Women-led and women’s rights organizations are on the frontlines of today’s humanitarian crises—but many are at risk of disappearing. As global needs rise due to conflict, climate change, and displacement, deep cuts to foreign aid are threatening organizations that provide life-saving services for women and girls. In March 2025, UN …
Anita Bai Narre insisted on a toilet as precondition for living at husband's place As if to buttress Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's emphasis on drinking water and sanitation in his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's address, a young woman was rewarded for her successful insistence on …
BHOPAL/ BETUL: A tribal woman from Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, who ran away from her husband's house barely two days after her marriage over lack of sanitary facilities, has become a brand ambassador for a cleanliness drive. Anita Narre's insistence on having a toilet at her in-law's place not only …
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her ‘bold’ decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday. Anita Narre was handed $10,000 by Sulabh International, a non-profit group, for refusing to defecate …
Recognizing Sulabh International's pioneering work in developing low-cost, environmental-friendly public toilet system, the United Nations has accorded its highest consultative status to the Indian NGO. The Chief of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO office, Andrei Abramov conveyed the upgrade of Sulabh International to from 'Special' to 'General' …
It will be implemented by Sulabh International in 150 houses A total sanitation project is to be implemented at a cost of Rs. 75 lakh at Milavittan in the district through the initiatives of Sterlite Copper here. According to a press release, bhoomi puja was performed to this effect on …
A majority of slum-dwellers in the Capital do not have access to proper toilet facilities as pubic toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study has pointed out. The ‘Delhi Healthy Urban Project', conducted by Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health, also revealed …
Most slum dwellers in Delhi do not have access to household toilets and the community toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO)-supported study revealed today. Delhi Healthy Urban Project was conducted by the Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health in east, west and …
After a Rs 20 lakh toilet for Margao Bus Terminus, Sulabh is looking to renovate other toilets in the town. But lack of sewage system is making their efforts difficult finds out Team Herald. After facing flak over the poor upkeep and maintenance of its public toilets, Sulabh International has …
It has developed an eco-friendly toilet that costs less than 20 dollars NEW DELHI: Sulabh International on Wednesday said it would introduce its cost-effective, environment-friendly toilet technology in South-East Asia. It has decided to construct public toilets in the 10-member ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries with the help …
Sulabh International, a leading Indian NGO working for promotion of environmental sanitation globally, has announced to launch sanitation drive with its innovative cost-effective toilet technology in Asean region. Sulabh plans to set up a sanitation centre in the Cambodian capital at a cost of $500,000 that could be used to …
Sulabh International, a leading Indian NGO working for promotion of environmental sanitation globally, has announced to launch sanitation drive with its innovative cost-effective toilet technology in Asean region. Sulabh plans to set up a sanitation centre in the Cambodian capital at a cost of $500,000 that could be used to …
USAID is the US Govt's agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid Sulabh chief offers to share his expertise with the officials and NGOs of Pakistan NEW DELHI: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday called for replicating Sulabh International's low-cost sanitation model in Pakistan, as being implemented …
NEW DELHI: In a rare honour, Cambridge Union Society of the UK-based University of Cambridge has invited NGO Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak to share his experiences of his movement against untouchability and promotion of sanitation in India. In its invitation to Dr. Pathak, Cambridge Union Society president Lauren Davidson …
2.6 billion people all over the world lack adequate toilets and hygiene facilities. Good sanitation ensures public health and contributes to economic development by preventing loss of human days caused by ill health and deaths due to diseases like jaundice, cholera and diarrhoea.
Jaipur: As a perfect corollary to the plastic bags ban in the city, the Sulabh International, a social service organisation launched a campaign on Thursday to make biodegradable carry bags made of jute and paper. Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal inaugurated the launch in a function organised at Paanch Batti. The initiative …
New Delhi: The U.S. Army has shown interest in replicating the low-cost Sulabh public toilet system in Afghanistan. It plans to construct 40 public toilet complexes linked with biogas digester application
Visakhapatnam, July 12: Stating that there was an urgent need to launch total sanitation programme in the city, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) commissioner, Mr V.N. Vishnu, said that over four lakh people living within the GVMC limits live in areas where sanitation facil-ities are not prevalent. This was …
NEW DELHI: Princess Mathilde of Belgium on Tuesday called upon developing countries to adopt low-cost toilet technology promoted by non-government organisation Sulabh International to achieve
NEW DELHI: Sulabh International, which operates public toilets across the country, has refused to take up any work offered by the MCD for the maintenance of public toilets in the Capital in view of upcoming Games. This comes in the wake of recent allegations levelled against it by MCD Leader …
