SPARC SAMUDAYA NIRMAN SAHAYAK
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Action Research
 
Projects in a nutshell
 
 
 
MSDP TOILET SURVEY
 
In 2011-12, many cities were appraised of risks of closure due to land issues, political interference and issues of locating toilets within high density slums. The city of Mumbai and its very senior officials have been the first to incorporate this by having separate tenders for developing relocation for households where needed and a similar separate project to have NGO-CBOs design ongoing monitoring and support the city to engage communities to maintain toilets. 
As part of project management services for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, SPARC and PRATHA are carrying out surveys to assess management issues and physical status of toilets built under the MSDP (Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project) lot 6&7.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impact
 
 
For solutions to long term challenges and vulnerabilities, strategies have to first identify the basket of problems and locate aspects of that process which first inhibit the poor themselves, believing they have a role and contribution to make in finding the solutions.

Action Research helps to document and analyze those challenges and vulnerabilities. Studies help priorities to get set and communities begin to link affordability and aspirations to balance out what is possible, then examine what structurally still continues to define obstructions in the form of resources, existing rules regulations and build strategies to address them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
         
MSDP TOILET SURVEY
2013-ongoing
BSUP 11 CITY STUDY
2012

INCREMENTALITY
2011-ongoing
RE-DHARAVI
2010
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
2010