Students at PUMS Madhapur school in Pongalur Union, Tirupur District of India identified two problems - waste food being left near the water tank making the area unsanitary, and waste paper being discarded. To address the paper waste, the students collected waste paper, soaked and ground it into pulp. They then molded the pulp, dried it in the sun and dyed it using natural colors like beetroot juice. They produced handmade paper bins to contain the waste food. The students shared their work with other schools and officials and thanked Design for Change and their school for supporting their project.

1.  DESIGN FOR CHANGE
 2014-2015
 VIII std STUDENTS
 PUMS MADHAPUR
 PONGALUR UNION
 TIRUPUR DISTRICT
 Facilitator
 Mrs.P.GANDHIMATHI
 (secondary grade teacher)

2. PROBLEM NO.1
 STUDENTS PUT THE WASTE FOOD
INSIDE THE CAMPUS NEAR THE
WATER TANK MAKES THE PLACE
NASTY.

3. FEEL
 PROBLEM NO.2  STUDENTS TEAR PAPERS
ANDMAKE THEM GO
WASTE.

4. IMAGINE

5. COLLECTING WASTE PAPERS

6. SOAK ‘N’ GRIND

7. PAPER PULP READY

8. BUSY HANDS

9. MOULDING

10. SUN DRIED AND VEGETABLE DYED

11. FOR COLOURINGWE USED
•BEETROOT JUICE
•CARROT JUICE
•TURMERIC POWDER
•GREEN LEAVES

12. BEAUTY TOUCH (COLOURING)

13. MAKE UP COMPLETED

14. THE PRODUCT COMPANIONS

15. USE OF HAND MADE PAPER BIN

16. BEFORE AFTER

18. SHARESHARE
•SHARED WITH NEARBY SCHOOLS
•AEEO OFFICE MEMBERS
•FACEBOOK

19. THANKS
•OUR SINCERE THANKS TO
•DFC
•OUR HEAD MASTER
•OUR SCHOOL TEACHERS
•THE TEAM MEMBERS
• BY
• VIII std STUDENTS
• PUMS MADHAPUR….