Project Summary
While the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) records show a very high coverage of sanitation in Tamil Nadu, this record remains true mostly only on paper. This project therefore aims to increase the access of water and sanitation to poor communities in Tamil Nadu by implementing the Gramalaya Model. It will promote water and sanitation through a networking approach and create open-defecation free (ODF) villages. Additionally, the project will build the capacities of other field NGOs to work in the water and sanitation sector. The project will serve to critically analyze and understand the Gramalaya Model and provide inputs through project lessons to the government at the state and central level.
Outputs
- Identifying ,training and building capacity of field NGOs to work in the area of water sanitation, with Gramalaya functioning as a resource base.
- Monitoring the field NGOs, with yearly orientation meetings and half-yearly experience sharing and review meetings.
- Providing access to credit for the hardware components of this project.
- Documentation and research.
Duration
March 2012 - February 2015
Location
27 villages, 3 districts (Namakkal, Pudukkottai and Perambalur)
Grant Amount
INR 1.7 Crore
Direct Beneficiaries
45 Thousand
Gramalaya