100,000 signatures for sanitation
End Water Poverty campaigners in Nepal submit petition to Prime Minister
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On World Water Day, 22 March 2008, more than 100,000 signatures collected from 35 districts of Nepal were handed over to the country's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, calling for increased funding and a national master plan for sanitation.
The signatures were submitted by representatives of WaterAid Nepal, Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH), NGO Forum for Urban Water & Sanitation, Federation of Drinking Water and Sanitation Users’ Nepal, Lumanti Support Group for Shelter and Guthi campaign.
The huge signature campaign was coordinated by the End Water Poverty Campaign secretariat.
Prime Minister Koirala made assurances that he would give greater priority to sanitation and is committed to ensuring this issue is tackled in his country.