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Archives: Project List

Monitoring IEC activities across 5 states of India

Government of India (GOI) has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) on October 2014 for making the country free from open defecation (ODF), by the 2nd October 2019. Unlike earlier sanitation programmes in India, the SBM has placed a special emphasis on bringing about behavior change in the population regarding adopting better sanitation practices. This… Continue reading Monitoring IEC activities across 5 states of India

Strengthening Decentralized Participative Planning in Rajasthan

The main activities under the project are: 1) Study and document the existing function DPP (a) the present framework for DPP in Rajasthan; (b) the abilities of and practices and processes (including the planning tools) followed by the community/s for DPP and project management; (c) the Government organisational structures involved in DPP, their responsibilities and… Continue reading Strengthening Decentralized Participative Planning in Rajasthan

Social and Behavlour Change Communication (SBCC) Capacity Strengthening for WASH Strengthen Human Resource capacity of Government in SBCC trainings delivery and monitoring for WASH program (PHED -SBM, KRCs) in Assam (Create Pool of SBCC WASH Master trainers from WASH focus districts of Assam)

PHED Assam mobilized the Swachhgrahis in large number and they were supposed to carry out SBCC activities at the village level. Several problems have been faced in utilizing them efficiently. The approach was to create a pool of competent trainers in a cascading mode. 36 State Level Master Trainers (SMTs) were identified by PHED from… Continue reading Social and Behavlour Change Communication (SBCC) Capacity Strengthening for WASH Strengthen Human Resource capacity of Government in SBCC trainings delivery and monitoring for WASH program (PHED -SBM, KRCs) in Assam (Create Pool of SBCC WASH Master trainers from WASH focus districts of Assam)

Strengthening GPDP/Panchayat Initiatives and Knowledge Management in Maharashtra

UNICEF Mumbai has been working with Rural Development Department, Government of Maharashtra (RDD, GoM) for more than a decade to strengthen the decentralized processes. The focus has been on to improve the institutional capacities of the PRIs, to conceptualize and institutionalise mechanisms to promote/strengthen participatory, decentralized governance processes to benefit the most vulnerable including women… Continue reading Strengthening GPDP/Panchayat Initiatives and Knowledge Management in Maharashtra

Stakeholder Consultation, Training and Monitoring activities as part of the ODF Sustainability and ODF Plus Communication Strategy and Campaign being developed by JWT for UNICEF

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 aims to ensure the availability and management of sustainable water and sanitation for all. The impact of sustainable sanitation, safe drinking water and improved hygiene practices goes way beyond just having access to hygiene and sanitation infrastructure and facilities. Government of West Bengal (GoWB) is determined to achieve sanitation… Continue reading Stakeholder Consultation, Training and Monitoring activities as part of the ODF Sustainability and ODF Plus Communication Strategy and Campaign being developed by JWT for UNICEF

Strengthening PRIs in Bihar-Building institutional, systematic and technical capacities

This project aimed at strengthening the Gram Panchayats to become strong institutions of local government and to sensitize those bodies on various issues of child development so that they improve basic services for the children. Various departmental functionaries at the field level would also be sensitized so that they can leverage the Gram Panchayats for… Continue reading Strengthening PRIs in Bihar-Building institutional, systematic and technical capacities

Rural ODF sustainability strategy for West Bengal

West Bengal has achieved ODF status in almost all the habitations and the challenge is to sustain the ODF status as well as to take up ODF Plus activities which include activities for Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM), menstrual hygiene management and sustainability and safety of water supply. As a result the focus has… Continue reading Rural ODF sustainability strategy for West Bengal

Quick Assessment Study on Mission Antyodaya GPs

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) took up a project of quick assessment study of Mission Antyodaya GPs. Mission Antyodaya, an accountability and convergence framework has been designed for transforming lives and livelihoods on measurable outcomes addressing various forms of deprivation of rural households. 37 key indicators have been identified and baseline… Continue reading Quick Assessment Study on Mission Antyodaya GPs

Everyone Forever – Water Services and Systems Strengthening: Rajnagar and Khoyrasol Blocks of Birbhum District in West Bengal

WFP India Trust has invited proposals from relevant organizations for undertaking a Baseline Study related to Water Services and reflect access (quantity and quality), reach (especially gender and excluded groups) and infrastructural gaps (functionality of systems) in 15 Gram Panchayats – GPs (5 GPs of Rajnagar Block and 10 GPs of Khoyrasol Block). The results… Continue reading Everyone Forever – Water Services and Systems Strengthening: Rajnagar and Khoyrasol Blocks of Birbhum District in West Bengal

Assigning a Technical person for preparation of plan, estimate of school and community toilet block in Assam and Kolkata under the ITC supported project

WFPI was implementing a project on construction of school toilets and community toilets in West Bengal and Kolkata. SIGMA Foundation prepared the plans and estimates and also supervised the construction of three school toilets in Khiderpur (Kolkata)