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Toilets Bring Escalated Dignity: A Case Study |
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 05:47 |
 Ms Kishori Naik is a resident of Bolaranga, which is a small village in the Batemura Gram Panchayat of the Maneswar block of Sambalpur district. She belongs to a BPL family with her household income ranges between Rs. 700-800 per month. Incidentally, she is also a member of an BISWA SHG Bolaranga-2 formed by BISWA in that village. After, community mobilization took place over there with numerous training sessions and awareness meetings; she gradually started to evaluate the necessity of a toilet not only for herself but also for her daughters. Prior to it, they were used to go for defecation outside in the fields or the forest nearby, which was a risky proposition from various angles. Many a times she could accompany her daughters to the field or forest for the sake of their security. But very often she could not accompany them due to her preoccupancy and she had to remain at home in tension and anxiety till they come back home safely. This necessity has made her opt for a toilet at the backyard of her house. And now she is very happy about this. She feels secured and enjoys a sense of escalated dignity and status in her community.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 06:21 |