Sulabh International
Founded | 1970 |
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Type | Non-governmental organization |
Area served | India |
Revenue | 100000 per day |
Website | sulabhinternational.org |
Sulabh International is an India-based social service organization that works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. The organization counts 50,000 volunteers.[1] Sulabh International is the largest nonprofit organization in India.[2]
History
Sulabh was founded by
Institution
The
Sulabh claims their plan on human waste disposal and social reforms has provided jobs directly to 35,000 people, and has created 10,000,000 (1 crore) man-days, making 240 towns scavenging free.[4]
Sulabh has established coordination with various national and international agencies, including
Sulabh found mention in page 124 of the Human Development Index report for 2006. Sulabh was commended for bringing sanitation to the poor in India.
In October 2007, Sulabh announced the design of a cheap toilet system that
Pathak has been conferred with the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize for his contributions towards his work.[5] Sulabh International awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for year 2016 jointly with Akshaya Patra Foundation in 2019.[6]
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
In Sulabh International's premises in Delhi, the company runs a museum dedicated to the history of sanitation and toilets.[7][8]
Criticism
The organization has been criticised by Mukul Sharma in his book Caste and Nature: Dalits and Indian Environmental Politics (2017). Sharma writes that the Brahmin and Gandhian activist Bindeshwar Pathak employs patronising and glorifying methods while dealing with caste based occupation like manual scavenging and sanitation work in general.[9]
See also
- NGO to Sulabh International
- Jack Sim founder of WTO
References
- ^ "Sulabh International gets U.N. recognition". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07.
- ISBN 978-0-8050-8271-5.
- ^ "Sulabh know-how to go international". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2008-11-11. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
- ^ "Sulabh International Social Service Organization" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sulabh founder wins Swedish prize". TIMES OF INDIA. 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "President confers Gandhi Peace Prize". All India Radio. February 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Lonely Planet India – 10th edition
- ^ "Sulabh International Museum of Toilets". travelblog.org. June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
External links
- Rastogi, Siddhartha Kumar. "A Case Study of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation" (PDF). sulabhinternational.org. FPM II Economics – Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Archived from the original (PDF (771 KB)) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- Sulabh International
- Energy International - NGO which constructs sulabh shauchalaya in rural and urban areas internationally
- Film on Sulabh: Scavenging Freedom, includes interview with founder, Total Running Time: 43 mins
- Nai Disha: Film on Scavengers of Alwar, Total Running Time: 7 mins
- The Sanitary Visionary and Me (a profile of Sulabh and Bindeshwar Pathak)