Supported By
Asha Kirana – Orohalli
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
11 villages of Orohalli Gram Panchayat, Bengaluru rural district
Supported By
JUNIPER NETWORKS INDIA PVT LTD
Focus Areas
Awareness and Behavioural Change, Setting up end to end SWM
Duration
October 2017 to Ongoing
Coverage
1400+ Households
Target
Collection of 3MT of dry waste per month, livelihood generation for 5 SHG women
State
Karnataka
Key stakeholders
Community, SHGs and Rural Local Body
Background:
Juniper Networks has been working in the Orohalli Gram Panchayat since 2016. The intervention started with a focus on health and education and gradually solid waste management, watershed management, and other thematics were added to provide a holistic development approach for the villages.
Objectives:
The objectives of the Asha Kirana - Namma Halli Orohalli project with respect to solid waste management are 2-fold. In phase 1 of the project, a dry waste collection system using an electric collection vehicle was set up covering all 11 villages. Two dry waste units were set up where the waste was sorted and sent to recyclers. The second phase involved training SHGs to run the waste collection and processing system, and also upskilling them in tailoring, bio-enzyme making, and soak making. The objective is to promote local livelihood generation and reduce packaging waste for the items that are made locally,