Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti GRAVIS
Type of Organization: Non-governmental organization
Areas of work: Practices & Techniques, Agroecology, Agroforestry, Education, Food and nutrition
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: India
Description:
Founded in 1983, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS) is a Non-Governmental Organization working in the rural areas of India including the States of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It attempts to bring change by pioneering innovative need-based development models and committed partnerships with the Government, non-profits, socially responsible corporations and Community-based Organisations (CBOs). To the date, GRAVIS’ multifaceted efforts and holistic solutions have impacted lives of about 2.5 million people living in severe poverty and poor health. Blending traditional community knowledge with modern science while relying on the principle of integrated development, the organisation has been implementing interventions in the areas of agriculture, water security, health, education, research and advocacy and community mobilization contributing significantly towards key Sustainable Development Goals of no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, gender equality, clean water and sanitation and climate action. Guided by the Gandhian principles of Sarvodaya (all rising, but the last person first) and Gram Swaraj (village self-rule) GRAVIS works towards rehabilitation of the rural community, enabling villages to take ownership of their environment, institutions, and relations. GRAVIS' programmes provide cross-cutting solutions and contribute to improved livelihoods and wellbeing of desert communities battling with chronic drought conditions. Women and older people are an integral part of designing and implementing these interventions and are trained to fully engage in planning, implementing and monitoring village level community development projects. GRAVIS strongly believes in documenting its learning and experiences by analysing its successes and shortcomings to modify future programmes and maximise the impact of its outcomes to promote replication. Through its research and advocacy arm, many activities including baseline surveys, endline reviews, compilation of best practices and success stories, evidence-based research using qualitative and quantitative methods, dissemination and advocacy events to share learning and motivate the most vulnerable to raise their voice against inequalities, are conducted on a regular basis. As a result of these research interventions, several studies have been published, reports of which can be accessed here: https://gravis.org.in/research-studies-and-publications/
Founded in 1983, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS) is a Non-Governmental Organization working in the rural areas of India including the States of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It attempts to bring change by pioneering innovative need-based development models and committed partnerships with the Government, non-profits, socially responsible corporations and Community-based Organisations (CBOs). To the date, GRAVIS’ multifaceted efforts and holistic solutions have impacted lives of about 2.5 million people living in severe poverty and poor health. Blending traditional community knowledge with modern science while relying on the principle of integrated development, the organisation has been implementing interventions in the areas of agriculture, water security, health, education, research and advocacy and community mobilization contributing significantly towards key Sustainable Development Goals of no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, gender equality, clean water and sanitation and climate action. Guided by the Gandhian principles of Sarvodaya (all rising, but the last person first) and Gram Swaraj (village self-rule) GRAVIS works towards rehabilitation of the rural community, enabling villages to take ownership of their environment, institutions, and relations. GRAVIS' programmes provide cross-cutting solutions and contribute to improved livelihoods and wellbeing of desert communities battling with chronic drought conditions. Women and older people are an integral part of designing and implementing these interventions and are trained to fully engage in planning, implementing and monitoring village level community development projects. GRAVIS strongly believes in documenting its learning and experiences by analysing its successes and shortcomings to modify future programmes and maximise the impact of its outcomes to promote replication. Through its research and advocacy arm, many activities including baseline surveys, endline reviews, compilation of best practices and success stories, evidence-based research using qualitative and quantitative methods, dissemination and advocacy events to share learning and motivate the most vulnerable to raise their voice against inequalities, are conducted on a regular basis. As a result of these research interventions, several studies have been published, reports of which can be accessed here: https://gravis.org.in/research-studies-and-publications/