India: Women's fight for dignity with more toiletsMurali Krishnan, Deutsche WelleA woman mason helps construct a toilet in Sambalpur, Odisha, In...
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Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle
A woman mason helps construct a toilet in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. Shipra Saxena/WASH UNICEF
NEW DELHI - Bedamati Mirdha of Nildungri village in Sambalpur, India, has been at the forefront of encouraging people in the villages nearby to construct a toilet at home instead of going out into the forest to defecate.
Two years back, as part of a women's self-help group (SHG), Mirdha built a retrofitted twin pit toilet which has made a huge difference to her family.
Fighting to end open defecation
"We do not worry about diseases and the many problems people face while defecating in the open. You must understand how important a toilet is in our lives," Mirdha told DW.
At the far end of the village, Prabhasini Munda, a cancer survivor, has a similar story after having built a toilet last year.
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