Global Initiatives
Our global projects use the MANTRA model to help rural communities construct hygienic water taps for each household within the village to provide clean water and sanitation facilities for the community. The core values of MANTRA are inclusion, social equity, gender equity, cost sharing, and sustainability.
Iringa, Tanzania
We are constructing clean water and toilet facilities in three villages in the Iringa province of Tanzania with funding from the Skoll Foundation. We used the MANTRA model that Gram Vikas has implemented in the state of Odisha, India. The work will be carried out in the proximity of Ulete’s Parish, which is 50 km from Iringa. Initially three villages will be part of this initiative.The Gambia, Africa
The Gambia is a small African country with a population of 1.5 million people. Gram Vikas worked in two villages to build a reservoir, bathing rooms with toilets and running water taps for each household.
Project Status Updates
Iringa, Tanzania · June 30, 2021
Gram Vikas India responds to the COVID-19 crisis in India. Please check out our latest post on the developments in this area.
Iringa, Tanzania · November 16, 2016
Gram Vikas USA team visited the villages of Kibena and Lumuli to check on the progress of toilet constructions.
Iringa, Tanzania · December 1, 2015
Work is being done to finish an additional 50 toilets and bathing rooms.
Iringa, Tanzania · November 22, 2015
100 toilets and bathing rooms are completed.
Iringa, Tanzania · October 13, 2015
The elevated water reservoir is completed.