Community Youth-Led Audit of ST Bus Depot Toilets

A research by Anubhuti is being led by 28 Fellows of the “Anubhuti Guts Fellowship 2023”, alongwith 7 Dalit and NT-DNT women activists. The fellows are youth selected from these communities. They have been trained in Anubhuti’s Community-Led model of research. We have used this model of truly Community-led research in many projects successfully, and … Continue reading Community Youth-Led Audit of ST Bus Depot Toilets

ToI covered Community-Led Advocacy for Toilets

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../art.../104793234.cms The reality of the denial of Right to Sanitation in Nomadic and De-notified tent communities , and its impact on their mental health, dignity, safety, child rights, women's rights, disability rights and so on has been brought forth powerfully in this first of its kind community led research of accessibility of toilets by persons … Continue reading ToI covered Community-Led Advocacy for Toilets

Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation Officials visit to see condition of Community Toilets

On 9th May, officials from KDMC - Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation visited after the publication & receipt of our "Toilet for Tent" report based on community-led research about access to toilets for NT-DNT and other marginalized communities who don't have toilets at home. We are hopeful they will take positive steps for sanitation rights of … Continue reading Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation Officials visit to see condition of Community Toilets

70th NT-DNT Vimukt Din Youth-Led District Level Conference

On occasion of the 70th Vimukt Din of NT-DNT communities, Anubhuti had organized a full day Thane District Level Conference on 28th August: "Youth Intersectional Lens for Social Justice of Vimukt communities". Actual Vimukt Din is celebrated by Nomadic & Denotified Tribes across India on 31st August, when in 1952, these communities were finally rid … Continue reading 70th NT-DNT Vimukt Din Youth-Led District Level Conference

Youth Led NT-DNT Toilet Audit

We have started 'NT-DNT Toilet Audit' with the objective of gathering data for advocacy about the dire situation of NT-DNT communities' sanitation. As per founder & NT-DNT activist Deepa Pawar's 2021 study on NT-DNT Women's Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, all public services are anyway not planned or built keeping in mind nomadic populations. The needs … Continue reading Youth Led NT-DNT Toilet Audit

Flash Mob for Better Public Toilets

Youth group and Mahila Samiti members of Bamanwada have been carrying out a campaign under 'Right to Pee' for better community toilets in their area. Over the last two years, they have done toilet audits, collected signatures of hundreds of their co-residents, submitted the same with letter to their Corporator and MLA, and finally one … Continue reading Flash Mob for Better Public Toilets