Shramik Bharti

Shramik Bharti is a nonprofit organization established in 1986 and headquartered in Kanpur, India. Its goal is to eradicate poverty by empowering women and disadvantaged communities.[2]

Shramik Bharti
Founded1986
FounderGanesh Pandey, Usha Varkey and 5 others[1]
TypeNot for profit
Location
LeaderRakesh Pandey
Websitewww.shramikbharti.org.in

History
President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Nari Shakti Puraskar to Kalavati Devi for building 4,000 toilets.[3]

In the early 1980s, Kanpur was a hub of mills which employed 100,000 workers. During the 1982 recession, many of the mills scaled down or shut down operations. The mill workers were not well-educated and could not find other work.[1][4]

Programs

Sodic land reclamation program

Shramik Bharti has helped farmers learn organic methods to reclaim sodic land.[5][6]

Water, sanitation, and hygiene

Shramik Bharti and WaterAid India work together on WASH projects.[7][8][9][10]

Community radio station – Waqt Ki Awaaz

Shramik Bharti launched the community radio station Waqt Ki Awaaz in September 2013. The radio station sits in village Bairi Dariyav of Maitha block in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh; its airwaves cover a radius of 15 km and reach about 300,000 people in 300 villages. Programming is used to initiate discussion and raise issues about open defecation, alcohol addiction, elderly people, girl education, and diseases. The station broadcasts seven hours daily.[11][12][13][14]

Community health

PRIME II collaborated with Shramik Bharti to implement Community Partnerships for Safe Motherhood.[15][16][17]

Awards and recognition
  • GuideStarIndia Gold award in the GuideStar India NGO Transparency Awards 2016[2]
  • Social Media for Empowerment Award 2016 for citizen journalism category by Digital Empowerment Foundation (to Waqt Ki Awaaz)[14]
  • The Manthan Award 2015 for e-community broadcasting (to Waqt Ki Awaaz)[13]

References
  1. "How it began at Shramik Bharti". GiveIndia Founding Story. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. "GuideStar India NGO Transparency Awards 2016". GuideStar India. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. "Meet Kalavati, The Mason With A Mission To Build Toilets In Her Village". The Better India. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. "Kanpur seems to be in a state of terminal decline problems seem endemic and unsolvable". India Today. 1986-10-15. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. "New land reclamation brings hope". OneIndia OnePeople. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. Dogra, Bharat (2013-06-16). "Earth to redemption". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  7. "Building WASH workforce army the open access way". WaterAid India. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. "Steps towards clean India". WaterAid. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. "Revisiting Kanpur: one year". The Water Hub. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  10. "Three Women Leaders Are Leading the Sanitation Revolution in Kanpur. Find out How". The Better India. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  11. "A radio station's issue-based programming initiative". LiveMint. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  12. "WOL for Shramik Bharti and Nalamdana". UNESCO. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  13. "Giving voice to the community through community radio". Manthan Awards. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  14. "Shramik Bharti's 'Waqt ki Awaaz' reaches out to 300,000 people in 300 villages". SM4E. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  15. "Involving men in partnerships for safe motherhood" (PDF). Voices PRIME II. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  16. "Worldwide Programs". PRIME II. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  17. "With a little bit of help". Modern Ghana. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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