Project Raahat
Project Raahat is an initiative of Enactus Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and was started on 29 December 2015 in collaboration with Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. Under Project Raahat, the management of Community Toilet Complexes (CTCs) is undertaken by the students, including aspects relating to operational management, aesthetic modification and sensitisation activities. The project was opened at toilets in Sultanpuri and Kirti Nagar. Need. Open defecation is the practice of people defecating outside and not into a designated toilet. The term is widely used in literature about water , sanitation, and hygiene issues in developing countries. Open defecation causes public health problems in areas where people defecate in fields, urban parks, rivers, and open trenches in close proximity to the living space of others. Raahat Model. The Raahat Model is carried out in phases. Innovations. Raahi. The team created a cartoon character called Rahi, a superhero, to draw the attention of slum kids towards the importance of using a toilet. The character is used in their camps, being impersonated by one other members. Kids see Raahi as a someone who is there to help them lead a healthy life . Ticket System. A ticket system has been put in by Project Raahat in their complexes which enables the community to reap benefits through reduced expenditure on their use of the CTC. Under conventional pay-per-use system employed in majority of the toilet complexes, the users are charged Re.1 each time they use a toilet complex. Under the Ticket system, they buy a bundle of Rs.10 containing 11 tickets instead. The users turn in one ticket each time they use the complex.