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10 Aug 2026
\nHow Dettol\u2019s Climate Resilient Schools\u202fProgramme\u202fis improving child health<\/a> in India
\nNewsPowerbrandsDettolResilient Health
\nStrategic Program and Evidence Report (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Reckitt\u2019s Dettol Banega Swasth India initiative demonstrates how combining climate-resilient school infrastructure, hygiene education and community collaboration improves hand hygiene, child health outcomes and resource sustainability.<\/li>\n
  2. Children in Dettol Climate Resilient Schools are 3.5 times more likely to meet all hand hygiene criteria than children in non-intervention schools, according to an independent study by AIIMS Rishikesh.<\/li>\n
  3. Independent evaluation by AIIMS Rishikesh revealed children are becoming ambassadors of change in hygiene practices within their families and communities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In Uttarakhand\u2019s government schools, children are washing their hands differently. More students are now consistently washing their hands with soap and water and meeting critical hand hygiene criteria. Not because they were told to once, but because the habit has been built into their environment, their lessons and their daily routines. This shift from awareness to embedded behaviour is at the heart of the Dettol Climate Resilient Schools (DCRS) programme. And independent research is now confirming how far that shift is going.<\/p>\n

    Climate change is reshaping the conditions in which children learn and grow. Extreme weather events, water scarcity, and disrupted sanitation are already a reality for millions of families, particularly those in climate-vulnerable regions like Uttarakhand. Reckitt partnered with the Provincial Government of Uttarakhand to launch the DCRS programme through our flagship Dettol Banega Swasth India initiative, in 2023. Gaurav Jain<\/strong>, Executive Vice President, South Asia at Reckitt, noted that “We did so, driven by the belief that addressing these challenges meaningfully requires action at the grassroots – in schools, with teachers, and alongside communities.”<\/em><\/p>\n

    The\u202fprogramme\u202fworks through three interconnected pillars<\/p>\n