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Tata Sponge Ltd. on partnering with Gram Vikas for reliability and assured outcomes.
100 per cent sanitation coverage requires a focus on quality, equity and social inclusion. Facilitation and communication are key for improving community participation.
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Understanding field realities, context-related complexities and social norms can make all the difference to designing effective sanitation programmes that can improve lives.
Adivasi Colony and Kandha Tirigochha village in Ganjam district of Odisha get WiFi connectivity with support from Oracle, Charities Aid Foundation India and Gram Vikas.
charity: water renews partnership with Gram Vikas to enable rural communities in Ganjam and Gajapati districts access piped, safe drinking water in their homes.
Every household in Gundiribadi village gets toilets, bathrooms, water and light
An initiative by a few tribal women in Gundiribadi village to get water eventually led every household to have water, toilets, and electricity.
Pramila gives up her land, fights cancer to get water and toilets for her village
One woman’s tenacity and leadership inspire every household in Kapatmunda village in rural Odisha to come together for water, toilets and bathrooms.
Piped water helps rural women to bathe in private
In Odisha, a high number of rural households lack enclosed bathing spaces. The construction of bathrooms and piped water supply afford women safety and the dignity of privacy.
Sibaratri escapes child marriage and becomes a teacher by following her role model
Sibaratri Naik studied in a Gram Vikas Residential School, became a teacher and inspired other families in her village, with less than 25% literate women, to educate their daughters.
Women’s federation gets the government tender to construct toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission
A district federation of women leaders wards off rumours of corruption, from private contractors, to win the tender for toilet construction under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Livingstone Gamango realises his clean water dream
Two villages in Gajapati district gets a joint piped water supply system, toilets and bathrooms for every household.
Lahanda village in Odisha leads the way in the use of clean water technology
In Lahanda village, the Hydrodoser by AguaClara Reach serves disinfected water without the use of electricity.
Damayanti Patra becomes a mason to build her house in rural Odisha
Damayanti Patra of rural Ganjam shows exemplary determination to overcome personal tragedy and natural disaster to secure a sustainable vocation.
Discovering design for equity in eastern India
The focus on sustainability has meant that Gram Vikas’ solutions are designed with a communities-first approach.
The problems faced by our partner communities are not unidimensional or linear in nature, and therefore, any probable solutions we offer cannot also be so. Our perspective, understanding, plans and actions reflect this.
Health promoting schools of Odisha
Apurva joined Gram Vikas after her fellowship and continues to pursue her passion in advancing health and dignity for the rural poor.