Significant improvement in the quality of life for urban Indian. However…
Rural India lags far behind on several dimensions:
Marginal improvements in economic opportunities: Dominated by agriculture: seasonal in many places and does not meet families everyday needs
Social challenges: Caste and religious divisions; Alcoholism is prevalent
Educationquality and context are lacking: Poor infrastructure; Indifferent teachers
Health, nutrition and sanitation continue to be challenges: Ignorance, superstition and poor access to services; Cost dictating choices
Poor governance and community engagement: Uphill task to avail government services and subsidies
Payir Goals
Focusing on any one of these challenges is not sufficient as these issues are interlinked
Payir employs a holistic approach to rural empowerment i.e. we understand the interconnections between problem areas and devise interventions to address them
Our goal is to facilitate change – to be the catalyst
We develop leaders, active stakeholders and institutions that will transform these villages into equitable communities with opportunities
We aim to create local ownership, so that impact is sustained long after the original facilitator is gone
In 11 years Payir has
Provided better health care to 25,000 people in 6 villages
Improved Nutrition levels of 35,000 children
Partnered with 25 schools reaching 35,000 children
Improved school attendance to nearly 100%
Bootstrapped 10 Rural Enterprises
Provided direct employment to 150 people and indirect employment to 700 people
Enabled Rs. 11 crores in public Infrastructure and Welfare services
