Q&A: MANTRA

Applicant Gram Vikas Application ID: 39
Status: Approved Accepted Review Cycle end date: 2007-01-17

Discussion Forum

PWX members can use this space to discuss elements of the App. PWX members can post questions or comments and they will be seen by everybody. Any PWX member can respond to the questions and comments, not just the submitter.

Trainings

By Thomas Palgadhmal of Watershed Organization Trust Posted about 5 years ago

We appreciate the project community led water and sanitation system in rural Orissa. The strategy is well planned which covers all the issues and aspects required for the successful implementation of the activity.

Regarding trainings , we would like to know more about the trainings modules, monitoring etc. which can add to our learning process.

Best wishes,
WOTR

Trainings

By Joe Madiath of Gram Vikas Posted about 5 years ago

Mr. Thomas, thanks for your question.

As a part of this programme, Gram Vikas conducts health awareness camps, other motivation meetings and a host of trainings in issues like gender sensitisation, grassroots leadership, local governance, livelihoods enhancement etc. Skill development trinings are also conducted for unskilled landless youth so that they graduate to highly paid masons within a period of two years or less. For these skill trainings, our staff along with the village committee come up with a list of boys and girls who are in need and are interested in such a training.

Every staff looks after three to four villages. He/she is reponsible for monitoring the programme in the initial stages. We keep track of the progress through a Monthly Progress Report - a data sheet which keeps track of key monitoring indicators on a monthly basis. Monitoring at the village level is gradually handed over the women's SHGs and the different sub-committees of the Village Committee. Along with monitoring proper use and maintenance of the water supply and sanitation systems, we also monitor key indicators in education and health closely.

Please revert to us through this forum or on email in case you need more detailed information.

Sanitation

By Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Network Posted about 5 years ago

Please expand on the toilet type and installation - do the villagers have some corner of the property on which something is constructed? Or is it more community type of latrines?

While BPR funds are not requested for the sanitation component, the entire project has to be clear to see its success chances and what learnings we can get from it.

Sanitation

By Joe Madiath of Gram Vikas Posted about 5 years ago

People mostly have a small plot of land adequate to build a toilet. In case they dont have any, there are negotiations at the community land to make available the nearest possible plot - belonging either to a neighbour or to the community.

The toilets are twin leach pit pour flush toilets.


Application Summary

Applicant :   Gram Vikas
Status : Approved Accepted
Country : INDIA

Funding

Amount Funded :   $50,902
Funded By:-
Blue Planet Network : $50,902
Funds Used
: $50,902
Funds Available
: $0

Projects Summary of Application

Number of Projects : 1
Overall Start Date : 2007-01-01
Overall Completion Date : 2008-03-31
Date of Last Update :