Fondation Ensembel: Community Environment Action for Sustainable Development in India

The project envisages Community based Environment Improvement Actions which will be carried out by NGO partners along with students, communities, local governments.

The programme involves carrying out 57 major actions including water augmentation by rain water harvesting, solid waste management, setting up of water purification systems and mini paper recycling units.  

Nearly 300 minor actions will be carried out by the partner NGOs by generating resources themselves. For water conservation activities like tree plantation drives in catchment areas, propagation of Eco-lawns (drought resistant plantations) Tap water harvesting will be carried out both in schools and communities. With regard to sanitation the activities to be carried out includes construction of drains cum soak pits in slums and near hand pumps, using bio-sanitizer for cleaning drains, chanellizing sewage water for tree plantation and construction of septic tanks in urban slums. Models for immersion of idols in an eco friendly way would also be developed. Clean up drives for water bodies would be carried out with the provision for composting of the waste construction of soak pits will require individual household contribution. 

At the end of two years, at least 400 instances of effective environmental actions would be taken by communities at the community level with implementation of good practices for water and sanitation throughout the selected towns.

Apart from environmental actions on ground the other activities include Community Mobilization and Awareness through door to door campaigns, Focus Group Discussions and Community Environment Assessment and Monitoring.  

The overall objective of the programme is to mobilize communities to undertake water and sanitation improvement actions and to create sustainable interventions for improved access to safe drinking water. Monitoring of the actions undertaken will lead to efficiency of the project. Once a demonstration unit is functional it will lead to multiplication and sustainability.

Major Actions

Minor Actions 

Awareness