💧 Kynarou India Trust – Creating Sustainable Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
🌿 Kynarou India Trust is an organisation working to improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in underserved communities across Tamil Nadu, India. It is associated with Kynarou, a development organisation established in 2004 by Sophie Lehideux. Kynarou India Trust was registered in 2014 under the Indian Trusts Act and has been involved in implementing water and sanitation initiatives in rural communities.
💧 Its work focuses on improving access to clean drinking water through the development of wells, water supply systems and filtration facilities. The organisation has also supported schools with drinking water filters to help provide children with safer drinking water and promote better health and hygiene practices.
🚻 Kynarou’s sanitation initiatives include the construction of community toilets, particularly for women and children, using Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS). These systems treat wastewater and allow the treated water to be reused for purposes such as watering community gardens.
🤝 Community participation is an important part of its approach. Kynarou works with village communities, local authorities and women’s groups to encourage the management and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities. Its programmes also include hygiene awareness, menstrual hygiene education and training for local water management committees.
♻️ Alongside water and sanitation, its wider development initiatives have included integrated waste management, waste segregation awareness and ecological family gardens. These activities encourage responsible resource management while supporting healthier and more sustainable rural communities.
🌍 Through its work in India, Kynarou aims to improve living conditions by combining essential infrastructure, hygiene education and community participation. Its approach focuses on creating facilities that communities can manage and maintain over the long term.
📍 Visit Kynarou India Trust
🏢 Address:
No. 1, 3rd Cross, Shanthi Nagar,
Pondicherry – 605013, India.
📞 Contact: +91 96554 52683
📧 Email: kynarou@gmail.com
🌱 Kynarou India Trust is relevant to those interested in sustainable water management, sanitation, hygiene awareness, wastewater treatment and community-led development.