To accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to put focus on sanitation, the Prime Minister of India had launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on 2nd October 2014. The mission was implemented as nation-wide campaign/Janandolan which aimed at eliminating open defecation in rural areas during the period 2014 to 2019 through mass scale behavior change, construction of household-owned and community-owned toilets and establishing mechanisms for monitoring toilet construction and usage.
Under the mission, all villages, Gram Panchayats, Districts, States and Union Territories in India declared themselves "open-defecation free" (ODF) by 2 October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India.
To ensure that the open defecation free behaviors are sustained, no one is left behind, and that solid and liquid waste management facilities are accessible, the Mission is moving towards the next Phase II of SBMG i.e ODF-Plus. ODF Plus activities under Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) will reinforce ODF behaviors and focus on providing interventions for safe management of solid and liquid waste in villages.
To promote cleanliness and hygiene in a wholistic manner.
To reduce the incidence of open defecation.
To bring improvement in the quality of life in rural areas.
To encourage the concept of sustainable sanitation practices.
To create awareness about health and hygiene.
To help India reach to India Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6).
To encourage cost-effective sanitation efforts.
To develop community managed sanitation systems.
To focusing on scientific Solid & Liquid Waste Management systems.
To create a positive impact on gender and promote social inclusion.
Subjects covered by our organisation during implementation of SBM project in Hassan district in Karnataka state are:
Menstrual hygiene for adolescent girls: Hygiene during menstruation is an inevitable part of woman's life. Various aspects such as physiology, pathology and psychology of menstruation have been found to associate with health and well-being of women; hence, it is an important issue concerning morbidity and mortality of female population. Menstrual hygiene deals with special healthcare needs and requirements of women during monthly menstruation or menstrual cycle. Therefore, increased knowledge about menstruation right from childhood may escalate safe practices and may help in mitigating the suffering of millions of women.
Personal and Environmental Hygiene
Solid and Liquid Waste Management
Construction and Usage of Individual Household Toilets
Problems faced by people in Open Defecation
Information, Education and Communication is very essential for creating awareness in the rural areas. Sadhana Education and Rural Development Society(R) have adopted the following IEC strategies to build the awareness among the community. IEC activities conducted are:
Street Play
Wall Writing
Rally of School Children
Rally of SHG Members
Short Video Film Show for School Children and Community
Essay and Debate competition for School Children on : Personal and Environmental Hygiene Construction and usage of Individual Household Toilets Solid Liquid Waste Management Menstrual hygiene for adolescent girls
The organisation has conducted training programmes at Gramapanchayaths. The training programme was provided to GP members, VWSC members, SDMC members, ASHA workers, Anganawadi teachers, School teachers.HRD activities conducted are:
Gramsabha
VWSC Training
Gross root workers Training
PRI members Training
Construction and usage of Twin Pit Toilets
Personal and Environmental Hygiene
Participants are aware of the problems faced during the Open defecation.
Participants agreed to use individual household toilets and maintenance of it.
Participants were got enough knowledge about construction of twin pit toilets.
