IMPACT
WATER
99,776 households have three taps with water supply
ACTIVITIES
Mobilising village communities to build water supply systems
Providing technical support for construction
Convergence with government schemes
COVERAGE
1431 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
85% reduction in waterborne diseases
ACTIVITIES
Piped water supply to every household
Elimination of open defecation
Motivating community adoption of safe hygiene practices
COVERAGE
1431 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
LIVELIHOODS
6660 persons, of which 632 women, trained as masons
ACTIVITIES
Development of training curriculum and methods
Creating a pool of trainers
Motivating people to attend the training
Advocating with families and women to take up masonry as a viable livelihood option
COVERAGE
21 districts of Odisha & Jharkhand
Productivity of 12,451 hectares of land improved
ACTIVITIES
Watershed development and management
Water harvesting structures and diversion based irrigation
Introduction of improved agronomic and farming practices
Technical capacity building of farmers in agriculture
Convergence with government schemes and agencies
COVERAGE
43 villages in one district of Odisha
11,456 hectares of wasteland regenerated into fruit, fuel and fodder plantations
ACTIVITIES
Mobilisation of communities for taking up large-scale plantation work
Technical support for nursery raising, planting and maintenance
Convergence with government schemes
Creating community-level mechanisms for commonly owned plantations
COVERAGE
818 villages in seven districts of Odisha
SANITATION & HEALTH
1472 villages open defecation free
ACTIVITIES
A toilet for every household in the village
Promoting safe Sanitation and Health practice adoption
Community monitoring systems for infrastructure use and maintenance
COVERAGE
1472 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
2,20,487 women bathe in safe, private bathrooms with running water
ACTIVITIES
Toilet-bathing room model design informed by women’s demands
Construction of bathing rooms along with toilets by 100% of households
Selection of toilets and bathing room locations by the women of the household
Ensuring piped water in the bathrooms
COVERAGE
1458 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
HABITAT & TECHNOLOGY
54,571 families adopt renewable energy source for cooking
ACTIVITIES
Construction of 54,571 biogas plants
COVERAGE
6030 villages in 13 undivided districts of Odisha
3505 tribal families avail formal housing loans to build better and bigger houses
ACTIVITIES
Building first of its kind partnership between a housing finance institution and a nonprofit
Providing technical support for the use of cost-effective building technologies
Creating community level monitoring systems for fund use and repayment
COVERAGE
185 villages in three districts of Odisha
16,568 families build disaster-proof houses
ACTIVITIES
Social and technical support to the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project
COVERAGE
173 villages in two districts of Odisha
VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS
7818 active women leaders in village institutions
ACTIVITIES
Formation of village institutions
Member training with special focus on women’s leadership
COVERAGE
Across 1472 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
10.80 crore raised and managed by communities for sustaining WaSH infrastructure
ACTIVITIES
Creation of village corpus fund
Building community capacities in financial management
COVERAGE
Across 1472 villages in 27 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
Education & Youth
1433 first-generation matriculates from Adivasi communities
ACTIVITIES
Establishing non-formal education centres in remote Adivasi hamlets
Residential schools for children from Adivasi communities
Motivating Adivasi families to send their children to school
COVERAGE
180 villages in three districts of Odisha
594 first-generation matriculate girl students
ACTIVITIES
Advocating with Adivasi families for sending girls to school
Creating a supportive school environment for girls
COVERAGE
86 villages in three districts of Odisha
DISASTER RESPONSE
1,59,030 households across 1572 villages provided with life saving/immediate support
ACTIVITIES
Distribution of food, groceries, cloth and household material support
Providing cash and cloth for work
Health awareness drives and camps for health check ups
COVERAGE
14 districts of Odisha and Jharkhand
759 village communities build back better benefitting 47,634 families
ACTIVITIES
Holistic habitat development
Setting up village institutions
Enabling livelihood security
COVERAGE
Five districts of Odisha
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RECOGNITION
2018
ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award for the ‘Best Non-Profit Engagement Model in Sanitation’
Gram Vikas won the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2018 for the ‘Best Non-Profit Engagement Model in Sanitation’. The award acknowledged the impact of MANTRA approach in reaching 75,000 families and 1311 villages to create their own sanitation and water infrastructure, benefitting more than...
2018
Ranked 21 among the TOP 100 NGOs World by NGO Advisor
Ranked 21 among the TOP 100 NGOs World by NGO Advisor for partnering with rural communities to address their critical needs in water, sanitation, economic empowerment, energy and habitat. NGO Advisor is a Geneva-based independent media organisation committed to highlighting innovation...