We spoke to Hafiz, founder of Communitree on the Volunteer Engagers Community Call on 24/10/2023
Thank You @kartheevidya for these notes
Some of the key statistics shared in the meeting include:
- 14,000 registered volunteers participated in the event. There were estimated 3000 unregistered volunteers as well.
- The total distance covered was 42.9 km along the beach and 28-29 km along the beach stretches.
- Around 13.2 lakh (1.32 million) pieces of trash were collected.
- Total volunteer hours worked were estimated at 70,000 hours.
- This is equivalent to 2001 man-days of work or hiring 291 sanitation workers for a month.
- Around 168 tons of total trash (wet and dry waste) was collected during the event.
Some partnership for the Beach Cleanup includes:
- Schools and colleges.
- Corporate and business houses to engage their employees. Ex: Titan, Tanishq, Reliance Stores etc.
- NGOs and community associations like workers associations, apartment communities, singers associations, dancers groups etc.
- Government organizations like the forest department and local corporations/panchayats for waste management.
- Private organizations and vendors for activities like first aid, transport, catering etc.
The coastal cleanup is organized in the following way:
- Advance planning and coordination is done over 3 months with induction programs every Friday to train partner organizations.
- Locations along the coast are divided into zones and teams are assigned specific stretches to clean.
- Volunteers are encouraged to participate in teams representing their organizations with unique identifiers like uniforms/props.
- On the day of the event, various entertainment/engagement activities are organized like singing, games to keep volunteers motivated.
- Safety measures involve partnering with local groups for security, first aid and ambulances stationed along the stretches.
- Waste collection is coordinated with municipal bodies and private vendors for disposal.
- Post event data on collection quantity, volunteer hours etc is captured for reporting impact.