:
24 Feb - Depart London Heathrow
25 Feb - Arrive in Delhi, briefings with WaterAid staff in India
26 Feb - Fly to Bhubaneshwar, briefings with regional WaterAid staff
27 Feb - A day in the life of a rural community in India - visiting a village near Puri of 273 people all of whom are below the poverty line. Sanitation coverage is nil.
28 Feb - Visit to a village where interventions have taken place to see the difference that having total sanitation coverage makes.
1 Mar - Visit to another village, working on construction of latrines.
2 Mar - Visit to a school sanitation and hygiene programme.
3 Mar - Visit to a village focusing on an integrated approach to water resource management and sanitation.
4 Mar - Holi (Hindu festival) - day off
5 Mar - Visit to Cuttack urban slums to see the specific problems of unplanned urban settlements, meeting with municipal authorities and local communities. Commissioning of a new latrine block.
6 Mar - Morning visit to the slums of Bhubaneshwar to see ongoing project work, then fly back to Delhi and reunite with the other group.
7 Mar - Day free for shopping and sightseeing etc.
8 Mar - Debriefing with WaterAid India staff.
9 Mar - fly back to UK.

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