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UN honors Indian scavengers on the eve of "International Year of Sanitation" [SouthAsiaBiz]

knowmoremedia.com » 2008 » July » 6th » UN honors Indian scavengers on the eve of "International Year of Sanitation" [SouthAsiaBiz]

Tagged: india, india hygiene problem, international year of sanitation, india sanitation problem

You may have heard of scavengers that collects left over foods or garbage but in the Indian subcontinent, there is another kind of scavengers that collects human excrement for living. Yes, this is truly a very painful work. These scavengers are the “untouchables” of the Indian society. They are known as the “dalits.” Recently, UN invited 36 female scavengers from India to attend a conference in … Continue Reading »

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