Hasiru Dala

Promotes dignity and sustainable livelihoods for waste pickers through advocacy, training, and support systems.

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  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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Financials

  • 2019

    Total Income
    Rs.29,303,381
    Total Expenses
    Rs.27,914,287
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.17,321,656
    Program Expenses
    Rs.10,592,631
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  • 2020

    Total Income
    Rs.77,492,951
    Total Expenses
    Rs.29,710,756
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.1,188,430
    Program Expenses
    Rs.28,522,326
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  • 2021

    Total Income
    Rs.140,077,653
    Total Expenses
    Rs.110,160,634
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.8,812,850
    Program Expenses
    Rs.101,347,783
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  • 2022

    Total Income
    Rs.156,657,252
    Total Expenses
    Rs.167,876,297
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.18,466,392
    Program Expenses
    Rs.149,409,904
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  • 2023

    Total Income
    Rs.136,132,836
    Total Expenses
    Rs.113,136,762
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.18,917,784
    Program Expenses
    Rs.94,218,978
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  • 2024

    Total Income
    Rs.143,241,855
    Total Expenses
    Rs.118,349,359
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Geographies Served

Programs

  • 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.

  • Hasiru Mane Programme

    District

    Chamrajnagar

    Mysore

    Chitradurga

    South Kannada

    Tumkur

    Dharwad

    Bangalore

    Davangere

    Kolar

    States

    Karnataka

    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

    States

    Karnataka

    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.

  • The Buguri Children’s Initiative

    District

    Chamrajnagar

    Tumkur

    Bangalore

    States

    Karnataka

    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

    District

    Bangalore

    States

    Karnataka

    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.

  • Solid Waste Management - Dry Waste Collection Centres

    District

    Chikkaballapura

    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.

  • Social Security

    District

    Kodagu

    Chitradurga

    Davangere

    Chikkaballapura

    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.

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

Leadership Team

  • Anslem Rozario

    Co-Founder

  • Nalini Shekar

    Co-Founder and Director of Finance and special projects

  • Dharmavathy Machaiah

    Director - FInance and Administration

  • Archana V

    Programme Director - Social Security

  • Sowbhagya

    Programme Director - Social Security

  • Akbar Allahbaksh

    Director - Programme Design

Demographics & Structure

  • Organisation Strength

    4

  • Diversity Metrics

    43% women

  • Organization Structure Organization Structure

    Yes

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AABTH2054C

  • Registration Number

    AABTH2054CSD001

  • CSR Form 1

    CSR00001023

  • 80G

    AABTH2054CF20214

  • 12A

    AABTH2054CE20214

  • FCRA

    094421720

About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Since

    2013

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.

Vision and Mission

Broadly, our vision for the future involves an inclusive society for waste pickers and other informal waste workers, free of discrimination based on their age, class, caste, religion, occupation, gender and sexual orientation. Our mission is to secure justice for waste pickers through interventions co-created with waste pickers, in the areas of identity rights, access to family education, healthcare, housing & pension, skill development, market and employment access, and multi-tier policy advocacy.

Political & Religious Declarations

  • Political Affiliation

  • Religious Affiliation

Location

  • Headquarters

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

    Directions
  • Offices in Cities

Other Details

  • Type

    Non-profit

  • Sub Type

    Trust

Technology Adoption

  • SOC 2 Compliant

    No

  • Financial Management

  • Beneficiary Management