Gramalaya Photo Essay

A photo essay on Gramalaya's water and sanitation efforts for women and all people in the rural village of Pudukkulam, Tamil Nadu. Through a project partially-funded by Arghyam in Bangalore, India.

Gramalaya has worked on water and sanitation in rural and urban Tamil Nadu, India since 1987.
In a project called “Sustainable WASH Initiatives through PRIs and Women Federations,” Gramalaya worked in 158 villages in 28 panchayats in Tamil Nadu.
Pudukullam was one rural village that received water and sanitation interventions.
This photo essay and associated article show how water and sanitation interventions play a part in the empowerment of women in the village of Pudukkulam.

Fields near Anna Lakshmi's village. Main crops in the area are millet, chilies, groundnut, turmeric, bitter gourd, lady's fingers, maize, and rice.

Anna Lakshmi and village members creating a map of water and sanitation conditions in the community.

Priya wandering around the map looking at the progress.

A toilet constructed in the village with a micro-credit loan through an SHG. It is a low-cost version with thatched walls.

A hand-dug well in the community. The rainfall was minimal this year, and there is no water in the well.

Anna Lakshmi and a vermi-culture operation started by her Self-Help Group.

Priya smiling brightly.

Address : Gramalaya, No. 12, 4 th Cross W, Thillainagar, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, 620018 Phone : 4021563 or 2761263 Website : www.gramalaya.in E-mail : gramalaya at airtelmail.in For more information:

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