Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (Gravis)

Mission

Gravis assists the peoples of the Thar Desert in rural development and environmental conservation, focuses on sustainable development programs for alternative rural reconstruction and also mobilizes emergency relief in times of crisis. Gravis works directly on social rehabilitation rather than through economic assistance in order to create self-reliant village communities. Gravis concentrates on propagating the concept of Gram Swarajya in Thar.

Programs

GRAVIS takes a Gandhian approach to rural development, working with the poor of the desert to enable them to help themselves. Their goal is to promote self-reliance to improve the social, economic and political future of the desert communities. GRAVIS has worked on village development programs like rain water harvesting structures, seed banks to promote indigenous varieties of seeds, school and sanitary construction, reforestation, and working for the rights of mineworkers in Rajasthan.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Easing Women’s Burden Through Water Security	Empower Women to Seek New Opportunities in India	Food Security From Sustainable Agriculture, India	Building Medical Camps for Mineworkers in India
Schools for Mineworkers' Children in India	Educating Deprived Mineworkers' Children in India	Building Medical Camps for Mineworkers in India	Educating the Children of Mineworkers in India
Alternative Livelihood for Women Mine Workers	Health and Preventive Care for Mineworkers, India

Personnel Overview

Prakash Tyagi - Director
Dr. Prakash Tyagi works for sustainable rural development in the Thar Desert villages of Rajasthan. Prakash was instrumental in the creation of a hospital for Gravis that serves a population of 100,000 in 40 villages. Prakash has worked for Catholic Relief Services, CARE , the UNDP and the Sandstone Mineworkers Awareness and Health program for IDEX. He is fluent in Hindi, English and Russian.

Personnel Statistics

Prakash Tyagi,
Director
Founded in 1983
Employees: 416
Volunteers: 500