Khamman: Address women's sanitary issues first
9 years, 1 month ago

Khamman: Address women's sanitary issues first

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Lack of individual toilet in the houses in rural areas is a curse for the womenfolk in the family. Efforts made at meeting the sanitation challenges have been found to have very limited results, with as high as 40 per cent of the families not having toilet facilities coupled with very low use of existing toilets in urban and rural areas. K. Anita, a woman activist said, “Lacking individual sanitation is a small one in the eyes of men but it is matter of self-respect for women. The sensitivity involved in the issue should be understood by people.” It is perhaps the right time to critically evaluate and move beyond the excessive focus we have on provision and pay attention to the underlying complexities of the mechanisms involved that influence sanitation behaviour among people. The unsanitary conditions contaminate food and water, and transmit diarrhoea-related diseases killing children every year worldwide.

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Women dread to use unclean and infection-causing public toilets in city
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Women dread to use unclean and infection-causing public toilets in city

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Given that there are a scarce number of ‘clean’ public toilets for women in the city, many of them are in discomfort. It is a struggle to find usable toilets and many women, fearing infections, hesitate to use public washrooms due to factors like poor maintenance and hygiene issues. Most are poorly maintained and water facilities are nearly zero.” …

'Matter Of Shame For All That Female Students, Staff Forced To Urinate In Open': Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Moto Note Of Lack Of Toilets In Govt Schools
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Matter Of Shame For All That Female Students, Staff Forced To Urinate In Open': Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Moto Note Of Lack Of Toilets In Govt Schools

Live Law  

On Monday, the Chhattisgarh High Court took suo moto cognisance of a newspaper report published in Dainik Bhaskar stating that 150 government schools in the Bilaspur District do not have toilets and more than 200 schools are such where the toilets are not usable. The Court took note of the newspaper report, which stated that due to the lack of …

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 10 directed the Union Government to devise a uniform policy to ensure menstrual hygiene for school children. Absence of menstrual hygiene and awareness drives “period poverty” — or the lack of access to sanitary products, toilets, waste management, handwashing facilities and menstrual hygiene education — globally. The “Menstrual Hygiene Scheme” provides …

Fighting for dignity of women: Meet sanitation crusader Asma Parveen
3 years, 1 month ago

Fighting for dignity of women: Meet sanitation crusader Asma Parveen

News 18  

Water, sanitation and hygiene practice is important to everyone for their health and wellbeing. This prompted Asma Parveen, a resident of the same village, to realise the vital role of a toilet in maintaining a woman’s dignity and respect. In April 2012, Priyanka left her in-laws’ house in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh as there was no household toilet and …

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital
3 years, 2 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital

News 18  

Menstrual hygiene is important for the health of women and girls. Despite the massive success of the Central government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission programme in providing access to toilets, menstrual hygiene remains a major issue in some parts of the country, specifically in rural areas. Menstrual hygiene management needs the toilets to have facilities to change pads in privacy, availability …

Swachh Bharat toilets alone won't end open defecation; practice persists due to caste norms, drainage woes
4 years ago

Swachh Bharat toilets alone won't end open defecation; practice persists due to caste norms, drainage woes

Firstpost  

In 1986, the Central government had launched the Central Rural Sanitation Programme — the first nationwide programme aimed at dealing with issues related to sanitation. On 2 October, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed that “rural India and its villages have declared themselves open defecation-free”, five years after the launch of the Centre’s flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission. This ultimately …

Hyderabad: Poor feel toilets are for the rich – Unicef expert
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad: Poor feel toilets are for the rich – Unicef expert

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Behavioural change among people is important for India to achieve the status of being a country free from open defecation, an issue that continues to be a challenge. Now that 10 crore toilets have been additionally built, along with the earlier six crore of them, people must start using them. Hence the effort in rural areas has been to …

Villager turns ‘padman’, promotes menstrual hygiene in Madhya Pradesh
5 years, 4 months ago

Villager turns ‘padman’, promotes menstrual hygiene in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Inspired by Akshay Kumar-starrer Padman, a 37-year-old resident of Khor village here set up a sanitary pad manufacturing unit, employing 15 women from the area. In a bid to educate women in his village about menstrual hygiene and provide cheap sanitary pads, Bhupendra Khoiwal set up a manufacturing unit in Khor village, 15 km from the district headquarters in Madhya …

Toilets: The economic impact of sanitation
5 years, 4 months ago

Toilets: The economic impact of sanitation

Al Jazeera  

More than 4 billion people lack access to proper sanitation, and that limits economic growth. But current data shows that today, there are 4.2 billion people around the world without safely managed sanitation services. “This recognition of sanitation as a human right, confirmed by the UN General Assembly in 2015, brings with it a greater sense of responsibility and a …

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission
6 years ago

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

Under the NDA government’s flagship scheme the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, over 93 percent of rural households in India now have access to toilets out of which around 96.5 percent households have used the facility. A national survey, conducted by an Independent Agency under the World Bank support to #SwachBharatMission, has found that 93.4% of households in rural India who have …

Ladies VROOM
6 years, 1 month ago

Ladies VROOM

Deccan Chronicle  

Lending a hand to the Swachh Bharat initiative, a couple in Pune is providing sanitation solutions for women, with aesthetically designed toilets from scrapped old buses. a The sanitation entrepreneurs have been in the business of providing portable toilets for events and construction sites for the last two decades but this time, the duo wanted to push the envelope further. …

Is India suffering from ‘period poverty’?
6 years, 9 months ago

Is India suffering from ‘period poverty’?

The Hindu  

A new report published by UNICEF and WaterAid found that more than a third of girls in South Asia miss school during their periods, mainly due to lack of access to toilets and pads in schools and no proper education about menstruation. ‘Period poverty’ is the term used when there is a lack of sanitary products, and other essentials like …

Mission Swachh Bharat: 87-yr-old woman builds toilet with her hands
6 years, 10 months ago

Mission Swachh Bharat: 87-yr-old woman builds toilet with her hands

Deccan Chronicle  

Udhampur : Residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Badali village in Udhampur have been defecating in open for years. However, an 87-year-old woman from the village, who attended numerous awareness camps about the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ has taken up the task of building toilets in the village. Rakkhi says that she wants to see her village open defecation free and has …

93% rural households with access to toilets use them, reveals national sanitation survey
6 years, 11 months ago

93% rural households with access to toilets use them, reveals national sanitation survey

Firstpost  

Over 93 percent rural households which have access to toilets are using them and about 77 percent of houses in such areas have got toilets, the government- Over 93 percent of rural households that have access to toilets use them and around 77 percent of houses in such areas have toilets, the government- According to a report in The Times …

India’s ambitious plans to achieve sanitation for all must look beyond building individual toilets
7 years, 5 months ago

India’s ambitious plans to achieve sanitation for all must look beyond building individual toilets

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Access to sanitation has attracted more attention in India over the past few years thanks …

Centre celebrates Gandhi Jayanti, but Modi's pet Swacchh Bharat Mission marred by unverified claims
7 years, 5 months ago

Centre celebrates Gandhi Jayanti, but Modi's pet Swacchh Bharat Mission marred by unverified claims

Firstpost  

The World Bank has termed the scheme’s implementation as ‘moderately unsatisfactory,’ contrary to the findings of the autonomous government body Swacchh Sarvekshan. “Until the solid waste management issue is resolved, even achieving 100% ODF declarations will do nothing for our public health crisis and could, in fact, worsen it,” said Kapur. “In the criticism of the Swacchh Bharat Mission, many …

'No toilet, no bride': UP village steps up fight against open defecation
7 years, 5 months ago

'No toilet, no bride': UP village steps up fight against open defecation

India TV News  

Residents of Brahmaputhi village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh have come up with a unique resolution to contribute in making the Swachh Bharat Mission a success. “Safety is of utmost importance… we have decided not to marry if there is no toilet in the groom’s house,” a Brahmaputhi resident told India TV. “I will not marry without toilet …

Third Gender Should Be Allowed To Use Public Toilet Facility Of Their Choice; Centre Issues Guidelines
7 years, 11 months ago

Third Gender Should Be Allowed To Use Public Toilet Facility Of Their Choice; Centre Issues Guidelines

Live Law  

In a move towards greater inclusivity of the third-gender the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has issued a Circular which says that third-gender should be allowed to use public toilet facility of their choice.The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation under its Swachh Bharat Mission has notified Guidelines on Gender Issues in Sanitation.The. In a move towards greater inclusivity …

Third Gender Should Be Allowed To Use Public Toilet Facility Of Their Choice; Centre Issues Guidelines
7 years, 11 months ago

Third Gender Should Be Allowed To Use Public Toilet Facility Of Their Choice; Centre Issues Guidelines

Live Law  

In a move towards greater inclusivity of the third-gender the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has issued a Circular which says that third-gender should be allowed to use public toilet facility of their choice.The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation under its Swachh Bharat Mission has notified Guidelines on Gender Issues in Sanitation.The. In a move towards greater inclusivity …

Indore: Municipality toilets are not ‘Swachh’ enough
8 years, 3 months ago

Indore: Municipality toilets are not ‘Swachh’ enough

Hindustan Times  

As it works towards improving its ranking in the Swachh Bharat survey, Indore may hit a stumbling block as most of the public and community toilets constructed by the municipal corporation here have been found lacking the basic infrastructure. A man uses public toilet built by Indore Municipal Corporation near Bhawarkuwa area. In the last one year, the civic body …

Swachh Bharat: Girl students in Bihar school give up jewellery to construct toilets at home
8 years, 5 months ago

Swachh Bharat: Girl students in Bihar school give up jewellery to construct toilets at home

Firstpost  

Several Class 10 students of a school in Buxar district in Bihar have forsworn gold jewellery until their parents build toilet in their homes to save them the shame of having to go out into the open to defecate Buxar, Bihar: Several Class 10 students of a school in Bihar have forsworn gold jewellery until their parents build toilets in …

Unused rural toilets to face public scrutiny
10 years, 2 months ago

Unused rural toilets to face public scrutiny

The Hindu  

The government proposes to mobilise public support for naming and shaming those not using toilets in rural India. The Ministry on Wednesday said people would be mobilised to check and verify the use of toilets in rural areas and could post photos or upload data through mobile phones or tablets. The monitoring system will give a big push to the …

More men among toilet-sceptics in India
10 years, 6 months ago

More men among toilet-sceptics in India

The Hindu  

Extensive new evidence shows that building toilets alone will not eliminate open defecation in India as not everyone who has access to toilet, especially men, believe that it’s important to use it. Not having a toilet remains the major problem in sanitation: 60 per cent of rural households and just under 10 per cent of urban households in India do …

UP: lack of toilets forces six brides to desert in-laws' house
10 years, 7 months ago

UP: lack of toilets forces six brides to desert in-laws' house

Hindustan Times  

Asserting their basic right and dignity -- a proper toilet in their marital home -- six newlyweds cutting across communities, have left their in-laws' homes in protest. The newlyweds -- Neelam, Kalawati, Sakina, Niranjan, Gudiya and Sita -- from Khesiya village in Kushinagar district, who went back to their parental homes, are however, willing to return once proper toilets are …

Violence against women, the lack of toilets and the predatory male
10 years, 9 months ago

Violence against women, the lack of toilets and the predatory male

Live Mint  

Right from the time when the ghastly crime against the young ‘Nirbhaya’ was committed in Delhi in December 2012, there seems to be no end to the violence against women. Using data available from the National Crime Bureau and from the National Sample Survey 65th Round Report 535, I estimated a regression equation seeking to explain the total number of …

A sanitation crisis in India
10 years, 11 months ago

A sanitation crisis in India

The Hindu  

Highlighting issues like menstrual hygiene management, women’s dignity and poor defecation facilities, a national convention on Tuesday raised concern on the sanitation crisis in India which has reached an alarming stage. Naffisa Barot from Gujarat talked about women’s dignity and menstrual hygiene management. “There is an issue of women’s dignity and safety, especially in the light of increasing sexual violence …

Over a billion women lack safe sanitation
12 years, 4 months ago

Over a billion women lack safe sanitation

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Download November 19 is World Toilet Day. It’s estimated that more than a billion women lack access to safe sanitation. WaterAid Chief Executive Barbara Frost said governments need to invest a lot more in sanitation to improve women’s health and livelihoods. And many other women are having to stay at home looking after their children, who’ve got …

Toilets are main concern for girl students: CRY
12 years, 5 months ago

Toilets are main concern for girl students: CRY

The Hindu  

On a day when the Supreme Court directed the Union and State governments to provide basic infrastructure, including drinking water and toilets, in all schools within six months, a survey conducted among parents in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore said that “toilets remain the single-most commonly voiced concern for girl students and their parents across India among the lower-income …

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