Project Description Region: Asia Country: India Location: Calcutta Total Budget: $35,950 Area of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene View Online Proposal Form Project Title: GG Number - GG2578095 PRANADHARA - Community Clean Drinking Water Initiative Location: Rural Villages of West Bengal, India Project Phases: Phase I - Completed | Phase II - GG Application in Progress Focus Area: Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Project Description The PRANADHARA initiative, spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Calcutta in collaboration with the International Rotary Club partners ( Rotary Club of Colleyville, Rotary Club of Fort worth in District 5790 ) , other Rotary clubs in India, Singapore and Rotary Foundation through a Global Grant, is a community-driven effort to provide clean and safe drinking water to underserved populations in rural West Bengal. The primary objective is to improve the overall health, hygiene, and well-being of local communities by ensuring access to virus- and bacteria-free water, especially in schools and village centers. Phase I: PRANADHARA - Community Drinking Water • Scope: Installation of 10 large-scale water filtration plants (1,000 LPH capacity) in selected rural villages. • Partner: TATA Swachh Jaal • Impact: o Daily access to clean drinking water for over 20,000 villagers o Positive transformation in community health and hygiene standards o Strengthened Rotary's presence as a trusted partner in sustainable development Phase II: PRANADHARA-II - Expanding Reach to Schools and Families Building on the success of Phase I, Pranadhara-II aims to extend the benefits of purified water to schoolchildren and their families. •Scope: Installation of 22 compact water filtration plants (500 LPH capacity) across schools and village communities • Technology Partner: Tata Tech Jaal • Expected Benefits: o Daily access to clean drinking water for thousands of students, parents, and community members o Improved hygiene and reduced incidence of waterborne illnesses o Use of purified water for government-sponsored mid-day meal programs, ensuring safer food preparation for children o Empowerment of rural communities through better health and dignity Project Goals • Provide safe, affordable, and sustainable drinking water • Promote health and hygiene awareness through clean water access • Foster long-term community development and resilience Primary Host Partner District: 3291 Rotary Club of: Calcutta Primary Contact: Arindam Roychowdhury Email: arindam.govinda@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Colleyville Primary Contact: Jerome Obinabo Email: jerome.obinabo@gmail.com Project Status Need $21,200 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Calcutta (3291) 23-Jul-25 $6,250 $0 $6,250 Colleyville (5790) 23-Jul-25 $8,500 $0 $8,500 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $21,200 - $21,200 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $0 $0 Total $35,950 DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee. Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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