Water Supply and Sanitation Services for the Rural Poor : The Gram Vikas Experience

by Keirns, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9781853396540
• ISBN10: 1853396540
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-30
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

Safe drinking water near to the home and adequate household sanitation save poor households time, reduce illness and increase a sense of well being and dignity. Gram Vikas, a non-government organization working in one of the poorest states of India, recognized this key role and encouraged villages to agree to a pact'water and sanitation for every house in the village'in return for labor and a percentage of the costs. This book describes how Gram Vikas engaged with new villages and carried out the program; how costs were met by households, government and donors; and the resulting impacts on health, education and livelihoods. Finally the question is asked: can this international award-winning approach be scaled-up to increase sustainable coverage of water and sanitation and combat poverty worldwide?

Table of Contents

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

Preface

Water and Sanitation-Breaking the Poverty cycle

Water and Sanitation in India

Introducing Gram Vikas

Initiating the RHEP

Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation

Programme Outcomes and Impact

Financing Gram Vikas's Water and Sanitation Programme

Generalizing the Approach and Scaling Up

Endnotes

The Caste System

Women in Rural Indian Society

Typical Sanitation Hardware Used in Rural Areas of Developing Countries

References

Index

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