Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) & Bezwada Wilson


Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) & Bezwada Wilson :


• It is a civil society movement committed to the total eradication of manual scavenging and the rehabilitation of all scavengers for dignified occupations.

• In 1994, Bezwada helped found Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) along with S. R. Sankaran and Paul Diwakar.

• SKA’s goal is to end the practice of manual scavenging and help those engaged in it  find dignified work.

• SKA trains teams to work towards the elimination of manual scavenging in various Indian states. SKA initially worked on the state level, until 2003 when Bezwada and four other team members moved to Delhi to launch the Safai Karmachari Andolan nationwide.

Bezwada Wilson:

• He is an Indian activist and one of the founders and National Convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA)

• He is well known as one of the leading figures of the Dalit movement in India.

• His work at SKA, a community-driven movement, has been recognized by the Ashoka Foundation which has nominated him a Senior Fellow.


• On July 27, 2016, he was honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay Award. 

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