Case Study
| PEOPLE, POWER AND PRACTICE: A RECIPE FOR CHANGE | ||
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Summary Bahirgaon village near Aurangabad is dream accomplished in Indian realm of rural development. Moving from cleanliness drives and infrastructure creation to sustainable development in a course of just six years, Bahirgaon has become an epitome of holistic environmental, social and economic progress made by a village community. Led by a group of enthused and informed leaders in Panchayat, it has made a mark on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi's Gram Swaraj movement. In a country where far-flung rural areas are fighting against disparity issues and their right to sustainable growth, Bahirgaon is for better than an Indian urban area in terms of the extent of development. It boasts of public amenities like primary and secondary schools, twenty four hours power supply, total sanitation, piped water supply, bio-gas plant from human waste treatment, door to door solid waste collection, and much more, thus leading to high quality of life and positive social changes
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| WHEN PANCHAYATS TAKE A LEAD... | ||
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Summary Kuthambakkam village in Tamil Nadu state of India, till about 10 years back was characterized by poor shelter conditions, inadequate physical infrastructure, lack of drinking water and sanitation facilities. Although there has been moderate development since then, transformation in physical infrastructure and socio-economic fabric is evident, People not only have 'pucca' shelter, there has been an improvement in their incomes as well. The village panchayat was convinced that 'Habitate Livelihoods' - nexus could catalyze socio-economic transformation leading to 'housing for all' and sustainable livelihood creation. To facilitate this process, the Panchayat in 1996, joined hands with "Trust for Village Self Governance" (TVSG), registered charitable trust founded by Mr. R, Elango. Under Government of India's scheme of "Innovative stream of rural housing and habitat development 200 houses were upgraded/constructed over a period of three years. Apart from housing new livelihood avenues were opened for the villages through production of building materials and construction. |
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| RISING FROM THE RUINS | ||
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Summary Following the devastating earthquake of 2001 in Gujarat, ANANDI, together with technical support by People's Science Institute took up construction of 141 houses in 10 villages of Maliya Block of Rajkot district. The aim was to provide housing assistance to poor families with basic but essential earthquake safety features. |
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