Before any programme begins, S Cube Foundation visits the community to listen and understand. In collaboration with the Guledakoppa Gram Panchayat and Bogur village administration, our team carried out a preliminary site assessment of Bogur village — the pilot village for Gramodaya, our three-year (2026–2029) holistic village development initiative.
The visit covered public spaces across the village — roads, the government school, the drinking-water facility, public toilets, and the bus stop — to identify where intervention could create real, visible impact. These observations directly shaped the Clean Bogur Campaign and the broader Gramodaya roadmap for health, environment, education, and community development in Bogur.
"Gramodaya is not a project delivered to the village — it is a partnership built with the village." — Dr. Sushmita Shinde, Founder
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The team's first visit to Bogur village, greeted by local children near the village signboard.
The team meets with village elders on a Bogur street during the preliminary assessment.
Team members speak with residents about daily life and local challenges.
Dr. Sushmita Shinde greets elderly residents — the human connection at the heart of Gramodaya.
Residents gather to share their concerns and daily challenges with the team.
Listening closely during a community discussion in the village.
Residents gathered near a village shrine during the visit.
A home visit to understand household-level needs.
The Bogur Government Higher Primary School, one of the public institutions assessed.
Children near the school grounds, part of the public-space assessment.
A Jal Jeevan Mission signboard detailing Bogur's piped drinking-water scheme.
The village's water purification unit, assessed as part of the drinking-water facility review.
A water storage structure serving the community.
A public toilet facility observed during the site assessment.
A weathered public utility gate showing signs of long-term neglect.
Storm-damaged roofing sheets — infrastructure in need of repair.
Uncollected waste in a public space — one of the issues that led to the Clean Bogur Campaign.
An informal waste pile along a village boundary wall.
A dilapidated structure beside an informal dump site, flagged during the assessment.
These findings led directly to Bogur's first Gramodaya initiative — a free community health check-up camp.
