Hasiru Dala

Empowers waste workers in the city of Bengaluru to have valid identities, sustainable wages, entitlements and enabling their children with access to education through various interventions

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  • Gold Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Since

    2013

Hasiru Dala, which translates to ‘Green Force’ in Kannada, is a social organisation that works to better the living conditions of waste workers primar Read moreily in the city of Bengaluru. It is working on multiple initiatives to ensure livelihoods, affordable housing, social security, skill development, healthcare, waste management and education to the children of waste workers through its Buguri Children’s Programme.

Impact

Hasiru Dala has impacted over 3700 children of waste pickers who have been supported by the Buguri Children’s program, over 11300 waste pickers have been given occupational identity cards in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and more than 840 million annually saved for the local government by 15,000 waste pickers in Bengaluru.

Programs

  • Hasiru Mane Programme

    The Hasiru Mane or Green home programme of Hasiru Dala focuses on supporting waste pickers to realise their dream of owning a house at an affordable cost. It partners with State Government agencies to identify land and get them allotted to the waste pickers and also provision for zero-interest finance.

  • Social Security Programme

    Due to the waste pickers being outside the formal waste management space, the organisation found that they do not have access to welfare schemes and Government benefits. Hasiru Dala proceeded to set this right by first getting identity cards issued to the waster pickers followed by establishing proof of residence. This enabled the waste pickers to access various welfare schemes operated by the Government.

  • Training Programmes

    As the waste pickers were an untrained workforce, their contribution to effective waste management was seen to be minimal. The organisation to address this launched certification programmes in partnership with Jain University and the Waste Wise Trust. It has developed a manual for organic waste management and terrace gardening in addition to developing four training manuals on the subject of waste management.

  • The Buguri Children’s Initiative

    To help the children of waste pickers access quality education and learning facilities the organisation works on several programmes including extending scholarships and educational loans, providing hostel facilities to children who need urgent rehabilitation, setting up community libraries and mobile libraries to reach the underprivileged, imparting life skills through the medium of arts, an annual workshop to bring school drop-outs into the mainstream and conducting the annual read aloud day celebration where volunteers read aloud to children in schools, communities, libraries and public spaces.

  • Livelihoods Programme

    Its livelihood programme sets out to provide dignity of labour to the waste workers. The waste workers were working as an unorganised force collecting and dumping waste. Hasiru Dala is transforming the workforce by training and upgrading waste pickers to become service providers instead.

    It trains the workers in organic waste management, event waste management, and through a certification course enhancing skills of small entrepreneurs in the recycling industry, in collaboration with Waste Wise Trust and Jain University.

    It also advocates for relevant changes in legislation to include waste pickers as a formal workforce providing a stable income for them. It initiated the work of establishing dry waste collection centres in prominent cities of Karnataka considering the social, economic and environmental impacts.

  • Social Security

    Since its inception, Hasiru Dala has been facilitating access to social security for waste pickers and their families. Step One When we start work in any city, our first step is to approach the local government to issue Identity Cards to waste pickers. We started with government recognized Occupational Identity Cards to bring awareness to their contribution in the waste system, including saving the city government money, and mitigating climate change through recycling. The BBMP-issued Occupational Identity Cards have the Hasiru Dala logo on the back, along with the logo of the city and signature of the Commissioner. Later Hasiru Dala with other organisations worked toward this becoming codified in the National Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Having an Occupational Identity Card opens the door to having social security with material benefits for the waste pickers. The second step is helping establish proof of residential/home address. The third is to help waste pickers gain financial inclusion by identifying and applying for different schemes available to all poor of the state. Not all schemes can be accessed by everyone. Schemes are based on set criteria – these criteria can be age, disability, gender, caste, income or widowing, and no person can fulfil the criteria for every single scheme. On an average, at least 4-8 schemes can be availed by individual waste pickers or their family members. Special schemes that are specific to waste pickers are education scholarships of Rs. 3,500 a year. NSKFDC (National Safai Karmachari Development Corporation – National Sanitation workers Commission) has special training, educational and entrepreneurs’ loans for waste pickers and their children. Training for children of waste pickers and to upskill waste pickers to take a professional job within the waste sector is also conducted on a regular basis directly by Hasiru Dala or in collaboration with other organizations. Hasiru Dala works with Alliance of Indian Wastepickers nationally and many networks in the state to address policy for social security nationally and at the state level. In special times like the COVID-19, relief activities were also taken to support the community in crisis.

  • Solid Waste Management - Dry Waste Collection Centres

    Our approach is centered around dignity in labour for waste workers. In order for waste workers to have dignity in livelihood, we have created an approach that will increase financial stability and improve working conditions. Training and upgrading the skills for waste pickers to become service providers. Training provided include, organic waste management, event waste management, and a certification course: Enhancing skills of small entrepreneurs in the recycling industry, in collaboration with Waste Wise Trust and Jain University. (A deemed University) Working with the local, state and union governments towards policy and legislative changes for inclusion of waste pickers into the formal waste management of the city that assures dignified and predictable income. Training waste pickers to be hired by the government and private entities avail their services in door to door collection of waste. Dry Waste Collection Centres – started in Bengaluru and since, have expanded to Mysuru, Tumakuru, Hubbali/ Dharwad, Davanagere, Chamarajanagar, Ullala, Rajahmundry. DWCCs showcase the three cornerstones that define the Sustainability Model – Social Considerations, Economic Considerations and the Environmental Impact.

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Impact Metrics

  • Persons Reached for Social Security Benefits

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2016-17 1559
    • 2017-18 4800
    • 2018-19 1481
    • 2019-20 255
    • 2020-21 2893
  • Financial Literacy Training

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2018-19 4
    • 2019-20 500
    • 2020-21 238
  • Number of Succesful Applications

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 5526
    • 2020-21 3602
    • 2021-22 5145
  • Number of Livelihoods Generated

    Year-wise Metrics
  • Amount of Waste Managed (Mt)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 9110
    • 2020-21 10357
    • 2021-22 16341
  • Number of Dwccs Supported

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 40
    • 2020-21 65
    • 2021-22 89
  • Number of Succesful Applications

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 5526
    • 2020-21 3602
    • 2021-22 5145
  • Number of Livelihoods Generated

    Year-wise Metrics
  • Amount of Waste Managed (Mt)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 911000
    • 2020-21 1035700
    • 2021-22 1634100
  • Number of Dwccs Supported

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 40
    • 2020-21 65
    • 2021-22 89

Theory of Change

Hasiru Dala believes that predictable income and access to social security for the family/ community can bring in quantum change in the lives of waste pickers and have better standard of living.

Leadership Team

  • Anslem Rozario

    Co-Founder

  • Nalini Shekar

    Executive Director

  • Dharmavathy Machaiah

    Director - FInance and Administration

  • Archana V

    Programme Director - Social Security

  • Sowbhagya

    Programme Director - Social Security

  • Akbar Allahbaksh

    Director - Programme Design

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AABTH2054C

  • Registration ID

    AABTH2054CSD001

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    KA/2017/0167893

  • 12A

    AABTH2054CE20214

  • 80G

    AABTH2054CF20214

  • FCRA

    094421720

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00001023

Location

  • Headquarters

    708, B2 Sobha Opal, 39th Cross, 18th Main Road, 4th Block Jayanagar, Bangalore, 560041

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust

  • Employees

    100+

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2018-19

    Income
    Rs.29,303,381
    Expenses
    Rs.27,914,287
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.17,321,656
    Program Expenses
    Rs.10,592,631
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  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.77,492,951
    Expenses
    Rs.29,710,756
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.1,188,430
    Program Expenses
    Rs.28,522,326
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.140,077,652
    Expenses
    Rs.110,160,633
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.8,812,850
    Program Expenses
    Rs.101,347,783
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.156,657,252
    Expenses
    Rs.167,876,296
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.18,466,392
    Program Expenses
    Rs.149,409,904
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Government Partnerships

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike