Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

GVK aims to make communities responsible for their own development by giving them the necessary resources and skills. Community leadership, self-reliance, democratic decision-making, transparency and accountability are enhanced in the villages.

Project Message

"As the GVK programme has expanded, new challenges have emerged. It is imperative that we strengthen and institutionalise norms of good usage and democratic decision-making"
- Mohd. Yakub Khan, Incharge-Gram Vikas Kosh Program

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Neelima Khetan,
Chief Executive
Mohan Sinha Mehta Marg
Old Fatehpura
Udaipur, Rajasthan 313004
India
+91 294 2450960
Email:

Project Sponsor

Manish Bapna

Organization

Learn more about Seva Mandir and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Democracy and Governance.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on June 09, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 20, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Women in leadership roles...

By Mr. Yaqub Khan - In Charge Village Development Fund (GVK) Program , June 09, 2008 06:44 PM

Bhuri is an active member of Gram Vikas Committee (Village Development Committee) of village Dholi Ghati. Close to her village the highway road was being under construction. The contractor of the road-construction project needed water for it and he requested the village. In a Village Meeting it was decided that the contractor could use the water from their wells and that he would have to make payments for the water and the money will go into the Village Development Fund. The contractor agreed on this.

The contractor started using the water from their wells. However, he did not pay any money for using the water. And so, Bhuri went and asked the contractor to pay for the water. He simply denied and said he will keep using the water but would not pay for any costs.

Bhuri spoke to the In Charge that had appointed the contractor for the road-construction of that area. Other people from the village also joined Bhuri and requested him to look into the matter. The In Charge asked the contractor to pay for the water he has used for construction. As a result, the contractor deposited Rs. 4500 into the Village Development Fund as the payment towards the water he had used forms their wells.

The village was very happy and they all appreciated Bhuri’s courageous efforts and her concern for the welfare for her community.

“There are a total of 552 Village Development Funds (GVK) with a total of Rs. 27260386/- ($681509.65).

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