Help a Village Effort

Published purpose

The project aims to improve health of the population of 90 villages in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh and 90 villages in the Purba Medinipur District of West Bengal. It particularly focuses on decreasing the number of people impacted by water borne diseases. The project is designed to provide access to safe water supply and to sanitation facilities to these beneficiaries, as well as to work with them to hand over skills and knowledge that are necessary to maintain the new assets. 150 marginalized rural people benefit from the project. Activities include: (i) drilling and installing tube wells; (ii) monitoring water quality and quantity; (iii) providing health training to the population; (iv) building dry-pit toilets and hand washing stations; (v) creating water and sanitation committees; and (vi) providing training to committee members to enable them to manage, monitor and repair the infrastructures. The project is implemented in partnership with two Indian non-governmental organizations: Sarvik Gram Unnayan Sangha and Social Unit for Community Health. This is one of two parts of a project valued at $406,190. The first part has been completed.