The document discusses water and sanitation efforts led by Gramalaya in the rural village of Pudukkulam, Tamil Nadu, India. Through a project funded by Arghyam, Gramalaya worked to improve water and sanitation in 158 villages across 28 local governments in Tamil Nadu. The photo essay profiles how Gramalaya's interventions, such as constructing toilets and developing water sources, empowered women in Pudukkulam and played a role in the village's development.

1. A photo essay on Gramalaya's water and sanitation efforts for women and all people in the rural village of Pudukkulam, Tamil Nadu. Through a project partially-funded by Arghyam in Bangalore, India.

3. Fields near Anna Lakshmi's village. Main crops in the area are millet, chilies, groundnut, turmeric, bitter gourd, lady's fingers, maize, and rice.

4. Anna Lakshmi and village members creating a map of water and sanitation conditions in the community.

5. Anna Lakshmi and village members creating a map of water and sanitation conditions in the community.

6. Priya wandering around the map looking at the progress.

7. A toilet constructed in the village with a micro-credit loan through an SHG. It is a low-cost version with thatched walls.

8. A hand-dug well in the community. The rainfall was minimal this year, and there is no water in the well.

9. Anna Lakshmi and a vermi-culture operation started by her Self-Help Group.

10. Priya smiling brightly.

11. Address : Gramalaya, No. 12, 4 th Cross W, Thillainagar, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, 620018 Phone : 4021563 or 2761263 Website : www.gramalaya.in E-mail : gramalaya at airtelmail.in For more information: