Recognition

CASCA 2025 Awards for community engagement for sustainability

The CASCA (Climate Action & Sustainability Conference & Awards) 2025 Awards recognised Gram Vikas for Community Engagement for Sustainability. The awards recognised the potential and impact of our Water Secure Gram Panchayat Programme working towards ensuring water security for 6000 villages across Odisha and Jharkhand.

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10th Earth Care Awards 2022 for community based climate action

Gram Vikas won the 10th Earth Care Awards 2022 by JSW and The Times of India group under the Community-based Climate Action category for increasing the communities' resilience capacity to tackle challenges arising out of climate change. The award recognised our work in the Social and Agroforestry project restoring 540 acres of degraded land in Kalahandi, Odisha.

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Sat Paul Mittal National Award 2021 for outstanding service to humanity

Gram Vikas received the Sat Paul Mittal National Award 2021 for outstanding service to humanity. Conferred by the Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust. The award is a recognition of Gram Vikas' four decades of work in empowering rural communities in Odisha and Jharkhand.

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ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2018 for the 'Best Non-Profit Engagement Model in Sanitation'

Gram Vikas won the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2018 for the ‘Best Non-Profit Engagement Model in Sanitation’. The award acknowledged the impact of MANTRA (link to Vision and Approach page) approach in reaching 75,000 families and 1311 villages to create their own sanitation and water infrastructure, benefitting more than 3.6 lakh persons.

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Ranked 21 among the TOP 100 NGOs World

Ranked 21 among the TOP 100 NGOs World by NGO Advisor for partnering with rural communities to address their critical needs in water, sanitation, economic empowerment, energy and habitat. NGO Advisor is a Geneva-based independent media organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact, and governance in the nonprofit sector.

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