The document discusses water and sanitation efforts led by Gramalaya in the rural village of Pudukkulam, Tamil Nadu, India. Through a project funded by Arghyam, Gramalaya worked to improve water and sanitation in 158 villages across 28 local governments in Tamil Nadu. The photo essay profiles how Gramalaya's interventions, such as constructing toilets and developing water sources, empowered women in Pudukkulam and played a role in the village's development.
The document discusses water and sanitation efforts led by Gramalaya in the rural village of Pudukkulam, Tamil Nadu, India. Through a project funded by Arghyam, Gramalaya worked to improve water and sanitation in 158 villages across 28 local governments in Tamil Nadu. The photo essay profiles how Gramalaya's interventions, such as constructing toilets and developing water sources, empowered women in Pudukkulam and played a role in the village's development.
This document discusses infrastructure development relating to disaster management in Asia and the Pacific region. It finds that the region experiences some of the worst natural disasters in the world, accounting for 91% of deaths and 49% of economic damage over the past century. While annual deaths from disasters have decreased to 41,000 in recent decades, annual economic damage has nearly tripled to $29 billion. The document analyzes trends in several countries and finds that damage costs have generally increased over time. Regional cooperation is needed to help mitigate disaster impacts and ensure continued economic growth.
This document summarizes a Training of Trainers workshop held in Nepal to teach participants how to facilitate REFLECT (Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques) circles to build disaster resilient communities. The 8-day training had 22 participants and aimed to empower them to educate communities on disaster risk reduction and rights using REFLECT's participatory methodology. Key topics covered included REFLECT concepts and processes, education rights, women's rights, and mainstreaming people with disabilities in disaster management. Evaluations found the training achieved its goals of enabling capable facilitators to conduct REFLECT circles and discussions on disaster issues in their areas.