"From Essential Services to Resilient Communities"

GRACE believes that health, nutrition, safe water and dignity are inseparable from resilience. Our work connects preventive and promotive health, nutrition, climate-resilient WASH, women’s leadership and community systems to address the realities facing vulnerable urban, rural and coastal populations

Founded and led by experienced women development professionals, GRACE brings together practical field knowledge, community trust and decades of collective sector experience gained through work with development organizations, UN agencies and national and international partners.
Over the past four years, GRACE has translated this expertise into locally driven Health, Nutrition and WASH initiatives, with particular attention to women, adolescent girls, children, older people and climate-vulnerable households.

Our Strategic Approach

GRACE works beyond stand-alone service delivery. We seek to strengthen the connection between communities, health systems, local government, service providers and development partners, creating solutions that communities can understand, influence, sustain and eventually lead.

Our Health, Nutrition and WASH approach combines:

Evidence → Community Voice → Co-creation → Service Linkage → Behaviour Change → Local Ownership → Resilience

We are especially interested in partnerships that allow proven global knowledge and resources to be adapted through local expertise, women’s leadership and community-led implementation.

i) Health & Nutrition

GRACE prioritizes maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, healthy ageing, nutrition and prevention of non-communicable diseases through:

a) Community training on basic nutrition, gender and healthy practices

b) Social and Behaviour Change Communication on ANC, PNC, early and exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, deworming, dietary diversity and personal hygiene

C) Promotion of nutritious and diversified diets for women of reproductive age, adolescent girls, children under five and older people

d) Awareness and screening for non-communicable diseases, healthy diets and physical activity

e) Community nutrition education and cooking demonstrations

f) Support for SAM screening, referral and follow-up

g) Health campaigns, observance of key health and nutrition days and community outreach

h) Community health camps and basic screening initiatives

i)  Referral linkages with private health providers, including negotiated reduced-cost services

j) Regular household visits, group sessions and community mobilization to encourage sustained behavior change         

ii) WASH & Climate Resilience

In climate-vulnerable communities, WASH is not only about infrastructure—it is about health security, dignity, women’s time, livelihoods and climate resilience.

GRACE interventions include:

a)      Exploration of rainwater harvesting (RWHs) and RO-based safe-water models linked with women’s entrepreneurship

b)      Motivation and counselling for installation of affordable safe sanitation facilities

c)      Personal and menstrual hygiene education for adolescent girls and women

d)              d)    Provision and promotion of handwashing facilities and practices

e)               e)    Community hygiene education involving mothers, children, youth and women leaders

f)       Household water-storage practices during periods of water scarcity

g)      Promotion of rainwater-supported kitchen and rooftop gardening

      h)    Advocacy for improved drainage and solutions to urban waterlogging

Evidence to Action

In January 2023, GRACE conducted a community assessment in Khulna City Corporation and Batiaghata Upazila to better understand local Health, Nutrition and WASH vulnerabilities, practices and service gaps.

The findings helped GRACE shape practical community initiatives around nutrition awareness, preventive health, hygiene, safe water, behaviour change and service referral.

For more Details Please visit the Link:

S/L	Name of the documents/video	Link	QR
1	Multi sectoral Vulnerability Assessment Report (Health Nutrition & WASH)	Detailed Assessment Report
2	Intervention-1 Organic Food Production Urban homestead Gardening powered by RAIN WATER	View the Video
3	Intervention-2 Urban Rooftop gardening powered by RAIN WATER	View the video??
4	Intervention-3 Mitigation of Daily Households Water Needs	View the Video??
5	Intervention-4 Zero Energy & Water	View the Video??

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   This reflects our core principle:

   Listen first. Understand locally. Design together. Act practically. Learn continuously. Scale what works.

   Partnership Opportunity

   GRACE welcomes partnerships with UN agencies, INGOs, foundations, embassies, research institutions, government agencies, development partners and responsible private-sector actors interested in strengthening Health, Nutrition and WASH outcomes in urban, rural and climate-vulnerable communities.

   We are particularly interested in collaboration for:

    1. Water Security, Climate Resilience & Sustainable WASH Solutions

   (Highest Priority Area)

   Water scarcity, contamination, and climate-induced water stress are emerging as critical challenges affecting vulnerable communities, particularly in climate-affected and hard-to-reach areas. GRACE prioritizes partnerships to develop safe, sustainable, and climate-resilient water solutions that ensure equitable access to safe water while strengthening community ownership.

   Potential Areas of Partnership:

   a) Climate-Resilient Safe Water Systems

   • Development of sustainable safe-water infrastructure in climate-vulnerable communities
   • Community-managed water supply systems for long-term operation and maintenance
   • Integration of climate adaptation measures into WASH programming

   b) Rainwater Harvesting and Decentralized Water Solutions

   • Household and community-based rainwater harvesting systems
   • School and healthcare facility-based water solutions
   • Nature-based and decentralized water management approaches

   c) Women-Led WASH Enterprises and Social Business Models

   • Establishment of women-led water service enterprises
   • Training and empowerment of female entrepreneurs as water resource maintenance service providers
   • Sustainable operation and maintenance models for RO plants, filtration systems, and water infrastructure

   d) Innovative Water Technologies and Pilots

   • Affordable water purification technologies
   • Renewable energy-powered water solutions
   • Digital monitoring and community-based water management systems

   e) Community-Based Water Governance and Behaviour Change

   • Strengthening local capacity for water resource management
   • Hygiene promotion and community awareness
   • Behaviour change communication for safe water practices

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   2. Integrated Health, Nutrition & Community Wellbeing Programs

   GRACE promotes integrated approaches that connect health, nutrition, WASH, and social protection to improve overall community wellbeing, particularly among women, children, adolescents, elderly people, and marginalized populations.

   Potential Areas of Partnership:

   a) Integrated Health–Nutrition–WASH Programming

   • Multi-sectoral interventions addressing health, nutrition, hygiene, and safe water challenges
   • Community-based approaches for improved health outcomes

   b) Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH)

   • Improving access to essential health information and services
   • Maternal and child health promotion
   • Adolescent health and wellbeing initiatives

   c) Community and Maternal Nutrition

   • Nutrition-sensitive programming
   • Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN)
   • Food security and healthy dietary practices

   d) Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH)

   • Menstrual hygiene education and awareness
   • Improving access to menstrual health products and services
   • Creating supportive environments for women and adolescent girls

   e) Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Healthy Ageing

   • Community-based screening and awareness programs
   • Prevention and management of lifestyle-related diseases
   • Promoting healthy ageing practices

   f) Health Screening, Referral and Service Linkage

   • Community health screening initiatives
   • Strengthening referral pathways with government and health providers
   • Improving access to essential healthcare services

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   3. Community Empowerment, Innovation & Sustainable Development Models

   GRACE seeks partnerships to develop scalable, locally owned solutions that strengthen community resilience and sustainability.

   Potential Areas of Partnership:

   a) Community-Based Behaviour Change Initiatives

   • Social and behavioural change communication (SBCC)
   • Community awareness and engagement platforms
   • Promotion of healthy and resilient lifestyles

   b) Applied Research, Pilots and Innovation

   • Research partnerships with universities and research institutions
   • Evidence generation for scalable development solutions
   • Testing innovative models for climate, health, and social challenges

   c) Local Capacity Strengthening and Scalable Community Models

   • Training and mentoring of local organizations and community leaders
   • Strengthening women, youth, and community-led initiatives
   • Developing sustainable models for replication and scale-up

    

    

   Why Partner with GRACE?

   Through strategic partnerships, GRACE provides a platform to combine local knowledge, technical expertise, community ownership, and global development experience to create measurable and sustainable impact. Together, partners can support vulnerable communities to overcome water insecurity, improve health and nutrition outcomes, strengthen climate resilience, and build pathways toward a healthier and more equitable future.

   GRACE welcomes collaboration with development partners, donors, CSR initiatives, research institutions, government agencies, and responsible private sector organizations to co-create innovative solutions for resilient communities. GRACE offers partners something beyond implementation capacity: trusted local access, women-led leadership, community insight, contextual knowledge and the ability to translate technical strategies into practical community action.

   We seek partnerships where communities are not treated simply as beneficiaries, but as co-designers, decision-makers and leaders of sustainable change.

   Our ambition is clear:

   Safe Water → Better Nutrition → Better Health → Stronger Local Systems → Resilient Communities

   Partner with GRACE to turn evidence, resources and innovation into locally owned solutions that improve health, protect dignity and strengthen resilience where it matters most.

   
   

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