Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and JSW Foundation, as part of their strategic partnership to establish 10 new Suvidha centres in Mumbai, on Thursday, October 17, launched the first such facility in Jagruti Nagar, Ghatkopar. This initiative builds on the successful Suvidha Model initiated by HUL in 2016, which currently operates 17 centres in partnership with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and HSBC India, impacting over 450,000 people annually.
Key Highlights of the New Suvidha Centres:
The Suvidha Centres are designed to address the comprehensive hygiene, and sanitation needs of low-income communities, offering all essential services under one roof. The tested and proven holistic approach is built around human centric design, providing safety to women & children, and working with the communities. These facilities, in addition to strong community engagement and strong operating processes leads to high satisfaction and improved health outcomes among users.
1. 24x7 access: The new centre will benefit an additional 20,000 people, providing access to safe toilets that run 24x7, purified drinking water, showers, and laundry services.
2. Affordable Amenities: Services will be offered at affordable rates
3. Inclusively designed keeping in mind the needs of women, children, elderly and the differently abled
4. Focus on Safety of women & children: The centre has separate washrooms for men, women and children with facilities for senior citizens and the specially-abled. To ensure safety of the women using the facility, the washrooms are equipped with a ‘panic button’ for emergencies.
5. Sustainability at the core: 140 million litres has already been saved cumulatively through our centres. The centres are powered by solar energy.
6. Behavior change programs: HUL and JSW Foundation will run a comprehensive behaviour change program in the communities around the centre to ensure improvement in individual and overall community health.
Additional details about Suvidha centre