IIT Delhi's TRIP-C Partners with HumanQind for Workshops in Delhi Schools for Parents and Kids

TRIP-C, IIT Delhi, and HumanQind held workshops in Delhi schools, engaging parents and children to raise awareness about the impact of extreme heat. Know details here

IIT Delhi's TRIP-C Partners with HumanQind for Workshops in Delhi Schools

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi's Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre (TRIP-C), in collaboration with HumanQind, conducted three workshops at Delhi schools to raise awareness about the effects of extreme heat, particularly on women, and explore the co-creation of solutions. The workshops, held from October 5 to 8, 2024, engaged the community in defining solutions to tackle the challenges posed by rising temperatures, with a focus on the impact on commuters, particularly women and children, in Delhi.

A total of 43 parents and 55 children participated in the workshops, which are part of the ongoing project "Gendered Approaches for Addressing Adaptation Capacity to Hot Weather Conditions," funded by UKAid through the High Volume Transport (HVT) programme.

Before the workshops, IIT Delhi's team conducted repeated surveys with parents from three schools between March and May 2024. Sharing key findings, Dr. Deepty Jain, Project Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre, IIT Delhi, highlighted that women tend to travel more during peak daytime heat. With limited resources and capabilities, their exposure to extreme temperatures while travelling remains significantly higher.

“The workshop sessions were designed to help parents and children explore the challenges they face while walking and various strategies to reduce their exposure to high temperatures on the streets. The strategies ranged from provisioning temporary shades, greening streets, provisioning safe drinking water systems, and carrying umbrellas and water bottles”, said Dr. Deepty Jain, Project Coordinator and Assistant Professor at Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre, IIT Delhi. 

Ruchi Varma CEO and founder of HumanQind, partner to the project, says, "No solutions are complete without communities. The workshops with the parents and children helped create a DIY 'Ambi-Kit' that covers solutions that individuals and community can take up." 

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