Boond Project: improving the quality of life of marginalized communities

The Gaya-Madhubani project included piped water supply, water quality monitoring, Social Art for Behaviour Change activities, and active measures towards making services sustainable, by establishing entrepreneurial models. The project supported district and state administrations to promote community-managed models through training and capacity building. In addition, the project supported governmental stakeholders in assessing and improving water-quality labs. The goal of the Gaya and Madhubani project was to have an impact on critical WASH behaviours that contribute to poor health outcomes, particularly for children, adolescent girls, and women.

Project Boond was implemented using our A•B•C for Sustainability model:

Access
- Increase access to safe, sustainable, inclusive and gender-sensitive water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in communities, including in schools, health centers and public places and build capacities of institutions to provide and manage them.

Behaviour Change
- Improve WASH behaviours such as handwashing with soap and safe handling of water, promoted and sustained through Social Art for Behaviour Change and by building capacity of Leaders of Change.

Capital
- Ensure access to WASH services through women-led market-based livelihood and entrepreneurial models.