Atul Foundation builds toilets in villages of Gujarat
Additionally, the Atul Foundation has begun developing restroom facilities for public use. A toilet built by the Foundation serves 350 people daily in the Nayakwad section of Atul village with safe sanitation services.
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In rural India, open defecation is a problem that erodes people’s sense of dignity and feeds the cycle of disease and poverty. For the women in rural India, there are grave safety concerns in addition to substantial health problems. Animal and reptile bites are feared. When women go outside in the dead of night to use the restroom in the fields, crimes against them are also frequent.
Ramilaben Nayaka, a domestic worker, resides in Anjlav, a remote tribal community in Gujarat’s Valsad district, with her husband, her ailing mother-in-law, and their two teenage daughters. Her daughter Urvashi used to go potty outside the village during the early morning or late evening hours when it was dark. She chose these strange hours out of fear of being observed. Their financial situation prevented them from constructing a family bathroom. In their garden, the Atul Foundation had constructed a restroom for them. Ramilaben says, “I need not worry for my elderly mother and teenage daughter today, especially during the monsoon.”
This is not the sole account of a single family from a tribal community in South Gujarat. Many residents of tribal villages continue to discharge themselves on open fields and riverbanks. Since the Honourable Prime Minister announced the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014, Atul Foundation has been assisting rural communities and giving them access to restrooms close to their homes. In 38 communities, the Foundation has constructed nearly 5,500 toilets, providing 27,500 people with access to safe sanitation facilities. Septic tanks and water tanks are included with these toilets. By contributing labour during construction, the families further cemented their ownership and assumed responsibility for upkeep of these facilities.
Some families had private restrooms, but they weren’t being utilized because they needed repair and upkeep. In order to reach more than 1,000 individuals, the Atul Foundation partnered with the District Rural Development Agency of Valsad in 2021 and refurbished 211 toilets.
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On the grounds of their schools, Atul Foundation has constructed student restrooms in addition to toilets for households. Since kids spend a lot of time in schools, it’s critical that they have clean restrooms. The Foundation has constructed or restored restroom facilities in 13 schools, giving about 5,000 kids each year access to sanitary facilities.
Additionally, the Atul Foundation has begun developing restroom facilities for public use. A toilet built by the Foundation serves 350 people daily in the Nayakwad section of Atul village with safe sanitation services.
After the restrooms were built, a survey on their actual use and an evaluation of their effects on the neighbourhood were done. The outcomes were positive. It was proven that all of the restrooms were being utilised, kept clean, and enjoyed by the recipients because they were roomy and long-lasting.
The Foundation wants to keep increasing its reach in order to give the less fortunate access to their fundamental human rights, which will protect their safety, security, and dignity.
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