For centuries open defecation has been a way of life in the villages. Open defecation poses significant social, economic and environmental challenges. Openly left human waste helps in breeding and transmission of pathogens, which help carry diseases and infections. The problem is most acute for children, women and young girls.
A household toilet is the most important aspect of sanitation. It not only restores dignity, privacy, safety, and social status but also has strong bearings on the aspects of child mortality, maternal health, primary education, gender equity, environmental sustainability, and overall improvement of quality of life.
Environment protection and hygiene maintenance are among the core themes of NGO Sapna. Open defecation remains one of the major challenges in our country, and we recognize it as a societal ill that must be eradicated. To put this belief into practice, Sapna has been implementing individual toilet construction projects since 2015 to promote personal and environmental hygiene. A household toilet is not only essential for restoring dignity, privacy, safety, and social status but also plays a vital role in reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, supporting primary education, advancing gender equity, ensuring environmental sustainability, and enhancing the overall quality of life.
During the year 2024–25, we constructed 15 toilets, taking our total to 185 toilets built so far in this region. Our vision is to ensure that every household without a toilet gains access to one, thereby eliminating open defecation from the area. Each toilet costs around Rs. 55,000 to construct, with beneficiaries contributing Rs. 10,000 to encourage ownership and responsibility.
We remain deeply grateful to our donors, Bry Air (Asia) Pvt. Ltd. and Desiccant Rotors International Pvt. Ltd., for their unwavering support of this project under their CSR initiatives.
For any information, please contact Coordinator- Aarif (9414730669).
NGO SAPNA’ was registered in Delhi under the Societies Registration Act on 21st October, 2004. It was founded by a group of professionals who shared a dream to work on a people-centric model of development in areas of health, education, gender, community development and social welfare. Inspired by Gandhian ideals of ‘Sewa’ i.e. selfless service, SAPNA’s mission is to work/act as an ‘agent of change’ to support and empower the poor and the marginalized. 