Otherwise Known As:
“Project Compost”
Message to Venturers:
Building eco-sanitation units may not sound very glamorous, but if you watch Property Ladder or Ideal Home, this is the project for you. This is the perfect opportunity to get integrated into the community and see the “real India”.
Introduction to the project:
You will be building eco-sanitation units for each of the thirty families in the village of Hosekerasunda, which will amount to ten toilets every phase. The work is supported by MYRADA (a local NGO) who have already completed the same project in the village next door. More importantly you will be living and working directly alongside the community, who have already contributed some building materials to the project. This is a grass roots project, getting your hands stuck in; bricks, cement and all!
An eco-sanitation unit
Brief Description of where the Venturers will be living:
Home is the local Primary School, which is used by the village during the day. Your ‘supermarket’ is a typical Indian kiosk, which can source most things from sweets to soap. It is 100% community based living with a great opportunity to see the outcome and physical impact of your work.
What are the highlights of the project:
Living and working within the community. Everyone is so friendly and interested in what we will be doing there and cannot wait to meet all our venturers.
What else will be happening on the project:
Plans currently being discussed include a local cricket match, a shopping spree in the market at the nearby town of HD Kote, a swimming excursion and loads of time to play with the children of Hosekerasunda and teach them ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’.
Don’t leave Fieldbase without:
Your work gloves and mosquito nets. Also keep an open mind and a big smile!
The team:
Sally
The Pocket Rocket. She’s full of energy and likes to party and cause mischief at any opportunity.
Kate
Our Feisty Kiwi with plenty of energy and a terrific sense of fun. She’ll ask lots of questions so bring lots of answers and if nothing else her accent will always make us laugh.
Claire L.
An English Rose of a medic. She may speak like she’s got a plum in her mouth but she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty!
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