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Turning waste into wealth for 1000 households

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Turning waste into wealth for 1000 households

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Summary

Engaging 1000 households in solid waste management, thereby improving the living environment for poor people as well as rejuvenating soil and safeguarding agricultural biodiversity. read updates from the field

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$25 - Train one Green Friend, garbage collector, to mobilize and increase household segregation of waste in towns
$50 - Provide a Green Friend, garbage collector, proper uniform and protective gear to ensure the safety of the worker
$100 - Conduct awareness campaign for poor, rural communities on the benefits of solid waste management for public health, sanitation and the environment

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

With industrialisation and urbanisation, the quantity of waste is increasing and the composition of waste is becoming more diversified. Today, waste in India is being burnt or dumped; either producing hazardous smoke or leeching into the soil and water. Implementing solid waste management schemes in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, would mobilise entire communities around the waste-issue, while offering a simple solution for how to turn "waste into wealth" - e.g. vermicomposting and recycling.

Activities

We will implement solid waste management schemes where the community is mobilised and learns the importance of segregating their household waste. The waste will be collected and processed through e.g. composting, biogas, recycling, etc.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $14,024
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $18,975
Total Funding Goal: $33,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.hihseed.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will manage the waste of 1000 households in an environmentally sustainable manner, thereby improving the local environment. It will also give employment to 10-15 individuals, and especially to women, from marginalised sections of society.

Project Message

This project is an excellent example of sustainable development amongst the poorest. It has multiple effects on the community – environmental protection and empowerment of poor communities and women.
- Mr Nachiappan Amuthasekaran, Chief Project Coorfinator

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ashwin Kumar
Project Leader
Hand in Hand
Planiavagen 1
Nacka, Nacka 13134
Sweden
46704934695
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Hand in Hand Tamilnadu
270 Vandavasi Road, Chinna Kancheepuram Periyar Nagar
Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu 631 503
India
+91-44-272 670 65
http://www.hihseed.org

Learn more about Hand in Hand Tamilnadu and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 15, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 8, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

Project Update - March 2010

By Ashwin Kumar - Project Director, March 15, 2010 10:13 AM

The Project now covers 121,335 households and the level of segregation has reached 41.03%.
Survey being conducted at the Thudiyalur Town Panchayat in Coimbatore district to
assess the number of households and the quantum of waste being generated.
Recruitment of supervisory staff and Green Friends is on; the project is scheduled to
start shortly.
Mobile environment awareness campaign in 15 schools in association with the
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA).
One-day training programme for 70 Green Friends in Thoraipakkam
panchayat.
Green friends from the SWM project shave been formed into Self help Groups and are being trained on financial empowerment and federation management.

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