“True Development for the rural poor occurs only when selfless STRUGGLE ALONG side the poor and marginalized goes along WITH MOTIVATION FOR the poor to realize their potentialities and take their own initiatives”

Welcome to MGVS

Marathwada Gramin Vikas Sanstha (MGVS) initiated its work in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra state in 1995-96 which is one of the most backward district in Marathwada region. The vision of the organization is to strengthen the grassroots initiatives for socio economic upliftment of economically downtrodden, rural, slum women, children and youth through promoting community based development programme in the field of Health, Education, Environment, water, Sanitation and women empowerment.

MGVS believes in Community Driven Development (CDD) Approach in its programmes. Through this CDD Approach, local communities are encouraged to participate in every stage of project cycle such as planning, implantation, monitoring evaluation and sustainability. MGVS has been working to improve the reproductive and child health status of rural poor by reduction of maternal mortality, morbidity, totality and STD rate through community based intervention.

MGVS project office is situated in the project area itself which is an added advantage of having direct rapport with the community. MGVS has its expertise in health programmes especially in the area of Reproductive and Child Health, STD/HIV/AIDS prevention and control project, Safe abortion project, Pediatrics AIDS initiative Project and Community Mobilization (Link Workers (HIV/AIDS ) for the past 10 years and specialized in peer educator system and net working to involve the community towards sustainability. MGVS also working in , water, Sanitation, education and women empowerment in this region, While working in the area of health education and sanitation MGVS has come out with different experiences, learning’s and needs.