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SANITATION WORKERS

We help professionalize sanitation workers through safety training, job training. We connect them to social sector schemes.

THE CHALLENGE

Our sanitation workers work with minimal safety equipments, they dont follow safety procedures. We are still seeing sanitation workers die on their job. They work in informal sectors. They are not visible.

Identify sanitation workers

Lack of Safety Equipment and Training

Lack of access to social sector schemes

OUR IMPACT

Our programs impact change at an ecosystem level - from grassroots to policy making.

4 States

Have been have been capacitated to run their own Emergency Response Sanitation Units.

100+ Towns

Have linked their sanitation workers to social sector schemes such as health insurance.

17,000+

Saniation workers have been registered and provided with properly sized saniation equipment.

OUR APPROACH

IDENTIFY & ENUMERATE

We systematically map and profile sanitation workers across cities, capturing critical dashboard data on demographics, wages, work conditions, and safety needs. This helps us reach previously unaccounted-for workers and target interventions under schemes like NAMASTE and M2M.

TRAIN & PROFESSIONALIZE

We build the skills and dignity of sanitation workers through safety training, certification and SOPs. Our ERSU and FSTP modules, delivered through WASH Academy and state institutes, help workers transition to safe, mechanized operations.

COLLECTIVIZE & EMPOWER

We connect workers to social protection schemes and have empowered women’s SHGs become key drivers of sanitation. By strengthening institutions and supporting policy convergence, we create a resilient and inclusive sanitation workforce

Sanitation Worker getting suited

RESOURCES

VARANASI PROJECT
UTTAR PRADESH

Personal Protective Equipment for Desludging

How we helped improve sanitation infrastructure, combining worker well-being with modern sanitation solutions.

Public Toilets Saniation Workers
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KERALA PROJECT
KERALA

Safety Gear for Sewer Entry Professionals

Implementation of a digitally monitored safety gear dispersal system, creating a model for other municipalities.

Digital Monitoring Safety Smart City
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PARTNER WITH US

Join our mission to transform the lives of sanitation workers across India. Whether you're a government entity, donor organization, or implementation partner, we're ready to collaborate.

Donors

Support our Sanitation Workers Program with funding that creates lasting impact.

Cities

Bring our expertise to your municipality to improve the lives of sanitation workers.

Collaborators

Partner with us on research, implementation, or technology development.

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