WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION (8 mins incl intro)

1. Video introduction by the Co-ordinator: Dr. Roy Kunjappy (2 mins), Executive Director, CCHR-India Background to the commitment for Kerala and what it means.
2. Statement of the challenge: short film on “Childern as agents of change”, Malayala Manorama News Daily, India. (3 mins)

OPENING SPEAKERS (12 mins incl intro)

1. Charu Pragya, National Speaker for the India Government (5 mins)

Describing the progress made in India through initiatives such as the WinS, and legislation for the Rights to Education that includes the rights to water and sanitation. Programme for roll out to the states of India.

2. Rio Hada, OHCHR (Office of High Commission of Human Rights) (5 mins)

Relating the issue of the rights for children to access clean water and sanitation to other countries, and recommendations or ideas for how to encourage integration into law and policy.

PART 1 – PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN ISSUES FOR WASH IN SCHOOLS (15 mins incl intro)

Education and Menstrual Hygiene Management

3. Upasana Chauhan, WHEC, USA (5 mins)

Video: Breaking the Silence: Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in India, Ms. Riya Mary, Programme Officer, CCHR-India/FANSA-Kerala. (3 mins)

4.Shipra Saxena, UNICEF Specialist and CCES Focal Point, Odisha, Bhubaneshwa, India (5 mins)

Video: Access to Sustainable Clean Water and sanitation to all - Leave No One Behind (LNOB) especially the vulnerable groups, Mr. George Thomas, CEO, Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), Malaysia. (3 mins)

PART 2 – PANEL DISCUSSION AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION TO GATHER IDEAS ON HOW TO SCALE UP THESE COMMITMENTS (35 mins)

Moderated Panel with the inclusion of the opening and specialist speakers plus regional youth representatives, to show case how JOINT ACTION can solve this execution at scale.

Panel Members to include the above speakers, plus young representatives from around the world:

• Ms Bhumi Sharma, National Focal Point for India, United International Federation of Youth (UN1FY).

• Ziadath Achimi , Water and sanitation engineer, youth representative from Benin

• Odwa Ntsika Mtembu, World Merit SA, youth representative from South Africa

• Noemie Plumier,Human Right 2 Water, Youth representative from France

• Gabriela Calderon,Grupo Aguas, youth representative from Argentina

Questions for discussion in the panel:

1. What do you think are the main challenges for scaling up this commitment?

2. Who do you think we need to involve now to ensure that this can happen?

3. What actions, however small, can you personally commit to help with this commitment?

Joint Action for Scale: Partnerships/Roadmap towards Water Action Decade/Water Action Agenda

Summary of the commitments to action for the next 5 months, for presentation in World Water Week, Stockholm. (5 mins)

Rapporteur:
1.Steven Sebiawan
2.Moemen Mohamed