Our mission at Stand4SHE (Sanitation & Hygiene Education) is to raise awareness about a basic need, to have sanitation and toilets in every school in Karnataka and other parts of India, and empower girls to bring sustainable changes in health hygiene and MHM ( Menstrual Health Management) in their schools and homes.

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The average dropout rate of girls was 17.3% at the secondary education level and 4.74% at the elementary level from 2018-19

63 million adolescent girls in India, do not have access to adequate toilets & sanitation management in their schools.

72% of Toilets Surveyed By CAG In Government Schools Don't Have A Running Water Facility,

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Heading Proper maintenance is not available in 1,812 out of 2,326 toilets. 715 out of 1812 toilets not being clean at all and only 1,097 cleaned twice a week to once a month

Source: 2020 CAG Reports

We want to build Comprehensive Solutions

Mission

With your help, we can ensure every school and student has lasting access to safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and adequate services for generations to come

SANITATION

Access to adequate sanitation is a fundamental need and human right. School sanitation is an essential component that includes the provision of toilet infrastructure and handwashing facilities in schools.

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HEALTH & HYGIENE

Correct use and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities are ensured through sustained hygiene promotion. Appropriate disposal of used menstrual material is still lacking in many countries of the world.

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BEHAVIORAL CHANGE

To nudge the behavior of school children to realize the consequences of solid waste issues and raise the awareness of the school children on Solid waste issues and best management practices

our work

Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. Children who are taught SHE ( Sanitation and hygiene education ) in schools have a greater chance of being open to new ideas and developing good habits in their most formative years. Using what they have learned and implementing quality hygiene and sanitation at home and school, these students become powerful agents of change.

Our Work

Workshops & Webinars

Simple Actions That Can Make A Difference

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Leading Lights

Stories have the power to inspire. Leading Lights is the story of champions and change-makers.

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SHE campaigns are the grassroots movement with a goal to raise awareness for SDG-6

78,420

Total Schools In Karnataka

38+

Workshops Conducted Online/Offline

30+

1500 +

Girls Attended Workshops

Schools Covered

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Leading Lights

Leading lights are our new generation of leaders. Leading Lights are the young women and girls who share their stories, thoughts, challenges, and accomplishments - through our digital publication, inspiring us all to learn about their desire to make the change.

Story-1

A girl from 7th standard from a village called Noovli in Hubli, who studied in a Government school, attended my session and then wrote a letter to the Gramapanchayat PDO (Panchayat Development Officer), asking him to grant money to build a toilet in her house. She also convinced her parents, continuously followed up with the Panchayat, and finally got the amount sanctioned, after which a toilet was constructed in her house. She then shared this story in my session and 60 more girls got motivated and approached the PDO and their parents to build toilets in their homes.

Story-2

My school has no functional toilet facilities for students. The toilet we use in school, blocked by sanitary pads and garbage, and the floor is all urinated. The school has clean washrooms for teachers. The Cleaning staff also came once a month. We have to go to our house to pee and pad change during menstruation.

I Demand a clean and safe toilet in our school.

Story-3

We engaged 30 students and 5 volunteers in one rural area school to present the data about unhygienic and bad infrastructure and vandalized public toilets to the school authorities. When that did not work, they reported the problem to makkala Gram Sabha (Children’s Gram Sabha) and followed up. After a few months of this (almost at the end of the school year), the school finally got a new toilet facility.

Story-4

The story is about a girl named Lavanya, A young girl discovered Sanitation problem in her Village, especially open defecation how that incident has motivated Lavanya to come up with Engaging Local Government to Solve sanitation issues in her village Now, she Ambassador for Ruralsanitation program. Then, it explained the waste degradation time for different types of wastes through Trash Talk, garbage fact this has helped the participants to realize the seriousness of the problem and the need for action for solving the issue. The participants raised some queries regarding the beliefs and myths about single-use plastic , a shared personal story about switched to eco-friendly products like bamboo brush, comb, carrying own cloth bag to reduce plastic waste problem

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