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Water ushers in a new dawn in the life of Raidih’s farmers

Raidih's farmers embrace sustainable agriculture and irrigation advancements, heralding a prosperous, water-efficient era in farming. KNOW MORE

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How access to water changed the fortunes of Ghodaghaguri’s women

Access to improved and sustainable water supply unleashes untapped potential of women in Godhaghaguri village. KNOW MORE

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Remote village communities of Lanjigarh reduce groundwater contamination

Regular monitoring of water, safe sanitation and hygiene improves water quality in Kalahandi’s Lanjigarh block. KNOW MORE

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Village water supply systems move communities towards better health and wellbeing

Reliable, safe piped water supply bring better health and wellbeing for two village communities. KNOW MORE

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Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) test aids Kamapalli residents identify a good source for drinking water

Groundwater exploration proves to be a boon for residents of Kamapalli village KNOW MORE

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Opinion | Why should nonprofits engage with local governments?

Binoy Acharya discussed the importance of nonprofit engagement with local governments to evolve long term, robust solutions to community issues.

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Where Springs Return…

The story of parched lands, barren hills, dying cattle and dried up springs giving way to thick lush forests.

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Opinion | Looking ahead- Gram Vikas @50

Priyanka Singh writes on why voluntary organisations should use their advantage of not having to be populist to work on nurturing a just and democratic society.

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A snapshot of Gram Vikas’ 40th year

Gram Vikas completed a landmark of 40 years of work, in partnership with rural communities, across Odisha, Jharkhand and other states in 2019. Our Executive Director, Liby Johnson, shares a brief overview of our work and initiatives in the past year.

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Opinion | How must Gram Vikas pursue ‘scale’?

Suvojit Chattopadhyay discusses the need for NGOs to redefine scale, to seed an exit strategy right at the start of a community engagement process and address the challenges that come in its wake.

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Tulasipur village development

The Holistic Rural Development Programme attempts to overcome complex, interconnected challenges that is critical to community development.

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Rudra’s journey from Kalahandi to Kerala

Rudra shares about his journey from a village in Kalahandi to Kerala for search of work.

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Difficulties for the migrant community

Ram Majhi speaks for all migrants as he shares the difficulties at source and destination for the migrant community.

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Rebuilding Livelihoods in Cyclone Titli affected villages

Gram Vikas is training women and men from Cyclone Titli affected villages in Ganjam and Gajapati districts of Odisha in masonry as a part of efforts in rebuilding livelihoods.

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Make your own progress

“No one can stop you, the moment you decide to be yourself.” Sindhu Majhi from Purnagumma village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi.

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Farmers – The smart way

Smart Community Interface project supported by Oracle through Charities Aid Foundation India is helping the farmers in Odisha get market information using technology.

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Renewable energy lights up the village Maligaon after five years of darkness

A renewed solar microgrid has brought back consistent access to high quality electricity to the village Maligaon bringing opportunities for rural lives and livelihoods.

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New report captures the challenges of migration and potential solutions

A joint study report by Gram Vikas and CMID details the challenges and solutions for safe migration of labour from Odisha to Kerala. Migration has been a key survival strategy for millions of rural poor from the Indian state Odisha, with a poverty ratio of 32.6 per cent in 2011. Thuamul Rampur, with the largest […]

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Developing a community-owned and managed model of information management for villages

The Smart Community Interface Programme aims to develop a community-owned and managed model of information management that uses information and communication technologies to improve the quality of life of village communities in areas with limited physical access and connectivity. The Smart Community Interface programme will put together the hardware architecture, content and software applications; and […]

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Gram Vikas supports migrant labour from Odisha stranded during Kerala floods

The unprecedented floods that inundated Kerala affected a large number of migrant workers, some of whom were from villages that Gram Vikas has been working with. We supported the migrants and their families stranded during the floods. “Everywhere it’s just water. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know where I am. There is […]

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Community Professionals Programme kicks off in Odisha

A matter of great pride for us that 29 young women and men from Gram Vikas’ partner villages will join as Gram Vikas employees in April 2019. In January 2018, the Gram Vikas Governing Board approved the Community Professionals programme as a key component of the human resources strategy for Gram Vikas Decade V. Under […]

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Re-establishing our connect with all the villages we have ever worked with till now

The Status Assessment Survey (SAS), of about 70,000 households re-connected Gram Vikas with the villages which had set up water and sanitation systems with our assistance. The Status Assessment Survey (SAS), of about 70,000 households across 1170 villages, rolled out in May 2018. An exercise with few parallels, the survey aims to help Gram Vikas re-establish contact with all […]

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Mason training helps Laxmi send her children to school

Laxmi Ekka, a young mother, struggled to send her children to school as earnings from daily wage labour were just enough for her family to survive. But attending the mason training by Gram Vikas helped her get a job with OPGC, triple her income and send her children to school.

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