GRAVIS Project Proposal

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Project proposal

1. The title

Water, health and education for women and children of Thar

2. Location

6 villages of Osian block in the Thar Desert

3. Duration

Two years

4. Target population

Nearly 1,8 women and children living in the !ro"ect villages

5. Background

Western #a"asthan geogra!hically falls in the arid region of $ndia% With a !o!ulation of

&' million !eo!le it is notably the most densely !o!ulated arid regions of the world% Theaverage annual rainfall of the area is 1(& mm )* to 8 inches+% The rural !o!ulation of

the area is de!endent largely on rain fed agriculture for its livelihood% owever, with

recurrent failures of rains and subse-uent cro! failures, drought has become a chronic

feature of the area% There is acute shortage of drinking water as a result of which thecommunity also suffers from serious heath threats, !oor sanitation, !overty and other

com!licated socio( economic !roblems%

.ocially, the biggest im!act of lack of water could be seen on the female !o!ulation and

on children of the region% /rocuring water is considered to be a household task, and it is

the women and the girl child who are involved in !rocuring water% 0or this !ur!ose theyneed to walk miles everyday in the hot and harsh climate1% $t is also this reason which is

res!onsible to a large etent in the de!rivation of the girl child from education% 2ack of

water and fre-uent droughts !resent ma"or challenges in the region and im!act the socio(economic status of the region severely% 0urther, the dry conditions and lack of water !ose

severe health challenges !articularly im!acting women and children% $n a recent health

analysis conducted by the $nde!endent 3ommission on Develo!ment and ealth in $ndia

and 4oluntary ealth 5ssociation of $ndia, ma"or $ndian states have been surveyed andaccordingly the districts of the states are classified under a different 4ulnerable ealth

$nde )4$+% 5lmost all the districts of #a"asthan .tate and all the 1& districts of the Thar

Desert were found very vulnerable7 in the above analysis7 &%

15ccording to #54$. studies, water(fetching(eertion in the Thar Desert contributes significantly to

high !revalence of anemia and $nfant and 9aternal mortality%&ealth for the millions, 4oluntary ealth 5ssociation of $ndia, :une &*

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#54$. has been focusing in the areas of drought mitigation and im!roving the living

conditions of women and children in the region for a number of years% Over last two

decades, it has done commendable work in many villages in develo!ing drought!re!aredness models% The region is -uite large though and #54$. needs to e!and the

work further ; continuously, and it also reali


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along with the base line survey% The findings of base(line survey will be com!ared with

the outcomes of the !ro"ect at its com!letion to gau


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2ack of educational facilities in a number of Thar Desert villages still is a big challenge%

nder the !ro"ect, #54$. aims to set u! two schools in remote areas of the !ro"ect

villages% The schools will be set u! at community !laces and the !ro"ect will !rovide thesu!!ort in the form of teachers? salaries and teaching materials% $t is ho!ed that the

construction !art of schools will take !lace later with the su!!ort of other donors% 5lso,

the recurring e!enses of schools will be born by local community after the !ro"ect iscom!leted% These two schools will aim on enrolling 1 children in its first year% The

number of children will increase gradually in the schools every year%

Project e$aluation

The !ro"ect team in collaboration with the .s formed under the !ro"ect will study theim!act of the !ro"ect through a sim!le evaluation% The findings of the base(line survey

will be com!ared with the outcomes% The re!ort of the evaluation will be shared with

ma"or stakeholders including //$%

. pected outco(es

0ormation of at least 1& strong .s which will lead the !ro"ect initiatives

further after the !ro"ect is com!leted

5t least 6 income(generating units set u! by .s

18 taankas!roviding year(long water security to over 1B !eo!le

$m!roved status of health of the !o!ulation through !rovision of medical

services to 6 !eo!le and through health education among the community%

Two schools set u! !roviding education to 1 children with at least BE

students being girls

. (ple(entation arrange(ents (onitoring and reporting

The !ro"ect team will com!rise of 1 !ro"ect coordinator and 1 field worker% $n addition, a

!rogram coordinator from #54$. office will be given the res!onsibility of

im!lementation, monitoring and re!orting of the !ro"ect%

9onitoring of the !ro"ect will be done by means of a /erformance $ndicator TrackingTable )/$TT+ which will ensure the timely com!letion of the activities% 5long with this

#54$. will !re!are half yearly u!dates and annual re!orts of the !ro"ect%

9onitoring will also be done by the .s at their own level, with the #54$. team%

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1. )ustaina#ilit& and 7eplication

The activities of the !ro"ect focus on water, health and education which are the basic

needs of the region% Therefore, the community will actively !artici!ate in the !ro"ect%5ll the interventions of the !ro"ect are locally suitable, sim!le and cost effective% With

!ro!er care and maintenance, the structures and initiatives can be sustained as functional

over the long run% 9embers of .elf el! rou!s with enhanced ca!acities should be ableto carry on the !ro"ect work in future% #54$. has ade-uate e!erience of working with

the community in region and will be able to find good su!!ort%

11. Project #udget all igures in ndian 7upees8

Particulars 0(ount.alary of a !ro"ect coordinator )6E+ ; ', &* months C&,

.alary of a field worker ; *, &* months =6,

Travel ; &, &* months *8,

>ase line survey 1,

3a!acity building worksho!s for .s ; & F 6, 1&,

4ocational trainings for .s ; & F 6, 1&,

@!osure visit for . 1,

3onstruction of taankas 18 F 1B, &C,

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Particulars 0(ount

.alary of a !ro"ect coordinator )6E+ ; ', 1& months '6,

.alary of a field worker ; *, 1& months *8,

Travel ; &, 1& months &*,

>ase line survey 1,

3a!acity building worksho!s for .s ; & F 6, 1&,

4ocational trainings for .s ; & F 6, 1&,

@!osure visit for . 1,

3onstruction of taankas = F 1B, 1'B,

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