Category Archives for Awareness

STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE

STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE

What is a recipe for good governance? Good governance comes together with transparency, responsibility, accountability, participation, and responsiveness (to the needs of the people). And how does Waste Warriors strengthen its governance? Simply by emphasizing…
ACTIVATING COMMUNITIES

ACTIVATING COMMUNITIES

Waste Warriors’ waste man-woman has become a popular mascot among our communities. Decorated with colorful plastic waste, it’s attractive, playful, and also acts as a reminder to think about all that we consume and dispose…
Safe and Sustainable Menstruation with Pihu

Safe and Sustainable Menstruation with Pihu

Download in English Download in Hindi ‘Safe and sustainable menstruation with Pihu’ is an information booklet created with an intention to talk about and share Pihu’s story of learning about her body, periods and product…
Empowering Communities for Sustainable Waste Management in Rural Dharamshala

Empowering Communities for Sustainable Waste Management in Rural Dharamshala

In the Himalayan rural landscapes, waste mismanagement was a pressing issue that often remained unnoticed by many. Unlike urban areas where towering heaps of garbage are a common sight, waste in these remote regions was…
Inspiring Future Forest Officers to Take Action on Solid Waste

Inspiring Future Forest Officers to Take Action on Solid Waste

Waste Warriors was recently invited to the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFOS) at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 3rd June 2023 to discuss the impact of unmanaged waste on…
Photo essay: Why the Himalayas are drowning in waste

Photo essay: Why the Himalayas are drowning in waste

The pan-India ban on certain single-use plastics will face many implementation challenges, especially in the Himalayan region.​