This is the story of Sattu, a resident of a small gram panchayat, Noorpur Lubana of Kapurthala district, Punjab, who was forced to live in penury along with his wife and three children. Noorpur Lubana, a small Gram Panchayat, with a total of 257 families live, generates income through agriculture. In this gram panchayat, there …
Pigs & cleanliness a deadly combo in Noorpur Lubana Read More »
This is the story of a small village of district Hardoi, Shivala Kheda wherein reside all of 14 families. The village is part of Gram Panchayat Rampur Bhagati which is barely 7 kms from the Block Hq of Behandar. The overall population of the village is roughly 150 people, and 90% of the families can …
Cleanliness replaces a dirt-stained village in Hardoi Read More »
Here is an inspiring story of a distraught couple Amar and Gauri who had been struggling for years to find dignity and respectability working as sanitation workers in Kasba village of Purnea district of Bihar. When UNICEF and FINISH Society joined hands to unveil an initiative to find suitable volunteers who could clean toilets and …
Couple ‘trained’ as sanitation workers in Purnea Read More »
When a resistor turns into an enabler the results can be game-changing. When DCM Foundation and FINISH Society joined hands for door to door waste collection and disposal in ward 21 of Hardoi city, under the Khushhali project the dice was loaded against them. Being the biggest ward of the city, the team faced many …
A defiant lawyer, he is all for a waste-free Hardoi Read More »
Caste and class distinctions are fraught with deep-rooted biases and prejudices in the Indian hinterland . A case in point is that of Manoj and his wife Neelam In Purnea. The couple was shunned by society for belonging to the sanitation community and they were both scorned and looked down upon in Purnea district of …
With first-hand experience in the Sanitation value-chain, WASTE in partnership with the US AID Securing Water For Food Grand Challenge initiative was a pioneering entry into this challenging project. It involved treating black and grey water and using treated faecal sludge for use in agricultural practices which led to stunning results in the Nigiris district …
The inside story behind scripting the FSM ‘poo to prosperity’ story in Nigiris Read More »
Small innovative steps can go a long way in changing the face of a village in Hardoi district. This is the story how a Ratri (night) Chaupal made a huge difference in transforming the sanitation status of Village Baghuamau of Sandila Block in Hardoi district. When FINISH society and HCL Foundation started the Khushali (clean …
Night chaupal that shines a light in Hardoi village Read More »
Farmers across Pasgawan village in Hardoi are busy finding ways and means to strengthen the soil through non-chemical means so that they can ensure maximum crop yield in their farms. It is in this backdrop that the FINISH Society team led by Facilitator Mridul Pandey managed to convince the community as to how a farmer …
Operation that turns dung to organic compost in Hardoi Read More »
Courage is not the absence of fear but the motivation to overcome it. These lines are characteristic of the hero of our story Brajmohan Chowdhary son of Giriraj Singh Chowdhary Patel, Gram Panchayat Sanet, Block (Panchayat Samiti)- Shri Mahaveer ji,- District-Karauli of Rajasthan. He played a major role in raising the bar of cleanliness despite …
This Karauli champion is a role model for cleanliness Read More »
Balveer Singh Chaudhary of Sanet village, which is today a clean model village in Karauli district of Rajasthan has become a local legend because of his fetish for cleanliness. His commitment levels for hygiene and sanitation are legion and he is known to literally raise a storm in the house if his daily cleanliness goals …
His cleanliness fetish has made him a legend in Karauli Read More »
