OUR PROGRAMS | INDIA
PRASAD Chikitsa Sustainable Community Development
With restoration and preservation of the Tansa Valley’s rich ecosystem as a guiding principle, PRASAD’s Sustainable Community Development programs aim to improve the quality of life by collaborating with residents to build thriving communities.
Taking a holistic approach, our programs address a community’s most pressing needs, helping its members to apply long-term solutions to challenges that may have plagued them for generations.
When women are empowered, they and their families thrive. Our Women’s Self-Help Groups encourage women to build personal confidence, achieve financial independence, and become community leaders.
PRASAD has taken a multi-pronged approach to support the environment and farmers. The Agriculture Program promotes cultivating diversified, year-round crops, increasing eco-friendly jobs, and improving family income and food security.
A good education creates opportunity. PRASAD helps young students in a range of ways and supports cultural heritage preservation through the arts.
PRASAD implements these programs via the Integrated Model Village Initiative, which works to improve villages, ensuring residents have access to essential services, including organic farming, healthcare, and water and sanitation, raising individual and community life quality.
Program Focus Areas
Stories
Stories from our Sustainable Community Development programs in India.
Constructing Wells Where They’re Needed Most
In the rural villages of the Tansa Valley in India, the responsibility of providing water often falls on women, who must tirelessly walk miles each
See How Access to Water Changes Everything
In a rural village in India, something as basic as access to clean water can be a daily challenge — impacting health, farming, education, and
The Stories Behind the Smiles: PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program
For over 27 years, PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program (PRASAD CDHP) has changed lives. From dental health education to fillings and extractions, two generations of Sullivan County
Help communities grow
PRASAD works within local conditions and alongside local cultures to change lives. There are a number of ways you can support PRASAD, whether through ongoing monthly giving or a one-time donation.
