Changing people's behavior to avoid road blockages

due to domestic garbage Our story of Change fromSatya Bharti School, Dausod, Alwar,

Rajasthan,

Bharti Foundation

The change we plan to bring about in the community:

A pollution free environment having clean drains, blockage free roads have been targeted by our kids. People were motivated to use the domestic garbage only in the compost rather

putting it on the road,

• Bharti Foundation

– Bharti Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Bharti Group Companies.

– The Foundation aims to help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential.

• Satya Bharti School Program

– The Satya Bharti School Program is the flagship program of Bharti Foundation.

– It aims to deliver free quality education to underprivileged children, with special focus on the girl child across rural India.

– The program goal is to establish 500 Primary and 50 Senior Schools reaching out to over 200,000 students

– The promise of this large scale program, through its operation, is to create a replicable, scalable and holistic model of quality education in rural India

– Present Operational Status:

• Number of Schools Operational: 256

• States of Operation: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu & west Bengal

• Number of Students Enrolled: Over 38,000

Introduction

• Geographical Location:

– Dosod is situated approx. 12 km from NH-8 and District office of Bharti Foundation.

– Sr. Sec. School is in village it. – There is no public transportation facility so that people have to walk or travel

by own conveyance from the main bus station Majri ,which is approx. 6 km from the village.

– The Government Primary Health Centre is in village it self. – The nearest Police station is Behror which is approx. 11 km form the village.– The nearest market is Majri which is approx. 6 km form the village– Drinking water facility provided by government and constructed water supply

tank, apart from this Hand pumps and bore wells are other source of water.– The main occupation of villagers are agriculture, mining & Private Jobs. – Total no. of House Hold – 483– Total no. of Population - 2100

About the Community

•About the Community

Cultural Background:

– The villagers belongs to Hindu Community .– Dominant cast is Rajuput. – They followed the all Hindu rituals and festivals– The dressing style of community is long white Kurta & Dhoti / Pant &

Shirt, for men and women dressing style is Ghagra & Odhni.– It’s a mix culture of Rajasthan & Hariyana because Hariyana is very close

to this location. – They are the followers of all Hindu God & Goddess.– They prefer to have vegetarian & Non vegetarian food but most of the

people are vegetarian.– Village women always in long veil and it’s a part of their culture.

We ‘Felt’:

• Domestic garbage and used water are thrown on to the roads which results blocked drains, water jams on the road and pollution with a dissatisfied environment.

• Environment like this are not favorable for growing children in terms of their mental and physical health..

We ‘Imagined’:

• Domestic garbage shall be treated properly through dust bins and ultimately to a compost rather than throwing it directly to the road.

• Water should be utilized in useful manner and the wastage water should be drained properly.

• Drain should be cleaned and blockages should be removed.

• Awareness through Nukad natak, Motivational songs, slogans and posters.

• Signature campaign and oath taking ceremony was conducted to keep the drains and roads clean out of the domestic garbage.

• Rally across the community• Community meetings.

We ‘Did’:

• Initiative taken to clean the drains by students and teachers own self..

We ‘Did’:

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• Initiate ‘Sramdan’ activity by involving community people to clean the drain, roads and public places.

• A group movement to clean the public places and common road of the village to make it free of water jams and blockages.

Impact on Community:

• Village drain had been cleared with the efforts of the villagers without waiting for any Panchayat’s initiatives.

Impact on Community:

• Village women have promised to reutilize the garbage's through compost without throwing directly to the road and other places.

• A signature campaign and oath taking ceremony was done to promise for proper utilization of water and other natural resources.

Impact on Us:

• A great satisfaction to work for my own village.

• We are happy to walk on the clean roads of our village.

• We promise to keep our village neat and clean forever..

Experience of Community Members & Teachers:

• Community members:

- ”Gaon main ganda paani, kichad ke karan gaon main ane walo ke man main gaon ke prati galat bhawana paida hota hai. Malaria aur diaria jaise anek bimariya bhi ishi bajaha se paida hota hai. Ye aaj hame bhalibhati samaj main aagayi”.

- Leelaram Community member • Teachers: - ”Gaon ke sahayog aur bachho ke manobal se hi ye pura

prakriya succesful ho ska hai. Aage bhi ishi tarah ke programme main gaon ke liye apna sram dan karna chahenge”.

- Vikas HT, Dausod

• Periodic and timely follow-up through: - Door to door visit. - Parents Teachers Meetings. - Regular counselling to every stake

holder.Education. - Parents. - Community members. - Community key persons.

The Road Ahead…..(in the next 3 months)

Students Participating in the Contest:

# State District SchoolNo. of Students Participating

Name of Student

Class

 

Rajasthan

Alwar

SBGUPS Dausod 10 Krishan V

       Deepak  V

      Preeti V

      Manoj V 

      Vivky V

      Priyanka V

      Nitin V

Komal IV

Manisha IV

Ravindar IV

Name of Mentor Teacher: Vikas Yadav

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