Wash for india volunteer program

WASH-FOR-INDIAVolunteer Program

Wednesday, March 20, 13

60% of India’s population does not have a toilet and go outside to relieve themselves. 1,000 children die EVERY DAY due to the diarrhea caused by this lack of sanitation. The loss of human dignity is immeasurable as people are forced to be in full view of others for a very private act.


WASH United is an award winning international NGO, with presence in India, Africa, & Germany, that pioneers the use of the use of sport star ambassadors, interactive educational games, and innovative campaigning formats to make toilets & hand-washing hygiene “cool & sexy” and to facilitate behavior change.

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5 States | 6 Locations | 56 Days | 2,000 km

• 2 Acres • 20 Games• 4 Labs• 15+ Performers• 8-Minute Film• 470 Person Crew

At Each Location

NIRMAL BHARAT YATRAWASH United In 2012


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WASH UnitedNIRMAL BHARAT YATRA PARTNER ECOSYSTEM

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A problem as large as India’s sanitation crisis cannot be solved till a lot more passionate individuals step up and get involved.

WASH United’s WASH-for-India Volunteer Program seeks to engage committed students from schools & colleges in & outside of India in our battle against diarrhea.

This international community of deeply committed ambassadors and volunteers will work on creative & challenging projects that include but are not limited to producing films & photo essays, holding training sessions with at-risk communities, interviewing policy makers & social innovators, fundraising, petitioning, & lots more.

WASH United views our volunteer program as a strategic initiative that will enable us in reaching our goal of saving thousands of lives & increasing human dignity through improved sanitation & hygiene.

AN INTRODUCTIONVOLUNTEER PROGRAM


‣ 160,000 people attended the Yatra carnival and learned about appropriate sanitation & hygiene behavior through games, labs, performances, & other fun experiences

‣ Reached 230 million of the at-risk populations with messages of sanitation & hygiene in India

‣ ~ 8,500 school children trained in appropriate WASH behavior through the WASH-In-Schools program

‣ 180 teachers & 1,500+ peer educators trained in delivering WASH United’s sports based curriculum to appropriate WASH behavior

OUTCOMESNIRMAL BHARAT YATRA


PROGRAM FRAMEWORK

FOUR TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS

STRATEGY

PROGRAM SCALE

• Students from top schools in India• Students from top universities in India, US, & UK• NRIs in US & UK• International tourists with a passion for India

• Global network of Ambassadors & Volunteers ... • That through innovative & creative collaborations ... • Leads to enhanced fundraising, advocacy, & awareness

for sanitation & hygiene

• 2000 Volunteers across the world• 1000 awareness events every year• Fundraising in excess of USD 1 million

The Volunteering program has global scale, diverse participation, & an innovative activity framework.


VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIESThe School Volunteering Program offers a four stage cycle of activities that can be customized for individuals, institutions, and organizations

CONNECT & TRAIN

LEARN & EMPATHIZE

RAISE AWARENESS + RESOURCES

• Train domestic help, their children, slum communities, other at-risk users using WASH United game-based curriculum, materials created by the students, film screenings etc.

• Volunteering trips to rural India on the Nirmal Gram Mela or through extended immersion in villages & slums

• “Adopt-A-Slum”: Ongoing interaction with a slum community in Delhi around sanitation & hygiene

• Organizing cleanliness drives in specific locations

• Interviews with domestic help, security guards, street children to understand sanitation perceptions & habits

• Field trips to urban slums in Delhi & nearby villages• Undertake secondary & primary research to understand India’s

sanitation & hygiene problem• Meet social innovators & entrepreneurs in Delhi

• Organize film screenings, photography & art exhibitions• Organize debates & writing contests• Word-of-mouth campaigning on social networks• Fundraising drives• Exchange programs with schools in US, UK, Germany, & Africa• Form a new club or embed activities within an existing club

EXPRESS & CREATE• Films + photo essays based on these interviews & field trips• Producing creative materials - art, posters, flyers, leaflets, songs,

songs, poetry - based on these interviews & field trips


VOLUNTEER PROGRAMBENEFITS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

CO-CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT

DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS

INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES

• The program will facilitate the creation of interesting co-curricular activities through & outside of student run clubs

• Students will have opportunities to use creativity & research in solving a very tangible real world problem

• The program will provide leadership opportunities to students

• The program will enable students to develop an understanding of the context they live in and become ethical in their outlook

• The program will link schools & colleges to a growing network of similar minded schools & colleges across the world with many possibilities of exchanges

• The program will enable collaboration with extremely talented designers, filmmakers, social entrepreneurs towards improved learning outcomes for students


We would love the opportunity to meet and to discuss details of the program and to begin making a dent in the sanitation & hygiene problem in India together !!!

Sabrina Aggarwal

Partnerships & Advocacy ManagerWASH United India

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C-222. Sushant Lok Phase 1Gurgaon. Haryana. India

+91 124 403.4088 | + 91 [email protected]

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