SANITATION WORKERS
We believe that professionalizing sanitation services delivery and ensuring safety, dignity, and welfare of sanitation workers is critical to achieving sustained WASH outcomes.
We believe that professionalizing sanitation services delivery and ensuring safety, dignity, and welfare of sanitation workers is critical to achieving sustained WASH outcomes.
Despite improvements in WASH infrastructure, chronic gaps in service levels and service quality remain.
Life expectancy of a sanitation worker in India is 48 years, a full decade less than the average.
More than 100 deaths reported due to unsafe sanitation practices every year, and many more remain unreported.
Sanitation work has become a hereditary profession, with low income, and is not accorded the dignity it deserves.
We help cities adopt data driven approach to understand the risks, identify gaps, engage communities, and take action for clean toilets, safe wastewater management, and reuse of treated wastewater.
Our programs impact change at an ecosystem level - from grassroots to policy making.
sanitation workers trained
Mission Shakti SHGs trained in Odisha
workers' data captured in one national level dashboard
Explore research, publications, and tools related to this program.
This session delves into the essential safety devices required for Sewer Entry Professionals (SEPs). It covers various types of equipment, including gas detection monitors, ventilation systems, and fall protection gear, highlighting when and how to use each device to ensure safety during sewer maintenance operations.
This session highlights the critical need for safety gear for Sewer Entry Professionals, detailing the various types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required, the appropriate usage scenarios for each, and the correct procedures for donning and doffing PPE to ensure safety during sewer maintenance operations.
This video provides an overview of the Emergency Response Sanitation Unit (ERSU). It explains the necessity of ERSUs, outlines the roles and responsibilities of its members, and offers guidance on setting up a functional unit.