b'Activities No. ofNo. of participants womenCommunity awareness350 270raisingSummer Camp 10 8Handwashing event310 200Vocational trainingAlternative Sanitation intensive training for jobs26 20and meeting confidenceWater and sanitation - Learning by doing programme 180 156- Further training40 30programmesIn three village communities more than 35010 girls from the Technical High School of participants were made aware of alternativeConstruction in Stara Zagora participated sanitation opportunities, and 160 women andin a summer camp to learn about water girls received vocational training in the field.and sanitation facilities for domestic and Mentored by consultants, trainees constructedagricultural use. an alternative sanitation system at a local156 people attended leadership training events, childrens centre in Kalitinovo, and completedwhilst 20 women participated in leadership and the tiling of a toilet at the Community Culturalcoaching programmes, with 80% completing Center.the programme, empowered to act as 90 rural women attained the skills to find a jobcommunity leaders in water, sanitation and in the sanitation sector and were empowerednature-based agriculture projects. to raise their voice in meetings. Women270 women and girls participated in awareness were specifically trained on their rights, howprogrammes. to address authorities, and how to submit complaints.180 participants joined learning-by-doing events on water and sanitation, with 120 women able to construct, manage, monitor and market alternative sanitation planning. 80 rural women and girls gained knowledge and skills to advise community members and families on the safe reuse of treated water and biological waste for natural agriculture to feed their families. 30 women were able to plan, implement and monitor small alternative sanitation projects and to run small-scale water and sanitation businesses. soroptimistinternational.org 15'