First Open Defecation Free Village

Through the UK aid program, we have worked with Orissa State Government to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in 15 vulnerable communities. In April 2014, Girja Tola was declared as the first open village (ODF) village without defecation

Girja Tola is 20 km from the town of Rourkela in the Sundargarh district. The UK Ministry of International Development's technical management support team collaborates with the Orissa State Rural Development Department to focus on the region's water and sanitation mission of building an ODF environment through a community-led integrated health (CLTS) approach Did. Hired external agencies to promote sanitation in all the villages in the area

Qualumunda was chosen as the first district to train the village volunteers / counselors for 5 days with CLTS. In this way, communities are aware of the health hazards caused by open defecation and feel the need to safely dispose of human waste. With this, 29 toilets were constructed.

The first toilet was built on the fourth day of the training program and the health revolution began in the village. The community is looking at a simple technique to make a toilet with great interest. Experienced community members in Chattisgarh Province overseeed the construction. Village women leaders will ensure that their small village will become an ODF within the stipulated time

This is certainly a community driven initiative and all funds are provided by individual families. For the entire community, this is the moment of pride and they celebrate the festival as they get the ODF status.

In March 2013, the coastal village of Karlida in East Samar, Philippines announced that there was no excretion in the field. As all residents started to use the proper toilets, the children of Caridad will grow in a more healthy environment and the risk of fatal illness such as diarrhea and pneumonia will be lower. In the Philippines, the movement of the intestines outdoors is still a serious problem. In the Philippines, nearly 7 million people are excreted in public places. This is the third ranked person in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Jessica said, "It is the most difficult part to get support from long-term residents, I told myself that nobody died because I did not have a toilet." With vast farmlands and coastlines, residents of Caridad believe they will not run out where they can defecate

Open style defecation (used in contrast to open type defecation (ODF)) is a human practice outside the open environment (not in the toilet). People can choose to excrete in fields, bushes, forests, groves, streets, canals or other plazas. They do not have a toilet at home or do this for traditional cultural practices. This practice is common in the absence of health infrastructure and services. Even if there is a toilet, it may be necessary to change the behavior to promote the use of the toilet. The term "open excretion" (ODF) is used to describe communities that face the toilet rather than open bowel movements. This can happen, for example, after implementation of a community-led comprehensive health plan.

Kalavati Devi is a 55-year-old mason and has built a toilet in her village and villages in the neighborhood of Uttar Pradesh, stopping open bowel movements. To prevent open excretion, she gathered money from home to home to make a toilet. For her, this is not only a health problem but also a matter of women's dignity, and she is often threatened by open defecation. According to reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, about 300 million women in India are at the expense of outdoor excretion because there is no basic sanitation facility.