Sanitation

Sanitation, Health and Hygiene Launched in 2009, Gowravam Sanitation Project aimed at achieving the 6th Sustainable Development Goal of providing Individual Sanitary Latrines ( ISLs ) to the poor households in Narasayapalem village in Bapatla Mandal, Bapatla District of Andhra Pradesh.

The project ensured the sustainability of the intervention by encouraging community ownership, developing linkages with local government, and encouraging local entrepreneurs to supply low-cost hardware, etc.
By 2011, 620 ISLs were constructed and handed over to the beneficiaries.

Gowravam Sanitation Project has garnered much interest not only in the neighboring villages but also in other districts, particularly for the Community Led Total Sanitation approach adopted in implementing the programme.

Community-Led Total Sanitation in Rural Areas
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Sanitation

We strongly believe in safe Sanitation and Hygiene

Expanding upon the success of the Gowravam Sanitation Project, Gowravam Foundation offers a doable Project Model that breaks down the financial barriers between people living in poverty and improves their access to safe water and sanitation. Gowravam Sanitation Project Model is doable and scalable

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Sanitation Project Model

Community Leadership

  • Self Help Group Members discuss the prevailing health hazards in the community/village
  • Organize intensive community awareness campaigns to trigger interest among households to stop open defecation and willingness to construct toilets.
  • Formation of community level Health & Sanitation Committees.
  • Conduct Social Mapping, Transect Walk & Triggering Exercise

Planning, Coordination and Monitoring

  • Baseline sanitation survey to ascertain the number of houses that do not have toilet facilities.
  • Explore eligible grant/subsidy for BPL households under Total Sanitation Program.
  • Prepare Project Proposal and Implementation Plan with timeline
  • Organizing awareness and training for all Stake Holders on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach
  • Develop a low-cost sanitation option based on beneficiary- government- donor-partnership.
  • Health Sanitation Committee to monitor construction activity
  • Enroll BPL families interested to construct ISLs
  • Collect Beneficiary contributions and maintain accounts.

ISL Construction

  • Identify Masons for construction work
  • Identify local shop owners to supply construction materials at competitive rates
  • Health Sanitation Committee to take up construction of toilet cum bath units

Local Government Role

  • Gram Panchayat resolution to facilitate construction of Individual Sanitary Latrines for the households identified in the survey.
  • Follow-up with Government for subsidy release for BPL Families.
  • Gram Panchayat Bids for identifying the village under ‘ODF village’ category.
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Health Initiatives

Provided Infrastructure improvement support to the Government Area Hospital, Bapatla.

Emergency Health Care support to critically ill patients.

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