Heart of Asia: INDIA
SUPPORTALOO!
At the request of the Indian people of Bheth Jhikli village (next to Tashi Jong) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, Heart of Asia has started a new project funding the provision of toilets. We hope to extend this project to help other villages in the surrounding area.
We are helping families in the village who are below the poverty
line and who cannot afford to build their own toilets.
We have already funded the building of 28 traditional
style loos, 26 of which are completed.
click here to visit Toilet gallery
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"At
least 76% of all rural people
in South Asia do not have
access to basic sanitation
facilities. The practice of open defecation
by the majority of people in this region
is one of the most serious environmental
threats to public health.
Open defecation and the failure to confine
excreta safely are primary factors that
contribute to the spread of disease and
infection through the bacteriological
contamination of water sources and the
transmission of pathogens through the
faecal-oral route. Improved hygiene practices
by entire communities, including the
use of sanitary toilets, can effectively
break this cycle of disease transmission."
From “Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia”: http://www.wsp.org 
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The
cost of a traditional toilet is about £200. The
price lowers the more the family concerned
are able to provide free manual labour
as their contribution.
- A one off donation of £200 or 10 people giving £20 each will
pay for a traditional toilet for an Indian village in
Himachal Pradesh.
Volunteer!
Our project manager Rana is inviting
people who would like to help Heart of Asia in a practical
way and who would also like to discover the unique culture
of a beautiful village in the Himalayan foothills of
India, to come and volunteer in Bheth Jhikli and surrounding
villages. Rana can provide a platform for any kind of
volunteer work: you can
help to build toilets, teach English to
local children, plant trees or share your unique skill with local
people.
Rana will organise local home-stays, and also
trekking for all ability levels, Buddhist tours and cultural
visits for volunteers.
Let us know if you are interested!
Contact: info@heartofasia.org and ranbirhimachali@gmail.com
Bheth Jhikli village (next to Tashi Jong) in Spring
Volunteers Teaching English in Bheth Jhikli in 2008
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