Projects in India Country: India Population: 1,463,866,000 inhabitants Human Development Index: 134th in the world Income per capita: €146/month Life expectancy at birth: 72.5 years Literacy rate: 77% Brief summary of Padem projects in India Ongoing projects Access to water and sanitation in the Thar desert Completed projects Access to water for villages in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan Opening of a center to empower Dalit women in Jodhpur Construction of a boarding school and access to education for vulnerable young girls in Keru, Rajasthan Access to water and construction of tanks and latrines in Phalodi and Bap – Thar desert Work integration for people displaced by the Commonwealth Games Vocational training for young women and establishing a center of craft production Dental care for children in an orphanage Education followed by street children in Noida Support the education of girls in rural areas in the region of Desuri Access to drinking water for residents of a rural village in the region of Jodhpur Establishment of a rehabilitation center for Dalit women victims of gender violence (Pondicherry, India) Primary and pre-school education for children Alternative education for children with learning difficulties Prevention and protection against violence against children Boarding school in Jodhpur Construction of tanks and latrines in the Thar Desert