According to
the United Nations, 47% of India openly defecates on a daily basis.
Maitri would
like to help stop open defecation by constructing forty toilet facilities in
ten different areas in Jharkand, India. This would help by providing clean
facilities to the rickshaw pullers of Maitri’s Ranchi project. On a larger
scale this will improve sanitation for rickshaw pullers while also promoting
hygienic public health practices to India as a nation.
The importance
of this project for India and the world:
• Globally about 600 million people
openly defecate, making this a very large public health concern
• India has more than twice the number
of people who openly defecate than the next 18 countries combined together
• India accounts for 90 percent of the
people in South Asia who practice open defecation
• India also accounts for 59 percent of
the population in the entire world who openly defecate
Most rickshaw
pullers are migrant workers from rural villages who have come to try to
generate income for their families. With open defecation, every individual’s
health is at jeopardy as they are exposed to hazardous wastes and disease prone
environments. This marginalized population is in dire need of relief as they
suffer each day from poor working and living conditions. With something as
simple as a toilet, these individuals’ lives would be changed drastically and
possibly even saved.
Project Ranchi
would provide and create solutions to this major public health issue in
Jharkand. By working to reduce the rate of open defecation, the lives and
hygiene of many migrant workers will significantly improve. Maitri will
construct functional latrine units, provide access to clean water and regularly
maintain facilities free of cost to rickshaw pullers who are already struggling
daily.
Maitri could
greatly use your help in ending open defecation. Beginning at 6:30pm and
lasting only twenty-four hours, Global Giving will be matching all donations at
thirty percent. If you are able to, please visit our Global Giving page to find
out more about this initiative and to donate.
Thank you for
your donations or consideration. Have a wonderful day!
Sincerely,
Maitri India
Brok Dixon
University of Utah, USA
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