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Mar 18, 2024 · Zarina and Ronnie Screwvala's efforts to lift people out of poverty are showing results in Raigad and Nashik in Maharashtra. Now, they want to take the Swades model to other regions
Aug 22, 2020 · Swades, a not-for-profit set up by Zarina and Ronnie Screwvala, has helped hundreds of city dwellers reverse migrate to their villages and turn entrepreneurs.
Jan 11, 2019 · Through the NGO, Zarina began working with rural upliftment projects and, by 2013, she founded the Swades Foundation to create a model for transformational change in rural India that could be replicated at scale.
Sep 28, 2023 · But for Zarina and the team, what is most important is the communities’ demonstrated willingness to embrace the Swades model. They need to be willing to offer their time and energy towards solving their own problems.
- Empowering The Community
- Building A Sustainable Model
- Explaining The Basics
Swades helps rural communities by implementing the holistic model of rural development with support from donors. The model enables rural communities to access clean drinking water in the home through taps. This has brought over 42,000 rural families (more than two lakh people) out of the daily drudgery of walking 1-4 km for drinking water. Water go...
Since continuity of the programmes is key, Swades ensures the community contributes a minimal amount. The costs are further subsidised for severely poor and women-headed households. The community also contributes with shram daan (sweat equity). Community members are not seen as beneficiaries but as equal partners in helping rural India thrive. “The...
As per a data by IBEF, about 76% of the adult population in India lacks the understanding of basic financial concepts. The key challenge for Swades Foundation was to make rural communities understand key concepts and build trust among themselves. “What do you do with money is an easy answer, but to make them understand that actually is difficult. T...
Jan 9, 2019 · Through the NGO, Zarina began working with rural upliftment projects and, by 2013, she founded the Swades Foundation to create a model for transformational change in rural India that could be...
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12 hours ago · At the launch of Season 11 of Banega Swasth India campaign, Zarina Screwvala, Managing Trustee, Swades Foundation, reflects on the journey of promoting sanitation since 2003. She said,...
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