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India

Main Faith Groups:
 

  • Hindu (79.79%)

  • Muslim (14.23%)

  • Christian (2.3%)

  • Sikh (1.72%)

  • Buddhists (0.7%)

  • Jains (0.37%)

  • Other Religions (0.66%) 

  • Religion Not Stated (0.24%)

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  • Zoroastrianism and Judaism also have an ancient history in India, and each has several thousands of Indian adherents. India has the largest population of people adhering to Zoroastrianism (i.e. Parsis and Iranis) and Baha’i faith in the world, even though these religions are not native to India.

Religious  context 

Main Faith-Based Organization Partners: Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA)

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Main government affiliate: 

Key
Implementing
Partners 

Priorities: Health; WASH

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Social and Behaviour Change Expected:

  • The initiation of an interfaith alliance on WASH in the country

  • Faith leaders are sensitized on WASH issues and understand the criticality of the issues along with the key elements of the government flagship program 

  • Faith leaders are engaged and committed to join the movement created by the Swachh Bharat Mission 

  • Faith leaders promote key WASH behaviours in a manner that complements the mission goal of making India Open defecation Free among their followers and congregations 

  • Governments, media and civil society understand the crucial role of FBO partnerships in behaviour change and social mobilization for sustainable development goals and leverage such partnerships in development programming

  • FBOs and faith leaders mobilize communities to reinforce new social norms on sanitation in the lives of people across faiths and religious denominations.

Main 
Initiatives

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