Supported By
Asha Kirana – Kolar
Ongoing
Supported By
Ashakirana operates in Kolar district and Orohalli, empowering women through Solid Waste Management by Self-Help Groups (SHGs). It supports 90 SHG women by promoting door-to-door waste collection, dry waste processing, home composting, and eco-friendly products. The project also raises awareness on menstrual hygiene, encouraging the use of menstrual cups and cloth pads.
Location
30 Gram Panchayats in Kolar District
Supported By
JUNIPER NETWORKS INDIA PVT LTD
Focus Areas
Awareness and Behavioural Change, Setting up end to end SWM Capacity Building & Hand holding
Duration
October 2017 to Ongoing
Coverage
55,000+ Households in 30 GPs
Target
Generate livelihoods for 90 women; Collection of 2MT of dry waste per day
State
Karnataka
Key stakeholders
Community and Rural Local Body
Background:
Kolar is a district bordering Bengaluru rural district on the west and the Chittoor district of AP on the east. The district has 5 taluks and one of the taluks, Kolar, was chosen for this intervention. The state of Karnataka has trained women to drive waste collection vehicles and there is need to demonstrate how this can be a gamechanger both for empowering women by providing them livelihood opportunities and also for setting up well-functioning solid waste management systems.
Objectives:
The objective of this project is to support 90 women in 30 Gram Panchayats to take up waste collection in partnership with the Gram Panchayats. Additionally, Saahas is supporting 6 Gram Panchayats in becoming model Panchayats for solid waste management. This is being done by working closely with the Gram Panchayats and setting up the entire collection, transportation, and processing chain.
Apart from setting up waste management systems, the promotion of waste reduction is being carried out by encouraging women to switch to sustainable menstruation products and supporting the implementation of the SUP ban in the villages.
