PARTNERS
Axis Bank Foundation's support enables strengthening collectives, natural resource management, and farm-based and non-farm-based livelihoods; enterprises and entrepreneurship, health and nutrition, benefitting more than 25,000 households in Kandhamal and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2022 - 2027
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
Azim Premji Foundation supports Gram Vikas for the implementation of Water Secure Gram Panchayat (WSGP) Programme which aims to enable community led water resource management and resilient, sustainable and gender equitable institutions contributing to improved health and economic outcomes.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2021 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Education & Youth, Habitat & Technology, Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
The support from B1G1 enables the construction of water and sanitation facilities in communities, improving health and hygiene for families. At the same time, afforestation projects are restoring green cover and strengthening the environment.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2017 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Sanitation & Health, Water,
charity: water funded community-owned and managed piped water supply systems in more than 100 villages and 12 schools; and individual household toilets and bathrooms in 22 villages in Odisha. The ongoing project will support deepening of this work in another 19 villages.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2012 - 2015 | 2019 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
The CIAI – Italian Association for Aid to Children supported the Rakshan project, which provided WASH facilities for school children in Kandhamal district. The project helped improve the learning environment, built local capacity, and raised awareness on the proper use of WASH systems and hygiene practices.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2023 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Sanitation & Health, Water,
The support from Economic Laws Practice has enabled Maligaon village in Kalahandi district to gain consistent access to high-quality electricity through the renewal of its solar micro-grid. This initiative will significantly enhance the lives and livelihoods of the rural community.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2022 - 2030
FOCUS AREAS
Habitat & Technology, Livelihoods,
Through its CSR initiative Parivartan, HDFC BANK funds ‘Holistic Rural Development Programme’ with a focus on education, livelihoods, and natural resource management; health and sanitation, and financial inclusion in the villages of Balangir and Keonjhar districts of Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2017 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
ICRISAT supported the expansion of sunflower cultivation in rice fallows in Ganjam, enabling farmers to make productive use of otherwise idle land. It also introduced promising climate-resilient pigeon pea varieties in Odisha, offering farmers better yields and improved resilience to changing weather patterns.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2022 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods,
InterGlobe Aviation Limited - IndiGoReach supports strengthening the natural resource base and livelihood capabilities of Adivasi communities, especially women, in 52 villages of the Gajapati district in Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2023 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Water,
InterGlobe Foundation supports the communities in Kalahandi district of Odisha to develop social and agroforestry in 370 acres in the watershed area of the groundwater sources to realise the dual benefits of water source sustainability while improving natural resources-based livelihoods.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2018 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Water,
NVIDIA is supporting Gram Vikas to build Water Secure Gram Panchayats in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, through community-led water security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihood initiatives. The partnership strengthens local institutions, improves access to water, sanitation and hygiene, and enhances farm and non-farm livelihoods for rural communities.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2026 - 2027
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
Rainmatter Foundation supports community-led climate resilience initiatives in 1000 Gram Panchayats across Odisha and Jharkhand. This support aims to strengthen local market dynamics through effective governance, stakeholder collaboration, and policy coordination.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2023 - 2028
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Village Institutions, Water,
By providing valuable credit support, Rang De P2P Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. empowers our community partners to scale up their work and invest in sustainable solutions. This financial backing contributes to improved economic opportunities and greater resilience in underserved communities.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2020 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods,
SBI Foundation supports provision of electricity and lighting solutions to ensure education and livelihood benefits to 272 vulnerable, tribal households in Kalahandi and Gajapati districts of Odisha. SBI Green Fund and SBI Card funds the project through SBI Foundation.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2020 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Habitat & Technology,
Sir Ratan Tata Trust supports Gram Vikas in strengthening community-led water security, sanitation, and livelihood resilience in Ganjam district, Odisha. Through this partnership, rural communities are building sustainable systems to improve access to safe water, protect natural resources, and enhance health and climate resilience.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2025 - 2028
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
Skoll supported capacity building of the team and institutional development to scale up our water and sanitation programme to reach 1,00,000 families in Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2007 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Habitat & Technology, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
Standard Chartered Bank is supporting the Water Secure Gram Panchayat programme in 28 Gram Panchayats across five districts in Odisha. This partnership is contributing to long-term water sustainability, enabling communities to adopt effective water conservation measures and build resilience for the future.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2024 - 2026
FOCUS AREAS
Education & Youth, Habitat & Technology, Livelihoods, Sanitation & Health, Village Institutions, Water,
Wipro Cares partners Gram Vikas to support water supply, natural resource management and livelihood enhancement in six habitations in Chandaka region of Khordha district in Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2022 - 2029
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Village Institutions, Water,
The Centre for Grower-centric Eco-value Mechanisms (C-GEM) provides knowledge and technical support to Gram Vikas in implementing the Voluntary Carbon Market initiative. This collaboration enables Gram Vikas to develop projects that reduce carbon emissions and generate carbon credits. The initiative contributes to sustainable practices while creating additional income opportunities for communities.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2023 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Water,
Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID) partners with Gram Vikas to implement our Safe and Dignified Migration Programme in the Odisha-Kerala corridor. CMID will manage and ensure the destination level initiatives for food, accommodation, work, and health support to migrant workers from Gram Vikas partner villages.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2019 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods,
The partnership with Goonj for distribution of Cloth for Work kit for infrastructure restoration in cyclone affected villages during the Cyclone Fani in Khurda district and Cyclone Titli in Gajapati and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2018 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Disaster Response,
Gram Vikas partnered with INREM Foundation to work on the water quality issues in drinking water and mitigating its impact on human health across Odisha and Jharkhand.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2021 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Water,
Jagruti Kandhamal partners with Gram Vikas for the implementation of the Rural Livelihoods Project in the Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district. The partnership supports community mobilisation and strengthens village institutions in the area.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2022 - 2027
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods, Village Institutions,
Gram Vikas partners with SBI Foundation to host young professionals from SBI-Youth for India fellowship, mentoring and guiding them to develop local solutions to rural problems
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2014 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Overview,
Skymet Weather provides weather forecast information to Gram Vikas, which is shared with farmers to help them make decisions on crops and preparedness.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2021 - Present
FOCUS AREAS
Livelihoods,
The All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF) organises film festivals in Gram Vikas operational areas to raise community awareness on environmental issues.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2023 - Present
Emory University partners with Gram Vikas to carry out formative research to design and implement a model for child faeces management (CFM) behavior change and develop prototypes for novel CFM hardware through a user centred design approach. We will also jointly undertake impact evaluation of CFM intervention in 40 project villages and 40 non-operational villages of Ganjam and Gajapati districts in Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2019 - Present
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), along with Gram Vikas and Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID), is carrying out the Climate Change Local Adaptation Pathways (CLAPs) project. The study looks at how migration affects people’s lives in rural and urban areas of Odisha and explores ways to support climate-resilient livelihoods.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2024 - Present
Gram Vikas is a member of the Rapid Community Response to COVID-19 (RCRC) coalition that builds community capabilities to address the immediate and medium-term effects of COVID-19 on health, education, well-being and livelihood security. The programme will cover 170 villages of Gajapati district of Odisha.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2020 - Present
Gram Vikas is a partner of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), the global network for rural water supply professionals. It is a strategic global platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration in the water sector with a central focus on the achievement of universal access to safe, affordable water supplies.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2014 - Present
Our partnership with SuSanA helps in the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience with a network of voluntary and individuals to improve our work in sanitation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.
YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
2018 - Present
PARTNER SPEAK
Partnership for sustainability
The Government of Odisha on their long term partnership with Gram Vikas.
Everything is not about money
Odisha State Disaster Management Authority representative on what he learnt from partnering with Gram Vikas.
Thought of no one but Gram Vikas
Tata Sponge Ltd. on partnering with Gram Vikas for reliability and assured outcomes.