Seema: A Village from OD to ODF Background:- Seema is revenue village of Nahub Panchayat in Rajgir Block. It is situated 20 Km from District Head Quarter & 5 Km from Rajgir Block. Total No. of House Hold here is 287 & population approx. 2000 village. This village mainly comprises of other backward class, schedule caste & Minorities. Their occupation mainly relies on agriculture/cash crop. Other than agriculture they also work as a labour for their sustenance. By virtue of having least priority to Sanitation in their day to day life open defecation was rampant here. Most of their earning was spend on medical and outreach to Doctors in result to that they were facing loss of working days / mandeys . At present Seema is free from open defecation. It only became possible by the rigorous hammering & regular follow up of the community in the leadership of PRI members, SHG women, District Water& Sanitation Committee, Nalanda with the support of development partner Global Sanitation Fund & sub guaratee ACE under the Global Sanitation Project, Bihar . Process Involved:- Organizing the community & to orient them towards one goal was not easy, especially when the practice of open defecation is socially accepted. However once the ice broken & people are convinced of the matter community takes lead. We follow the following process:- {1} Thematic Meeting:- In these we interacted with the community & assessed that what does sanitation means in their day to day life. Finding of meeting was as below Why people do Open Defecation? Tradition Least Priority of toilet in their life Illiteracy Availability of open land Non availability of land in tolas. Thematic Meeting
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Seema: A Village from OD to ODF
Background:-
Seema is revenue village of Nahub Panchayat in Rajgir Block. It is situated 20 Km from District Head Quarter & 5 Km from Rajgir Block. Total No. of House Hold here
is 287 & population approx. 2000 village. This village mainly comprises of other backward class, schedule caste & Minorities. Their occupation mainly relies on agriculture/cash crop. Other than agriculture they also work as a labour for their
sustenance.
By virtue of having least priority to Sanitation in their day to day life open defecation was rampant here. Most of their earning was spend on medical and outreach to
Doctors in result to that they were facing loss of working days / mandeys . At present Seema is free from open defecation. It only became possible by the rigorous hammering & regular follow up of the community in the leadership of PRI
members, SHG women, District Water& Sanitation Committee, Nalanda with the support of development partner Global Sanitation Fund & sub guaratee ACE under
the Global Sanitation Project, Bihar .
Process Involved:- Organizing the community & to orient them towards one goal was not easy,
especially when the practice of open defecation is socially accepted. However once the ice broken & people are convinced of the matter community takes lead. We
follow the following process:-
{1} Thematic Meeting:- In these we interacted with the community & assessed
that what does sanitation means in their day to day life. Finding of meeting was as
below
Why people do Open Defecation?
Tradition
Least Priority of toilet in their life
Illiteracy
Availability of open land
Non availability of land in tolas.
Thematic Meeting
{2} Pre-Triggering :-Influential community members were approached &
requested to convene a triggering meeting along with PRA (Participatory Rural
Appraisal).This pre-triggering process eases the triggering process.
Social Mobilization through various awareness activites
(i) Triggering:- Through CLTS approach triggered happened &Community was
convinced about abandoning the open defecation practices.
Community led Total Sanitation
(ii) IEC Activities :-Several IEC Activities were conducted
(a) Hoarding :-
Thematic Meeting
Related to dignity of Women
Related to Shame
Related to Fear
Related to Consciousness
(b) NukkadNatak :-
(c) Street Play :-
Related to day-to-day
problems
To make children as a change
agent
Nukkad Natak
Street Play
(d) Audio-Visual Show :-
(iii) Resolution:- A resolution was passed to abandon open defecation and a
vigilance committee / Nigrani committee was formed to follow up in the morning
to ensure that each Villagers covers his faeces with soil / ash.