The Scavengers - India

April 2008

A revolutionary toilet is making waves the world over. Self-composting, and requiring no drainage, the toilet already serves some 4 million people daily in India. What's more, it is empowering the country's poorest.
Dr Bindeswhar Phatak is the acclaimed head of the Sulabh Movement. His organisation has provided public toilet facilities throughout India, and stable jobs for 50,000 Untouchables. The large profits made by the scheme go towards further educating and training the Untouchable class. Now governments worldwide are queuing up to order the design which "reduces disease, improves health and eliminates poverty."

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[gandalfthegrey41]

It's such a disgrace that the world's largest democracy couldn't eradicate the caste system. This caste system is as bad as slave trade.

India is spending billions on nuclear weapons, wars and space race with china while the whole country stinks as the largest open air toilet. Shame on the politicians and priests.

[dreadadiplomat]

Dr. Phatek has figured out what all the celebrity economists like Sachs cannot. This is how you address development. He is getting at the root of a problem and correspondingly addressing related issues and empowering an entire class of people. Self sufficient and a true hero.

[DRsocialist1984]

@18:18 what are those little bushes? Those would look good on a front yard.

[sloppyviewer]

What an awesome job this man is doing!!!

[5PEDROGARZA8]

Cleaning shyt? 4' a job?! ----» X))

[sameer137]

India Supershitter 2020! Shame on all of us Indians.

[Arun88able]

@gandalfthegrey41 Yes, it is a disgrace. But bashing the entire country and calling it a toilet doesn't classify as constructive criticism. If you don't have anything worthwile to contribute, then take a look at your own country and tell me what you see. Peace out.

[gregorymaillis]

How has this only been watched by 8,000 people? Justin Beiber's 'Baby' has 633 million views. Internet users should be ashamed of themselves! Share this, and other excellent Journeymanpictures documentaries and reports with friends and family so we can raise awareness. Awareness makes this kind of travesty less easy to go unnoticed.

[polarbear35353]

The people who clean the shit and trash from the street are cleaner and more respectable than the people who shit and throw trash in the street. They....shit....in...the....st­reet. I do not care how underdeveloped a country is ; cultures have used toilets for centuries. India needs to get the fuck on board with the rest of the world. It is nice to see this man doing where others just talk and point fingers.

[alokraja1]

Bastard indians ! that granny made the DR eat cow shit and piss just only to purify the untouchalbe spell?? After all she is making him eat waste (shit) I dont know what is wrong with indians why they dont want to grow?

[alokraja1]

at 0:23 when the boy jerked his hand he must have had left stains on the cameraman!! hahahaha india 2020 superpower!

[kingmaria123]

indians this is ur india......thanks god we r not in this shit india.....