Parangara Case Study

Parangara was one of the target villages of the pilot phase of the project and is located in North Andaman. It has a mixed population of Ranchi and Bengali people. Our volunteers tried to organize village groups but found it difficult to convince these two groups to work together. This situation persisted for quite sometime until a large village meeting was called. During the meeting the two groups decided to come together to address the water crisis in their village. We now have two village groups functioning which have pledged to come alongside EHA in addressing their water problems. The representatives of these groups also took part in a construction training workshop, which also provided a space for members of the two communities to come together.

Adapted from the 2007, 2nd Quarter Progress Report.