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School Waste IEC Programme

Using schools to build a segregating generation — and reach households.

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What it is

Schools are powerful behaviour-change hubs: children carry habits home. We run school IEC programmes that teach segregation and circularity through activities, waste audits and green clubs — reaching families through students.

Why it matters
  • Children are the most effective behaviour-change agents
  • Schools reach households consultants cannot
  • It builds lasting, generational habits
Children as change agents

A segregating generation that reaches home

Schools are behaviour-change hubs — habits learned in class travel home with every child, reaching households no consultant ever could.

TeachGreen clubs & auditsSegregation learned by doing
Students as agentsDaily habits practised at school
Take-home challengesStudents prompt their own families
ReachHouseholds segregatingA lasting, generational habit
How we do it

A clear, practical approach

01Curriculum & activities

Age-appropriate content, audits and green clubs.

02Delivery

Sessions, campaigns and hands-on composting.

03Household bridge

Student-led take-home actions and challenges.

Proof on the ground

Related work we've delivered

Real projects behind our iec & behaviour change — named partners, measured outcomes.

Urban SWM

Creating a Garbage-Free Slum in Wadarwadi

Wadarwadi, Shivajinagar ward, Pune

82%Households covered for waste collection (up from ~18%)
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Urban SWM

Transforming Rahuri — A Model for Sustainable Solid Waste Management

Rahuri, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra

100%Door-to-door waste collection achieved
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Urban SWM

Community-Driven Waste Management in Deolali Pravara

Deolali Pravara, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra

8Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) eliminated
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What is School Waste IEC Programme?
Schools are powerful behaviour-change hubs: children carry habits home. We run school IEC programmes that teach segregation and circularity through activities, waste audits and green clubs — reaching families through students.
Who needs School Waste IEC Programme?
It's built for schools & ULBs. Children are the most effective behaviour-change agents Schools reach households consultants cannot
How does Social Lab deliver School Waste IEC Programme?
Curriculum & activities: Age-appropriate content, audits and green clubs. Delivery: Sessions, campaigns and hands-on composting. Household bridge: Student-led take-home actions and challenges. You get: A school IEC curriculum; Activity & campaign kit; A student-to-household bridge.
Where to next

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