Lack of accessible, safe public toilet infrastructure affects lower-income groups and women disproportionately – violating their rights and dignity. As an administrator intent on enabling equal amenities access, Hari Chandana spearheaded technology-enabled SHE Toilets custom designed for women and children needs on sustainable operations model.

Bridging Urban Sanitation Gaps

During municipal leadership, Hari Chandana confronted the sheer absence of secure, clean restrooms for women and children across Hyderabad. Defying grants reliance, she envisioned modular SHE Toilet complexes with attached commercial viability for continuous maintenance through revenues. #SocialInnovation

Co-Creating Inclusive Design Solutions

Hari Chandana engaged directly with women groups and welfare associations across neighborhoods to understand public washrooms access pain points. Contactless features, ramps, baby care utilities got translated into inclusive design fixes across SHE Toilets catering to women, children and disabled groups. #Accessibility

Embedding Operational Empowerment

Hari Chandana tapped marginalized women self-help groups for managing SHE Toilet facilities as sanitation microentrepreneurs – enabling livelihoods while delivering essential public services. The model interlinks financial upliftment of caretakers with safe, dignified access for users. #WomensEmpowerment

A Scaled Governance Innovation

The self-sustaining adoption success of SHE Toilets on leased municipal land has seen 500+ such facilities implemented across Hyderabad until now. Hari Chandana proved viability of contexts where private maintenance interests wholly align with public welfare – improving ease of living. #GovernanceReforms