hygiene

Sixteen-year-old Soulya is championing the cause of WASH in her community, trying to bring about a change one step at a time, and making her way to becoming a role-model in her community.

On October 12, the girls of the Green Police fetched their district an award from the administration for the most eco-friendly puja celebrations.

Aditya Sharma talks about how he has been helping children from unprivileged backgrounds in Gurgaon, even though he is currently living in London.

Rakhi Paliwal is a young bike-riding, law-pursuing panchayat member whose story should not only encourage youth but also senior panchayat members to do good for society.

Suriya Ansari, a former engineer, is helping improve the health and sanitation conditions of rural India with a simple, cost-effective toilet solution.

It has been six years since Ramesh Dongre retired from work, but the 65-year-old Mumbai resident never stopped working. He took up a second job – that of trying to spread awareness about the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in public spaces in a very unique manner.

A girl from the US packed her bags and came to India. When she met kids who were 13 years old and didn't know what soap was, she had the ingenious idea of recycling soaps, distributing them in slums for better health and hygiene, and empowering women. Here's more about Sundara soaps and it's founder Erin Zaikis.

12,76,425 students washed hands simultaneously and attempted to create a world record. The record was earlier held by three nations jointly and MP has become the only state to surpass their joint record.

The attempt by Pavlov Mental Hospital at Kolkata to employ mental inmates to take a step towards their citizenship is incredible and creates hope.

It can be seen from the examples below that when residents and stakeholders in a community come together to solve an issue, the results are not only positive, but also long-lasting. Here we learn of ordinary citizens and local NGOs who inspired people in their areas to keep their surroundings clean and free of diseases.