3. Right To Pee
Recently, a campaign has started in
Mumbai to advocate for free clean and safe
urinals for women in public places.
This campaign has gain the popularity,
with a catchy title,
“Right to Pee”.
4. About The Campaign
35 NGOs in Mumbai launched The “Right
to Pee” campaign in 2011 to collect as
many signatures as possible to demand
better public bathroom facilities for
women.
‘CORO’ is one of the bone organization
working for this campaign.
5.
6. Why the Campaign?
In Mumbai, thousands of women come out
of their houses for work. Women are
rubbing their shoulders with men in almost
every field.
But the basic problem they face is a just
lack of private place for the call of nature.
Early this problem was not highlighted but
now it has taken a form of large campaign.
7. Present Situation
• The municipal government provides
5,993 public toilets for men, compared
with only 3,536 for women. Men have an
additional 2,466 urinals.
• Almost always, a male attendant oversees
these toilets, collecting fees. Men must pay
to use a toilet but can use urinals free but
women are regularly charged to urinate,
despite regulations saying they should not
be.
10. Role of NGOs
All the NGOs under the banner are actively
working for this social cause.
They have surveyed 129 toilet blocks, did
signature campaigns on 16 railway stations,
organized workshops, met experts to
understand the issue in depth, and
submitted 50,000 signatures and analytic
survey report to BMC.
11. BMC on ‘Right to Pee’
• BMC officials had lot of meetings with
‘RTP’ activists. In every meeting they have
promised to fulfill the demands of
campaign but haven’t done anything
noticeable yet.
• Also a planning committee that includes
members from the BMC and the ‘RTP’ has
been set up.
12. Demands of ‘RTP’
1. Demands includes 16.5% of the
sanitation budget for ‘right to
pee’.
2. If there is gents toilet then there
should be ladies toilet too.
3. Ladies attender.
4. Women should not be charged for
using toilets.
