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>View discussions about this entry Country: India
Organization: Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
Field of Work - Sanitation
Year the initative began (yyyy) - 2007
Positioning in the Mosaic of solutions
What is your signature innovation, your new idea, in one sentence? - This field has not been completed
Describe your innovation. What makes your idea unique and different than others doing work in the field? - TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME: A new approach: Sulabh Total healthcare programme including sanitation, safe drinking water, hygienic practices and various health care programme developed by Sulabh helps reduce morbidity and mortality due to water and sanitation related diseases, especially among urban slums dwellers. Sulabh advocates and practices the system whereby health cannot be viewed separately from the other essential components that have an effect on the over all well-being of an individual and a society.
Delivery Model: How do you implement your innovation and apply it to the challenge/problem you are addressing? - Sulabh toilet complexes have been used to provide counselling, prescription, laboratory testing, immunisation and medicines thus developing a replicable model covering various modes of treatments – curative, preventive and rehabilitative for the low income groups. Sulabh toilet complexes provide the ideal platform for education, awareness and publicity about essential components of total healthcare programme so that the incidence of diseases is reduced. Large number of persons visiting Sulabh toilet complexes is benefited by this model which includes various systems of treatment viz. Homeopathic, Ayurvedic, Unani, Naturpathy and Yoga etc.
The users of toilet complexes and their families receive cost-effective treatment from various common health problems due to the model following the 5 “A” approach: How do you plan to expand your innovation? - Our effective strategies include implementing various components of total health care programme as mentioned above.
Stage of the initiative: Scaling up Do you have any existing partnerships, and if so, how do you create them? - What type of partnerships to do need? Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene (The Health Wing of Sulabh International) implements health projects through support of the parent Organisation and also in collaboration with agencies like WHO, UNICEF, USAID, PFI, PSI, Government of India etc.
Provide one sentence describing your impact/intended impact. - Our potential demand is to cover urban slums, rural set up and school to take up various programme and practices to improve community welfare. We recommend construction of composite community care centre which include Sulabh toilet complex, safe drinking water, health centre and training
How many people have you served or plan to serve? - Approximately 1000 families covering over 5000 people.
Please list any other measures of the impact of your innovation? - The programme is made effective by introducing innovative approaches like Family Medical Folders – where medical record of each family member is maintained, annual check ups are provided and the record is updated to ensure detection of diseases in early stages. The incidence of diseases has reduced significantly in urban slums and rural areas covered under this programme. It has generated a sustained impact on the community to adopt and promote preventive measures to ensure improved health leading to a better quality of life.
Which element of the program proved itself most effective? We have given priority to training and education of women to ensure better health of the community – promotion of safe drinking water and prevention of HIV/ AIDS, reproductive healthcare. Training of one woman leads to awareness and care to entire family whereas training of a man ensures training of one person only. The trained women are effective change makers within their family and community because of their role in household chores and child
Exactly who are the beneficiaries of your innovation? - This field has not been completed
How is your initiative financed (or how do you expect your initiative will be financed)? - Most of the programmes and activities are conducted independently by Sulabh without any external support – financial or otherwise. A few projects have been successfully completed with aid and support of UN agencies and the Government of India.
What is your annual operating budget? 22 Million US Dollar What are your current sources of revenue? (please list any sources that are foundation grants) Sulabh International is a self sustaining NGO which generates revenue through nominal fee levied from users of Sulabh toilet complexes. Sulabh does not receive any grants / aid from any organisation in the world. Provide information on your finances and organization: - Current Annual budget (2007 fiscal year)?
Annual budget for the past 1-2 years (2006 and 2005)? Annual revenue generated? What are your current sources and/or streams of revenue? Do you currently have sources of earned income (examples?); If not, why? This field has not been completed What is the potential demand for your innovation? - How do you estimate this demand?
Number of staff (full-time, part-time, volunteers): This field has not been completed What are the main barriers to financial sustainability? - This field has not been completed
What is the origin of this innovation? Tell us your story. - Centre of toilet technology has been integrated with various health care programmes due to large number of visitors attending these toilet complexes.
Please provide a personal bio. Note this may be used in Changemakers marketing material - This field has not been completed
Contact Information:
Bindeshwar Pathak
Founder, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement Sulabh International Social Service Organisation (This field has not been completed) Discussions about this entry |
INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE APPROACH LINKED WITH EFFECTIVE SANITATION PROGRAMME LEADING TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE CONCEPT
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dear brindeswarji,
In response to a comment ,you were to post sulabh for individual homes;sulabh as is well-known now tackles community latrines but the poor need most are models for single homes and with little or no use of water;such a programme like the CLTS[community-led total sanitation;pl describe your sulabh for single house-units.
Dear Mr. Pathak,
I have long been impressed with the great work of Sulabh throughout India and know that your organization has made a wonderful contribution. At the same time, however, I have also been concerned that many slum communities now consider the Sulabh approach too expensive for their communities. Could you please share with your readers some of the things that you are doing to help make Sulabh sanitation systems affordable even in the poorest communities.
Regards,
David
It is far more important to keep water safe, available, and affordable for all than to keep the price "Cheap" for all.
Thank you for your e-mail. As suggested by you, I will edit my entry form, mentioning new programmes that are specifically addressing the water and sanitation issues as our goal is to provide sanitation facilities for all and human dignity to women and girls. To prevent environmental pollution, technologies for recycling of human waste on-site have been developed by me from Sulabh toilets in individual houses and conversion of human waste to biogas, for further use, in public toilets. Our goal is to liberate scavengers through technology, making eco-friendly toilet a tool for social reform and rehabilitating the liberated scavengers, thus bringing them in the mainstream of society.
Dear Bindeshwar-ji,
Thank you for everything you do. Your systems approach is one of the most pragmatic and logical undertakings at work in today's world.
Best wishes,
Brian
Hello Bindeshwar, It is exciting to have your entry in the competition. I know that Sulabh has been a leader in the field and has had huge impacts in the past. Can you edit your entry form and talk more specifically about new programs that are specifically addressing the water and sanitation issues? Or, do you see your work more focused on health? What are the main goals of your program? Thanks!
Dana Frasz
Changemakers