Introduction
Inadequate public sanitation facilities were a major concern in the slums and villages at Rajam. Women suffered the most with no privacy and dignity.

As a response to this, the idea of Suvidha toilets was evolved in 1998, when the first Suvidha complex was constructed. At present there are eight such toilet complexes at Rajam.

Objectives To ensure quality toilet facilities for the disadvantaged communities in Rajam

Process At present there are eight Suvidha toilets with about 2600 users per day. Family cards have been issued, through which a family can access Suvidha for just Rs.10/- per month. Today, there are about 650 family card holders at Rajam.

Some of the unique features of Suvidha toilets include:

• Aesthetic and functional set-up
• Standard uniform design
• Ample ventilation
• Feeling of adequate space and cleanliness
• Easy access
• Beautiful landscape

Achievement/ strengths
The initiative succeeded in sensitising and motivating community people to use proper sanitation facilities. About 90% slum dwellers and 50% of the villagers in the target area now use the Suvidha toilets.

The family card system is building a sense of ownership amongst the users. Additionally, Suvidha committees that include representatives from the Suvidha users and the project team have been formed. These committees are functioning well and would act as the corner stone to develop systems and processes to make the Suvidha programme participatory and sustainable.

Introduction:
In an attempt to contribute towards making the city of Hyderabad cleaner and more hygienic for its people, in a Public-Private partnership with the Municipal Commission of Hyderabad (MCH), the Foundation is building and operating Pay-and-Use toilets.

These facilities, in the short time they have been in operation, have won recognition as setting a new standard for public facilities. They have been developed on the basis of thorough research and high level of professional design inputs. Constant monitoring and inspections help to keep up maintenance standards.

Objectives : To provide good quality public sanitation facilities to the public at affordable cost.

Process:
As part of branding Hyderabad, the MCH invited agencies for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for providing certain facilities on 'Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT)' basis in August 2005. GMRVF entered into MoU with MCH to construct Public Conveniences along pavements in Jan 2006.

A thorough scientific study was conducted on the existing facilities and a designer group was engaged to come up with designs. The toilets were constructed based on this design. The GMRVF Hygiene team regularly monitors not only the proper functioning of the toilets but also the cleanliness of the toilets.

At present there are six toilets functioning in Hyderabad under the first phase. Construction is underway at two locations under the second phase. There are around 1000 people using these toilets each day.

Achievement/ strengths:

The following are some of the unique features of GMRVF 'Pay and Use' toilets:

• High quality construction and user/eco friendly designs and features.
• Unique designs for adequate ventilation, separate male/female entrance, landscaping, granite cladding, etc.
• Special features like waterless urinals, child-toilets, rainwater-harvesting, automated room fresheners, soap dispensers, etc.
• Social messages for public awareness on water and sanitation issues
• GMRVF toilets have set a new bench-mark for public toilet facilities and MCH/ASCI have instructed other operators to follow many of these features.

For improving the working standards of caretakers at different locations, workshops are organized.