Through our extensive on-ground assessments, we discovered a concerning reality: numerous families in rural India still lack access to indoor toilets, leading them to rely on community facilities or resort to open defecation. This poses significant risks, particularly for young women, especially during menstruation, as it compromises their safety and hygiene. To address this issue, we began to construct individual family toilets for these communities in 2017, benefitting 12,000 families to date.1079 individual toilets are built in the Palghar and Gadchiroli districts of Maharashtra.

Committed to creating a positive impact, we construct toilets at vital public spaces such as libraries, hospitals and panchayat offices, aiming to eradicate open defecation and ensure disease-free communities. As of April 2023, we’ve renovated and built toilets at over 10 institutions, fostering improved sanitation and well-being for all.

Children deserve to have a safe and hygienic place to relieve themselves during their long hours at school. To inculcate the importance of cleanliness during these growing years and to discourage open defecation, we constructed 300 toilets for 16,000+ students at 60+ schools across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha and Karnataka since 2014, even before the Swachh Bharat mandate.

In Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli District, women are expected to leave home during menstruation and stay in dilapidated, unsafe and unhygienic menstruation huts. We offered them a modern, comfortable place to safely stay during their menstruating days. Known as Period Positive Holiday Homes, these were constructed by local villagers as a service using construction materials that we provided. Besides a comfortable stay, the women also get a chance to learn and practise new skills like tailoring during their sojourn there.