Turning waste into wealth for 1000 households

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. progress report read updates from the field

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	£16 - Train one Green Friend, garbage collector, to mobilize and increase household segregation of waste in towns
	£33 - Provide a Green Friend, garbage collector, proper uniform and protective gear to ensure the safety of the worker
	£66 - 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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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: £7,316
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £9,483
Total Funding Goal: £16,799

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

Organisation

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 November 16, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 08, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Solid Waste managment Project

By Ashwin Kumar - Project Director, November 16, 2009 01:21 PM

The Project now covers about 103,749 Households and it has reached a segregation level of 35.7% up from 33% till last quarter.

Apart from the existing local bodies, Hand in Hand has been considered for implementing SWM projects in 15,000 Households of Dindigul Municipality in Souht Tamil Nadu & 10,000 Households in Kannagi Nagar, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam near Chennai.

Additionally we were invited to conduct feasibility study in Fort St. George, that houses the State Legislative Assembly, secretariat and Offices of Indian Army, Cantonment of Pallavaram and at Chennai Port trust.

This has increased the level of delivery tremendously on Hand in hand and we would require continuous support to part fund the projects.

Personnel from Hand in Hand were a part of a larger team of govt officials, waste management experts etc that visited Sweden in the month of September to study the best practices in SWM in a visit funded by SWECO. The learnings from these visits have been disseminated internally as well as to key stakeholders like officials of local body administration (Dept. of Town & Country planning). This was a crucial learning opportunity to improve the projects being currently implemented as well as to plan better for future projects.

The main Challenge faced by the project is the non availability of primary/secondary collection vehicles delays expansion of SWM project at existing project centres.

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