Our impact

1. Impressed BTCL Authorities by our hard work and dedication. Got invited by them for tea and got 500 tk as recognition for our work in the community. Around 10 BTCL officials visited our site daily and praised us for our work. 

2. The 2 clean-up workers we worked with, stop urinating in that place and throwing waste. As they understood how easy it was to litter but how hard it was to clean it afterwards.

3. Roadside cleanup and cleaning of the public urinating place. Blocking the area with wire and trees so that it becomes inaccessible for urinating. 

4. Built awareness among atleast 30 rickshaw pullers and people who urinated in the place by making them aware when they were observing our work. They stopped others from urinating in that place too. 

5. 3 trees planted.

6. Organized a Panel discussion on AI’s impact on Health and Hygiene with 805 views in Facebook live. Reach: 958 and Engagement: 178

7. Got 115 likes and 250 followers on our Facebook page.

Technical Challenges

1. Delay in obtaining permission from required authorities:
   We surveyed the locals about the ownership of the site that we had set to work on. We were directed to the 19th ward council and afterwards we found out that the area belonged to the 20th ward council. We went to the BTCL office at TNT colony but they were unwilling to sign the permission letter without contacting Headquarters. So, we had to sign the Permission letter from BTCL Headquarters at Eskaton.

2. Budget planning:
   The calculation of the budget was off for which we later had to adjust.  Some items were more expensive than the amount allocated for them.

3. Lack of volunteers:- 

Couldn't gather enough volunteers for clean-up so had to move on to Plan B and incorporate local clean-up workers.

4.  Cancellation of clean-up worker:-

The person contacted to provide garbage vans and shovels, cancelled the day of the clean-up.

5. Cancellation of painter:-

The Person contacted for prepping the wall with sandpaper and weather coat canceled the morning of the job.

6. Reclamation of area:-

A local organization tried to reclaim our work as theirs by hanging their organizational logo.

Adaptive Challenges

1. Perception of locals and authorities regarding waste. They were unwilling to change and demotivated us saying our work would have no value. 

2. The house owner adjacent to the playground area was uncooperative.

3. Communal conflict among a few families in the area adjacent to the playground.

4. The unwillingness of neighbors to share water for cleaning the algae off the wall. 

5. Team's presentation skills and communication of ideas to others.