Sanitation Project Partnership of Businesses

Question: Describe about the Sanitation Project for Partnership of Businesses. Answer: Brief Summary of the Project: The major objective of this program is to improve the cleanliness and to get rid of the litterity that the household sectors that litter on the roads. This project will take place under the Improve City Sanitation group (ICS-group) in partnership with Shuddhi a registered Non-Governmental Organization. Sanitation has been a major concern in Mumbai Metropolitan Region over the years prompting groups like SMART-CITY to try managing the situation (Ashwini, 2015; Burra, 2005). Reports indicate the need to sanitize Mumbai town (Vaidya, Srivastva,2010; Zahanggir,Alinur, Abdullah,2013). This menace has cost the municipality huge sums of money in the name of waste management (Yedla, Kansal,2003). The ICS-group program will be done in Mumbai and with time can be absorbed by other towns which are in need of cleanliness and litter management such as New Delhi. Project aim: Addressing the main problem which is littering and Tackling the problem of garbage disposal Project objectives: To promote cleanliness, waste management and better hygiene by bin placement. To curb open defecation by providing adequate and accessible sanitation services. To implement the waste to energy project. To form initiatives which benefit the community from a clean environment Project strategies Forming steering committees of the group Traveling to Mumbai to review the sanitation situation Recruiting volunteers for the program Allocation of roles and duties to group members Monitor and evaluate implementation of the program Trial the model in 1 pilot site Training the participants in the program Project key personnel: ICS-group members and Shudhi Key project stakeholders: The chair of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Project sustainability consideration: In order to sustain the benefits of the project, several actions and strategies have been put in place. For instance, the project design involves selecting a team of members who would travel to the site to assess the current situation there firsts. Also, the committee steering the project shall receive adequate training for better implementation of the project. Project Strategies Strategies Key activities Time frame for each activity Positions involved Responsible person Forming steering committees Kick start the project activities 10/01/2016-10/02/2016 ICS-group Shudhi ICS-group Head Training the participants in the program Seminars on sanitation 12/02/2016-12/04/2016 Program trainers Trainer head Traveling to Mumbai to Reviewing the sanitation situation in Mumbai 14/04/2016-20/04/2016 ICS-group members Project head Roles and duties allocation Assigning roles to members of the program 27/04/2016-30/04/2016 ICS-group members Project head Recruiting volunteers for the program Interviews to selects locals to participate in the project 1/05/2016-2/06/2016 ICS-group members ICS-group members Program piloting Trial the model in pilot site 5/06/2016-3/10/2016 ICS-group members Project head Monitor and evaluate implementation of the program Checking effectiveness of the program in Mumbai by interviewing locals 4/10/2016-1/01/2017 ICS-group members and Shudhi project head Project Process Evaluation key evaluation questions Indicators of achievements/Success indicators Methods for measurement including details of data collection When will the information be collected Responsible person Has open defection reduced? Absence of feces in open areas Interviewing residents At the start and end of project Project head How often are bins used? Bins installed around the road are full No traces of litter on the road Manually checking the bins At the start and end of project Project head There will be a comparison between the initial baseline exercise and the current situation within three months. There will be monitoring of the rates of open defecation and also the functionality of the bins that will be installed in close proximity in the town. There will be photographic records taken as time passes with the continuing of the project. Impact Evaluation Objectives Indicators of achievements/ Success indicators Methods for Measurements including details of data collection When should data collection and analysis take place? Responsible person To promote cleanliness and waste management Full waste bins Interviews Start and of project ICS-head To curb open defecation No feces in the open keeping records End of project ICS-head To implement the waste to energy project Litters like wood used for cooking Observations End of project ICS-head To form initiatives which benefit the community from a clean environment Willingness of many locals to volunteer in the program Interviews Record keeping Start and end of project Shudhi coordinator References Ashwini Save, Akshay Abhyankar, Harshit Damani, Ashwini Bhoir. (2015). SMART CITY: Municipal Corporation Services for Human Welfare. IJERT, V4(05). doi:10.17577/ijertv4is050483 Burra,S. (2005). Towards a pro-poor framework for slum upgrading in Mumbai, India. Environment and Urbanization, 17(1), 67-88. doi:10.1630/0956247053633700 Vaidya,C., Srivastva,S. (2010). Mumbai Human Development Report 2009, (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai), 2009. 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