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A PRESENTATION BY

ARUN GEORGE

MSW II YEAR, RCSS

JOE MADIATH, ORISSA, INDIA

INTRODUCTION

• which literally means 'village development' • is a NGO that works with rural and tribal

communities in India. • Gram Vikas partners with rural-communities to

address their critical needs of • education,• health,• safe drinking water, • sanitation, • livelihoods • and alternative energy

in a manner that is sustainable, socially inclusive, gender equitable and empowering.

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Gram Vikas Logo

Two hands together forming a heart is the logo defines them as: cooperation with concern and care for people.


Gram Vikas Definition‘Dignified quality of life’ of people or communities is characterised by:

• Options for appropriate family and community infrastructure and sources of energy;

• Sustainable use and management of natural resources

• Food security and access to secured livelihood opportunities

• Assured access to basic education and adequate health services

• Strong self-governing people’s institutions with equal participation of men and women

• Conscientisation, self reliance and self-esteem.


ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS

Founders:– Gram Vikas founders came to Orissa in the

early 1970s as student volunteers with the Young Student's Movement for Development (YSMD), Chennai, to serve victims of a devastating cyclone.

– Under the leadership of Mr. Joe Madiath, The extensive activism and relief work by

these volunteers over next 8 years motivated them to create and form Gram Vikas

which was registered as a Non-Profit organisation on January 22, 1979.

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Aims

• Empowering the grassroots level people• Social inclusiveness• Gender equality• Sustainability• Dignity by ensuring toilets in the village• Running water• 100% immunization• Women SHGs• Renewable energy• Skill training• Prosperous plantations• Social forestry• Educational advancement25/17/2015 ARUN GEORGE MSW II YEAR RCSS 7

Mission:To promote processes which are sustainable, socially inclusive and gender equitable to enable critical masses of poor and marginalized rural people or communities to achieve a dignified quality of life.

Vision:To build an equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace with dignity.


'Critical masses' are defined as groups of 'conscientised' people who have developed pressure-group mechanisms and democratic governance systems within their own communities.

They draw strength from such experiences and encounters and develop sufficient strength to bargain with or influence their external environment.

They collectively demand their rights and are capable of bringing about changes that they desire.

Critical masses are sought to be energized from the village level through Gram Panchayats, upto the state level**


EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS

• Community? 'Community' is defined as a

group of families living within a defined geographic area.

This group is governed by social, cultural, economic and political bonds or norms.

In Orissa's context, the members of the Palli Sabha comes closest to Gram Vikas' definition of a 'community'.

• Dignified quality of life?

CHARACTERISTICS

Assured access to basic education and adequate health services

Sustainable use and management of natural resources

Food security and access to secured livelihood opportunities

Options for appropriate family and community infrastructure and sources of energy

Strong self-governing people's institutions with equal participation of men and women


MANTRA• This mission is realized through MANTRA –

• Movement and Network for the Transformation of Rural Areas

• An integrated habitat development programme guided by the belief that all people deserve to live in peace with dignity.


MANTRA core values:

1- 100% Inclusion

2- Social Equity

3- Gender Equity

4- Sustainability

5- Cost sharing


Geographical coverage

• As of September 2014, Gram Vikas• to impact over 1200 villages

• in 26 districts in the state of Odisha

• Started projects in 5 other states • Jharkhand,

• Madhya Pradesh,

• Nagaland, West Bengal and

• Andhra Pradesh.

• currently working in The Gambia and Tanzania in Africa.


ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

The current Governing Board members are as follows:

• Mr. Joe Madiath, Chairman

• Mr. Ram Sankar, Treasurer

• Mr. Debiprasad Mishra, Ex- Officio Secretary & Executive Director

• Mr. Vijay Mahajan, Member

• Mr. Ananta Mahapatra, Member

• Mr. D. Thankappan,Member


• WATER AND SANITATION

• LIVELIHOOD

• RURAL HOUSING

• COMMUNITY HEALTH

• EDUCATION

– SCHOOLS

– KHEL VIKAS

• RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Public and philanthropic support for core operations and startup in each village.

• NALCO

• TATA STEEL

• SAIL

• OPGC


• Gram Vikas has impacted over– 400,000 individuals and

– 70,000 families

through its various programs and interventions.

• Their vision for impact is twofold – first, to increase their geographical reach to new

states and countries; and

– second, to deepen their impact in the communities they have already worked with.


Accomplishments(What change the organisation has made so far? )• Cumulatively, Gram Vikas has worked with

• 1,199 villages, • serving more than 60,000 families

• In 2012-13, • sanitation units were completed by 55 villages representing

2,908 families in 6 districts of Orissa, • and water supply systems were established in 147 villages

(representing 7,270 families) that had completed sanitation work in previous years.

• Gram Vikas has started its water and sanitation program in two villages in The Gambia (with Riders for Health) and two in Tanzania.


Critical Commentary on the Model

• It is an approach towards holistic and integrated rural development in different states across India and few countries in Africa.

• 75,087 families in 1250 villages have been covered


• The main emphasis of Gram Vikas work is organising people to become aware of their existential condition, so that they take their destinies into their own hands and work to improve their lives.

• Full participation of the people is an essential part of such development activities to ensure sustenance of the programme and Gram Vikas withdraws as the people develop.


• A rights-based approach: For the first time the poorest woman, the widow, or the dalit (untouchable) feels that s/he has a voice, which will be heard and which matters due to gram vikasmodel

• This model ensures that it is not just the elite who become empowered but 100% community inclusion, and empowers the whole community.


QUERY?


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