PRABAL
SANITATION FOR EMPOWERMENT
A WASH INITIATIVE

About Project

On Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birthday (October 2nd, 2019), Mitrata launched and pilot tested its first WASH
program called Prabal Swachhta se Sashaktikaran. In the 6-month pilot period, Mitrata built a client base of 288
clients and disbursed WASH loans amounting to INR 63.5 Lakhs.
Based on learnings from the pilot, the program demanded better and robust mechanisms to ensure proper loan
utilization. The program also demanded non-financial inputs, handholding support and community based
interventions to help the clients understand the need and benefits of good water and sanitation facilities.
With an aim to build a holistic WASH program for the beneficiaries, Mitrata is relaunching Prabal with a new
model which brings together the social and financial aspects of a WASH program under one roof. The goal is to
make a community-based intervention and develop an integrated program focusing women, adolescent girls
and elderly people.