Rajesh Tandon

Co-founder

Founder of SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres) · PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia)

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Rajesh Tandon is the co-founder of SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres)^[1] and PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia) (1982)^[2], Indian non-profits working on water & sanitation, human rights and livelihood from Mumbai.

SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres)

SPARC is a Mumbai-based alliance organisation working with slum and pavement-dweller communities on housing construction, water and sanitation infrastructure, and community-led relocation. It reports having built 6,837 housing units and 820 community toilet blocks, and having supported the relocation of over 33,000 families across Indian cities.

SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres) reports the following, on its own site:

6,837 housing units constructed
33,317 families relocated
2,815 individual home upgrades provided
1,085 individual toilets provided

PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia)

PRIA is a New Delhi-based global centre for participatory research and training, founded in 1982, that builds the capacities of citizens, communities and institutions toward vibrant, gender-equal societies. It works to empower citizens through information and mobilisation while sensitising government agencies to citizens' needs, in partnership with organisations including Oxfam and GIZ.

PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia) reports the following, on its own site:

First and largest international programme of trainers and facilitators of participatory learning in 22 languages and countries

Organisations: 2
Based in: Mumbai
Founded: 1982
Press: 3

References

[1] “He is a co-founder of SPARC and continues to serve on its governing board.” — SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres). Source
[2] “He founded PRIA in 1982 and continued to be its Chief Functionary.” — PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia). Source

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