Bhawana Luthra
Manager, Training

Email: bhawana@leadindia.org

Bhawana Luthra is Manager, Training at LEAD India. She carries a sound understanding of the community based demand responsive and participatory approaches to project planning and management, particularly in the water, sanitation, health & hygiene and livelihoods sector. Has first hand on-the-ground experience of facilitating community processes, identifying best practices, and culling out and documenting key learning from innovative community driven projects in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. 

Was the team leader for organizing a series of community led total sanitation (CLTS) training of trainers workshops in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in India. Has trained more than 500 trainers in CLTS  so far as the leader of the resource team providing capacity building support to Government functionaries, NGOs, CBOS in the approach and methodology of Community Led Total Sanitation in Himachal Pradesh under the assignment“ Resource Agency for support in Community Led Total Sanitation in India”. 

Carried out a World Bank assisted study on the issues and options related to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) sector in the country.  

Formative research on 'Triggers of Behaviour change in rural communities' followed by designing a Sanitation IEC manual for 'change-agents' in Himachal Pradesh'. The assignment involved applied research based on extensive stakeholders consultation including secondary literature survey and field investigations.  

As a researcher, engaged in Formative household research on water treatment, storage and use in Andhra Pradesh. The objective of the household research is to “gain an in-depth understanding of consumers’ perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and practices related to water treatment, storage and use,” by exploring a variety of factors that influence middle- and low-income households’ HWTS behaviors in Andhra Pradesh. Results will inform a strategy to launch a commercial market for HWTS products among low- to middle-income consumers in India.  

As a RWSS specialist, was involved in contributing to the design and conduct of training programmes for the capacity building of grassroots functionaries engaged in the implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in the district of Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh using community led total sanitation (CLTS) approach within the framework of an assignment funded by UNICEF. Has also organized CLTS workshops in the above-mentioned districts. 
Was also engaged as one of the team members in designing and operationalising a knowledge management (KM) strategy for rural water and supply and sanitation (RWSS) sector in the state of Maharashtra, which also includes identification and documentation of best practices as one of the key KM tools. The assignment is commissioned under The World Bank assisted Jalswarajya Project in Maharashtra.Has also lead the development of a Sanitation IEC manual for rural Himachal Pradesh to be used by community facilitators in TSC villages. This was assisted by WSP-SA, The World Bank.