Cleanlinessby The Art of Living
Challenge
Polluted rivers, rural and urban spaces
Strategy
Mobilizing masses
Impact
236,930 people benefited
Overview
According to sources, more than half of India’s rivers are polluted. Major cities, towns, and villages also experience major lapses in hygiene and cleanliness. With our large volunteer base, we have initiated drives to clean river Yamuna in the North, river Pampa, and ponds in Kerala. Cleanliness drives in rural and urban areas have brought communities together, made these spaces more hygienic and in some cases, driven away major diseases.
The core strategy of our cleanliness drives is conducting community-building workshops and awareness campaigns which galvanize communities into action.
Over the years, we have conducted more than 43,900 cleanliness drives in urban and rural areas which have benefited 236,930 people.
ENVIRONMENT CARE
Save nature
You can help us save rivers, plant more trees and promote environment-friendly practices.
When the tribal and OBC communities of the village come together for cleanliness drives, they forget their differences.”
- Baby Kumari, social worker, Jharkhand
Impact
600 tons of garbage
removed from river Pampa
512 tons of garbage
removed from river Yamuna
43,980 cleanliness drives
benefitting 2,36,930 individuals
Under the Meri Dilli, Meri Yamuna initiative, The Art of Living volunteers removed 512 tons of garbage from river Yamuna.
Inspiration from the community
STORIES
A volunteer takes on the challenge to clean Pampa
“Our resolve to help people lead better lives, kept our spirits high.We were constantly inspired by our senior instructors to hold our nerves, take challenges head-on and move gracefully through the times with a smile on our face. The success was worth the ordeal.”
Max India Foundation joins Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna
This is one of the most critical initiatives undertaken by The Art of Living, and it gives us pleasure to be able to contribute significantly to this noble cause. Max Healthcare, in collaboration with our CSR arm, Max India Foundation, will be organizing Immunization program and medical camps for slum dwellers around the ghats.
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