With the subject heading “Re: Query: Developing Learning Material on WaSH for School Children –Experiences; Examples” compiled by Nitya Jacob, Ramya Gopalan and Sudakshina Malik in 19 June 2008 and published by Solution Exchange for the Water Community and Education Community in India, United Nations, is a complimenting efforts by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) to create a workbook and activity manual on school sanitation and hygiene, members felt it is a welcome and timely initiative.

“Low-cost toilets put Bengal on path to total sanitation", is an article by Nitya Jacob have been made available on the website of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), highlights that due to Low-cost toilets all households now have toilets in East Medinipur District in West Bengal which helped to achieve its target of total sanitation in September 2006.