Savings for Residents’ Toilets
Through this movement, Sri Napsiah has promoted the awareness of maintaining cleanliness for the sake of community health.
Sri Napsiah
Concerned about the common practice of open defecation, Sri Napsiah, 56, initiated arisan or rotating savings to build toilets in Nglawisan hamlet, Magelang, Central Java. Through this movement, Sri has promoted the awareness of maintaining cleanliness for the sake of community health.
Sri Napsiah is a mother of three who has been involved in monitoring the health of people in Nglawisan hamlet, Tamanagung village, Muntilan district, Magelang, for the last ten years. She frequently notices community members afflicted with such ailments as hemorrhagic fever, diarrhea and chikungunya. Some children under five also experience stunted growth.