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 […]
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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 Khushali Swachhata Initiative the dice was loaded against them. Being the biggest ward of the city, the team faced
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 Nilgiris 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
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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
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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
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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
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Unlike other rural family, the livelihood of this family also depends on little cultivable land in the village, through which the family earns its living by doing farming activities. The name of the male breadwinner is Chander Majhi and Banarasi Majhi. Both are elderly , where Chander is about 62 years and Banarasi Devi’s is
How A Toilet Became A Source Of Self-Respect In Sitamarhi, Bihar Read More »
Menstrual hygiene in the villages remain taboos unless handled with sensitivity. A case in point is Sewa, a Gram Panchayat in Hariyawan block in Hardoi District, Uttar Pradesh which is about 15 kms from the development block. Here FINISH Society Animator Priyanshi got the opportunity to visit the upper primary school of this village for
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