GGBK has been providing development opportunities to the rural poor community for three decades now. Starting the work in one village in 1985, the organization is directly or indirectly supporting over 50 villages in Canning- 1, Canning – 2, Basanti, Gosaba, Kultali, Joynagar-1, Joynagar- 2, Mgrahat, Baruipur, Sonarpur, Bhangar, Mandirbazar, Sandeshkhali-1, Sandeshkhali- 2, Mathurapur, Raydighi, Pathorprotima blocks.

Over 90 percent of the families do not have latrines and there are villages with not a single tube well. They drink open pond water, where they take bath, wash clothes and utensils, animals relax!

Not even 50 percent of the people have access to safe water. Of the existing tube wells, over 60 percent are sunk by GGBK. Women, who bear the burden in such cases, have to walk over 30-40 minutes to fetch water. Helped by children and siblings, one can find long lines in front of the only tube well or frail children carrying water on their fragile shoulders. Dysentery, Gastroenteritis, Typhoid, scabies, conjunctivitis, malaria, filarial, dengue fever, worms etc. are regularly found and treated. The only option that GGBK presently has is to distribute water purification tablets, ORS etc. through the women’s groups. Children are the worst sufferers in the entire process.

The project was not only aimed at providing direct relief to the families in the project area to avail safe drinking water, but also is a logical extension to the community development work being currently undertaken by GGBK. With support from other projects, people have already been made well aware of Hygiene and sanitation practices and the proposed project will provide them with safe water to make their lives healthy and sound.

The project, with support from HIF will ensure a long way in providing all round development to the target people, with particular solution to their health and hygiene related issues.

Through this project GGBK supported 9,400 families and over 30,000 persons from 8 villages, which were in immediate need of drinking water facilities and latrines. The project is located in Basanti and Canning – I Block, District South 24 Parganas, West Bengal State.

GGBK has been addressing the issue of education to the children for past two decades. GGBK was running 26 non formal schools in the region. Although the schools are not in proper physical condition, but there is no dearth of commitment and dedication on the part of its teachers. Many of the schools are in shambles under broken roof and wall less rooms. Still the students and parents are to happy to send their children to the centers organized by GGBK.

Prevention of trafficking in children, adolescent and efficient coordination system between NGOs in source and destination points and collaborative work with concerned government departments on rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked victims. Apart from this coordination system between NGOs in source and destination points on prosecution of interstate traffickers and safe migration with 35 partners with Groupe Development.