Helping desert and dryland communities achieve water security
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Improving livelihoods through carefully planned agriculture and livestock management programmes
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Building a fairer and healthier world through community action
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Ensuring inclusive and quality education for children
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Bolstering community institutions and ensuring equal participation of women in development processes
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Spreading the knowledge of best practices and strengthening the voice of community through research and advocacy
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Working with rural communities for the empowerment of the poor

About Us

Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS), registered under the Rajasthan Societies Act, 1958, is a Non-Governmental Organization working in rural India in 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). Born with the need to support the marginalized, GRAVIS works to enable them take charge of their own lives by building their capacities and resilience such that they themselves can solve challenges of areas they inhabit. Guided by the Gandhian principle of holistic and integrated development, GRAVIS works across diverse programmatic areas including education, health, water security, agriculture and forestry, natural resource management, advocacy, microfinance, capacity building, human rights, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation.

GRAVIS strives to raise the standard of living of communities by offering local solutions that blend traditional community knowledge with modern science and are financially viable and sustainable in the long run. The team at GRAVIS continues to engage with the rural communities significantly contributing towards the national commitment for Sustainable Development Goals: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health And Well Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water And Sanitation, Reduced Inequalities, and Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions.

GRAVIS In Numbers

7
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States
2
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Villages
3
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million +
People
8
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Community Institutions
5
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People organized in Community Institutions
4
0
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Community Cadres Trained
6
0
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Families Supported in Water Conservation
1
0
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Families Food Secure Round The Year
9
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Families assisted with water, agriculture, horticulture and livestock rearing activities

Stories of Change

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Research and Publications

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Testimonials

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Volunteer Speak

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Priyal Mantri

I was thoroughly impressed by GRAVIS’s dedication to fostering innovative and need-based development models in collaboration with various stakeholders. The organization’s focus on enhancing capacities and resilience within marginalized communities resonated deeply with my own values and aspirations to effect meaningful change through legal and business perspectives. GRAVIS’s holistic approach to development, rooted in Gandhian principles, struck a chord with me, as it emphasizes the amalgamation of traditional community wisdom with modern science.

Mojgan Rastegar

GRAVIS is special for multiple reasons, and not a day went by that I wasn’t in awe of its decades-long work in one of the most difficult places in the world. It is an institution of dedicated people who operate on the highest of humanitarian standards. I was also stuck by the lighthearted humor and kindness of the GRAVIS staff, who you would otherwise expect strict seriousness from, given the serious issues facing the villages.

Jiya Sarkar

Working with GRAVIS has helped me understand the challenges and opportunities of grassroots development work. The harsh climate and distant settlements of the Thar Desert provide unique challenges, but GRAVIS has successfully overcome them for over 40 years. Their unique projects, which address the specific needs of rural communities while challenging societal and cultural norms, have left me speechless.

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