Rahul Rathi

Project Funded by - Van Leer Foundation

Success Achieved

The semi-permanent project implemented at PHC Sec-11, Hiranmagri (Machla Magra), Udaipur ranked 1st in Rajasthan under the NQAS survey conducted under National Health Mission in Rajasthan.

Key Responsibilities Performed

• Worked on documenting various kinds of reports including Monthly Progress Reports, Stakeholder Engagement Reports, Yearly Program Assessment Reports mapping project progress as well as mapping communications and interactions done with concerned stakeholders
• Covered in detail about the events held along with their media coverages
• Worked on preparing various kinds of supporting and strategic documents for the project for mapping the works
• Supported team in organizing various kinds of activities/events/workshops including the Capacity Building Workshops, Urban95 Udaipur Kids Festival
• Communicating with the concerned stakeholders including officials from UMC and other Government departments for completing various activities/works/approvals
• Monitored the on-ground implementation of the project specially the two semi-permanent works at Sec-11 PHC and AWC Manoharpura in which the PHC was selected under National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS), one and only in Udaipur and top most in Rajasthan with highest ranking score mostly because of the Urban95 intervention
• Supported team in organizing various meetings including the Project Steering Committee Meetings as well as review meetings with UMC
• Covered the implementations, workshops, festival through wide photo and video documentations.

Project Funded by - Van Leer Foundation

Success Achieved

• Got recognition (team) at National Level during the launch of Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge Program.
• Tactical Interventions got praised by Director, Smart City Mission India.
• Tactical Interventions boosted the concept of Tactical Urbanism in India.

Key Responsibilities Performed

• Conducted various surveys for assessment of services related with young children.
• Supported team in organizing various kind of activities/events/workshops including the Workshops, Urban95 Udaipur Kids Festival etc.
• Communicated with the concerned stakeholders including officials from UMC and other Government departments for completing various activities/works /approvals.
• Supported team during the implementation of the four tactical projects implemented in the city.
• Covered the project implementation through wide photo and video documentation

Project Name - “Promotion of Inclusive, Sustainable growth and diversity to strengthen Local governments” - PROMISE

Project funded By - European Union

Success Achieved

• Was able to mobilize few rag pickers in Ajmer city with the Municipal Corporation's management of Door to Door waste collection.
• Was able to organize the closure workshop in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) which was attended by more than 50 Chief Municipal Officers of Jabalpur Division. The project learnings and deep insights were shared during the workshop which capacitated them for adopting the learnings gained.

Responsibilities Performed

• Interacted and coordinated with the local Authority and the stakeholders for project works/approvals as well as for organising various activities.
• Actively involved in conducting focused group discussions in Ajmer with various stakeholders including the rag pickers community, staff of the door to door waste collection service, officials from Municipal COrporation etc.
• Conducted detailed discussions with the team handling the solid waste management
• Conducted detailed study of the rag pickers in Ajmer and multiple rounds of discussions were carried with them
• Worked on strategies to include the rag pickers in the mainstream of solid waste management
• Worked on the toolkit prepared under the project with the team and worked on the same for Ajmer city (SWM sector)
• Conducted ground level surveys with reference to solid waste management in the selected ward followed by detailed analysis
• Led in organizing National level workshop under the project in Jabalpur city
• Actively involved with Municipal Corporation in Swachh Survekshan 2018 Survey work. Successfully conducted orientation session on using the Swachh Application by MoHUA with various Government departments including Police, Rajasthan Homeguards, Income Tax, Divisional Commissioner Office, Central Reserve Police Force and private stakeholders.

Project Funded By - India Water Partnership and Global Water Partnership.

Brief - Small term project on Integrated Urban Water Management which covered the study and one pilot intervention under the Solid Waste Management sector.

Responsibilities Performed

• Organized Stakeholder Workshop in Ajmer in which IUWM toolkit session was also conducted.
• Developed IEC material for the pilot project.
• Conducted IEC activities regarding the waste segregation in the selected ward along with the training of the municipal staff
• Organized drawing and painting competition in three schools in Ajmer to promote waste segregation.
• Setup a compost facility in the selected ward.
• Training of the city Municipal Staff handling waste management at the city level for waste segregation.
• Supported in preparation of the action plan for the city.

Project Funded by - India Water Partnership

Responsibilities Performed

• Conducted Stakeholder Workshops for Implementation of Rapid IUWM process to formulate updated IUWM Action Plan
• Organized Training and Capacity Building program for the Municipal officials and sanitary workers in the selected ward
• Conducted IEC activities in the two selected wards along with discussions with the households
• Led the implementation of waste segregation in the two wards along with the training of the municipal staff in the two wards
• Compost facility was also established under the project for the wet waste gathered from the two selected wards.

Project Name - Adopting Integrated Urban Water Management in Indian Cities (Adopt IUWM) in Kishangarh and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan Year: March’13-March’17

Location: Kishangarh, Jaisalmer

Funded By: European Commission, VVSG

Success Achieved

• Initiated and implemented Door to Door Waste Collection model in Kishangarh city in two wards of the city in close coordination with the local authority in 2016. Waste segregation was done at three levels including collection of revenue. Got awarded at the District level Program for the efforts laid in the city.
• City replicated the model for the whole city and all the wards were covered under the Door to Door Waste Collection system in 2017.

Responsibilities Performed

• Closely coordinated with the officials from Municipal Council Kishangarh & Municipal Council Jaisalmer and the concerned stakeholders from the city.
• Organized workshops in the project cities, successfully carried on stakeholder consultations, and carried active discussions in cities.
• Worked on drafting, making analysis of the project reports for both the cities
• Actively interacted with the State Government Department officials including Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, and Directorate of Local Bodies, Government of Rajasthan for the project reporting and approvals.
• Implemented Pilot projects in both the Project cities which helped cities to replicate as well as scaled them up. Fully lead the pilot project implementation in Kishangarh city.
• Undertaken water quality and monitoring workshops in these cities which has helped cities to improve their services
• Worked for the IEC activity material and also undertaken the IEC activities in the cities with interaction of the local organizations, local authority and the district administration.