Transcript Advocacy Plan on Eradication of Manual Scavenging Pratice

Advocacy Plan
on
Eradication of Manual
Scavenging Practice
Sameer Taware
Manuski Centre, Pune
Preface of the constitution says
 It is committed for providing social,
economic and political justice, the freedom
to express one’s views, the rights to dignity
and equal opportunities to all citizens of
India.
Facts are,
 In India,
every day three Dalits are killed,
four dalit houses are burnt and
three dalit women are raped
 40 million are bonded labor (15 Million are
children )
 2.3 million are Manual Scavengers in India.
 All Human beings are made of the same
earth and they have the right to demand
good behavior.
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
 Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a
matter of choice, It is not a thing to be
waited, it is thing to be achieved
• Bryan W.J.
Manual Scavenging Practice
“It is clear that impure work was done by
the slaves and that the impure work
included scavenging.”
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 The issue is not Employment; But abolition
of slavery
what is M. S. Practice ?
 It is not merely removing night soil,
fletching the human feces But it is a
 Custom
 Compulsion
 Hereditary
 Forced labor
Based on social origin ( Caste System)
Initiative taken by NGO’s
 Organisation based in Pune;
Manuski : working on Human Rights issues
 Working on the principles:
– Transforming self and world
– Transcending caste Barriers
Major Programmes
 Dalit Atrocity and advocacy
 Dalit women Leadership
 Campaign for Eradiation of Manual
Scavenging Practice
 ‘Jati Todo Samaj Jodo’
(Breaking caste and building communities)
Campaign for Eradiation of Manual
Scavenging Practice in MH
Objectives:
 Elimination of Manual Scavenging Practice
 Enriching the Ambedkarite perspectives
 Breaking the caste Prejudices
Approach
change
Cultural hegemony
change
Caste Structure
Govt. Policies
Sufferers
Civil society
Government
Trade Unions
Stakeholders
Government
organization
NGO’s and CBO’s
Manual scavenging
practice
Trade Union’s
Sufferers
Government
 Denial the facts
Non co-operation
 No implementation of Legislative provisions
 Ineffective to work as welfare state
 Creating evidences
 Involvement and participation
 Building Pressure group
 Policy advocacy
( lobbying with MLA’s and MP’s)
NGO’S and CBO’s
 Existing Identity
 Integrated national Advocacy Plan
 Consciousness about issue
 Lack of Network for common action
 Forum of various NGO’s, CBO’s
to address problem
 Common Plan of action
Trade Union’s
No awareness of the issue
Very less understanding about the
legal provisions to the safai karmchari union’s
 lacking in Perspective and approach
 Perspective and Vision building
 Strengthening Unions
Creating a platform
Direction form ILO
Sufferers
 Cultural hegemony
 Caste notion
 Insecurity
 Awareness and sensitization campaign
“Jati todo samaj jodo” programme
Rehabilitation measures
 Community participation and leadership
Integrated National Advocacy
Plan
 States municipal employees still perform
manual scavenging
 Improving and developing New
Rehabilitation Policy which should include
social, Political and Economical
rehabilitation
 Initiating Network and collaboration with
various NGO’s CBO’s and trade Union to
address issues of Manual Scavenging
commonly
 State Sanitation Councils need to
established at state level.
Our is a battle not for wealth or power.
It is a battle for freedom.
It is the battle of reclamation of Human Personality
- Dr. BhimRao Ambedkar