The WASH-for-India volunteer program aims to address India's sanitation crisis, where 60% of the population lacks proper toilet facilities, leading to high rates of diarrhea and loss of dignity. WASH United, an international NGO, organizes this program to engage passionate volunteers in various initiatives such as producing films, training communities, and fundraising, with the goal of saving lives and enhancing hygiene. The program includes diverse volunteer participation from students worldwide and focuses on raising awareness and improving sanitation through creative projects and community involvement.

1. WASH-FOR-INDIA
Volunteer Program
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2. 60% of India’s population does not have a toilet and go
outside to relieve themselves. 1,000 children die EVERY DAY
due to the diarrhea caused by this lack of sanitation. The
loss of human dignity is immeasurable as people are forced
to be in full view of others for a very private act.
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3. WASH United is an award winning
international NGO, with presence in India,
Africa, & Germany, that pioneers the use of the
use of sport star ambassadors, interactive
educational games, and innovative
campaigning formats to make toilets & hand-
washing hygiene “cool & sexy” and to
facilitate behavior change.
www.wash-united.org
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6. WASH United In 2012
NIRMAL BHARAT YATRA
5 States | 6 Locations | 56 Days | 2,000 km
At Each Location
• 2 Acres
• 20 Games
• 4 Labs
• 15+ Performers
• 8-Minute Film
• 470 Person Crew
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7. WASH United
NIRMAL BHARAT YATRA PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
DEVELOPED BY
DESIGN
PARTNERS
IMPLEMENTED
WITH
PARTNERS
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8. A problem as large as India’s sanitation crisis cannot be
solved till a lot more passionate individuals step up and
get involved.
WASH United’s WASH-for-India Volunteer Program
seeks to engage committed students from schools &
colleges in & outside of India in our battle against
diarrhea.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
AN INTRODUCTION This international community of deeply committed
ambassadors and volunteers will work on creative &
challenging projects that include but are not limited to
producing films & photo essays, holding training
sessions with at-risk communities, interviewing policy
makers & social innovators, fundraising, petitioning, &
lots more.
WASH United views our volunteer program as a
strategic initiative that will enable us in reaching our
goal of saving thousands of lives & increasing human
dignity through improved sanitation & hygiene.
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9. NIRMAL BHARAT YATRA
OUTCOMES
‣ 160,000 people attended the Yatra carnival and
learned about appropriate sanitation & hygiene
behavior through games, labs, performances, &
other fun experiences
‣ Reached 230 million of the at-risk populations
with messages of sanitation & hygiene in India
‣ ~ 8,500 school children trained in appropriate
WASH behavior through the WASH-In-Schools
program
‣ 180 teachers & 1,500+ peer educators trained in
delivering WASH United’s sports based
curriculum to appropriate WASH behavior
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10. STRATEGY
• Global network of Ambassadors & Volunteers ...
PROGRAM • That through innovative & creative collaborations ...
• Leads to enhanced fundraising, advocacy, & awareness
FRAMEWORK for sanitation & hygiene
The Volunteering program has FOUR TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS
global scale, diverse • Students from top schools in India
participation, & an innovative • Students from top universities in India, US, & UK
activity framework. • NRIs in US & UK
• International tourists with a passion for India
PROGRAM SCALE
• 2000 Volunteers across the world
• 1000 awareness events every year
• Fundraising in excess of USD 1 million
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11. LEARN & EMPATHIZE
• Interviews with domestic help, security guards, street children to
understand sanitation perceptions & habits
• Field trips to urban slums in Delhi & nearby villages
• Undertake secondary & primary research to understand India’s
sanitation & hygiene problem
• Meet social innovators & entrepreneurs in Delhi
EXPRESS & CREATE
VOLUNTEERING • Films + photo essays based on these interviews & field trips
• Producing creative materials - art, posters, flyers, leaflets, songs,
ACTIVITIES songs, poetry - based on these interviews & field trips
CONNECT & TRAIN
The School Volunteering Program • Train domestic help, their children, slum communities, other at-risk
offers a four stage cycle of users using WASH United game-based curriculum, materials created by
activities that can be customized the students, film screenings etc.
• Volunteering trips to rural India on the Nirmal Gram Mela or through
for individuals, institutions, and extended immersion in villages & slums
organizations • “Adopt-A-Slum”: Ongoing interaction with a slum community in Delhi
around sanitation & hygiene
• Organizing cleanliness drives in specific locations
RAISE AWARENESS + RESOURCES
• Organize film screenings, photography & art exhibitions
• Organize debates & writing contests
• Word-of-mouth campaigning on social networks
• Fundraising drives
• Exchange programs with schools in US, UK, Germany, & Africa
• Form a new club or embed activities within an existing club
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13. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
BENEFITS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS
• The program will provide leadership opportunities to
students
• The program will enable students to develop an
understanding of the context they live in and become
ethical in their outlook
CO-CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT
• The program will facilitate the creation of interesting co-
curricular activities through & outside of student run
clubs
• Students will have opportunities to use creativity &
research in solving a very tangible real world problem
INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
• The program will link schools & colleges to a growing
network of similar minded schools & colleges across the
world with many possibilities of exchanges
• The program will enable collaboration with extremely
talented designers, filmmakers, social entrepreneurs
towards improved learning outcomes for students
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14. We would love the opportunity to meet and to discuss
details of the program and to begin making a dent in
THE WAY FORWARD the sanitation & hygiene problem in India together !!!
LET’S GET IN TOUCH
Sabrina Aggarwal
Partnerships & Advocacy Manager
WASH United India
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16. C-222. Sushant Lok Phase 1
Gurgaon. Haryana. India
+91 124 403.4088 | + 91 99582.95877
sabrina.aggarwal@wash-united.org
www.wash-united.org
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