We work to ensure universal access to clean and safe drinking water, especially in communities facing severe water scarcity and contamination.

Samawada will work in partnership with communities and government institutions to:

• Increase access to safe and reliable drinking water for at least 30,000 people within 3 years through the rehabilitation and construction of boreholes, protected springs, rainwater harvesting systems, and community water distribution points.
• Ensure communities, health facilities and schools within the targeted areas have access to clean water systems throughout the year.
• Reduce the average distance travelled by women and children to fetch water from 5 km to less than 1 km in targeted communities within 36 months.
• Establish and train at least 100 community-based water management committees, with a minimum of 50% women representation, to oversee maintenance, governance, and equitable access to water systems.
• Achieve a 60% reduction in reported cases of waterborne diseases such as diarrhea and cholera in intervention areas within 3 years through improved water quality monitoring and hygiene promotion.
• Ensure that at least 90% of constructed or rehabilitated water systems remain functional after 5 years through local ownership, technical training, and maintenance funds.

We contribute to improving public health by enhancing sanitation systems and promoting hygiene practices.

Our aim is to promote healthier communities with lower disease burdens and reduced healthcare costs. We believe that safer and cleaner living environments contribute to improved mental and physical well-being. In this regards Samawada will:

• Improve sanitation access for 20,000 households within 3 years through the construction of safe, inclusive, and climate-resilient sanitation facilities.
• Train at least 50,000 community members, including schoolchildren, teachers, and local leaders, on hygiene promotion, menstrual health management, and disease prevention within 36 months.
• Reduce open defecation rates by 100% in targeted communities within 3 years through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches.
• Support 100 schools and health facilities to establish handwashing stations with continuous access to soap and clean water within 18 months.
• Achieve measurable improvements in community health indicators, including a 50% reduction in preventable sanitation-related illnesses within targeted intervention zones.

Samawada empowers communities to claim their rights and hold duty-bearers accountable, promoting sustainable, equitable, and responsible use of available resources and environmental stewardship.

We make citizen participating in their governance and influencing decisions to:

• Train at least 10,000 community members, including women, youth, and marginalized groups, on civic engagement, environmental rights, social accountability, and participatory governance within 3 years.
• Facilitate the creation or strengthening of 80 community advocacy groups and citizen platforms to engage local authorities and monitor public service delivery.
• Support at least 50 community-led initiatives that promote sustainable natural resource management, climate adaptation, and equitable access to resources within 36 months.
• Increase participation of women and youth in local decision-making structures by 40% in targeted communities within 3 years.
• Enable communities to successfully advocate for at least 20 policy or service delivery improvements related to water, sanitation, land, or environmental management.

We engage in evidence-based policy advocacy to influence decision-making through participatory research, knowledge management and collective campaigning.

We engage in evidence-based policy advocacy to influence decision-making through participatory research, knowledge management, and collective campaigning to:

• Conduct participatory research studies, policy analyses, and community assessments within 5 years to generate evidence for advocacy and program improvement.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues and policy forums engaging government institutions, civil society, academia, and affected communities at local, national, and regional levels.
• Reach over 1 million people through public awareness campaigns, media engagement, digital advocacy, and community mobilization initiatives.
• Produce and disseminate policy briefs, advocacy reports, and knowledge products that contribute to policy reforms, budget commitments, or institutional changes.
• Strengthen advocacy capacity of grassroots organizations and community networks to effectively influence public policy and accountability processes.

Samawada takes proactive steps to restore ecosystems and combat land degradation by planting region-specific, climate-resilient trees.

The joint efforts to improve the biodiversity, soil fertility, increased carbon sequestration, mitigate climate changes and increase productivity/ food security, we will:

• Plant and sustain at least 2 million indigenous and climate-resilient trees within 5 years across degraded landscapes, watersheds, schools, and community lands.
• Restore 10,000 hectares of degraded land through community-led reforestation, agroforestry, and soil conservation practices within 4 years.
• Train 10,000 farmers and community members on sustainable land management, agroecology, and climate-smart agriculture techniques.
• Achieve an average tree survival rate of at least 80% through ongoing monitoring, community stewardship agreements, and maintenance support.
• Reduce soil erosion and improve water retention in targeted ecosystems through integrated watershed restoration interventions.