ESAF Research and Development team has started the process of measuring the impact of Water and Sanitation initiatives launched by the Company through Water Loans and also through programs organized in collaboration with Local Self Governments. ESAF was part of the Jalanidhi (water and sanitation) and Jeevadhara (water connection) projects launched by the State Government.  ESAF has successfully implemented community oriented water and sanitation programs in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra. K. Paul Thomas, Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance said that 'remaining true to our goals' was the inspiration behind this attempt. Sandhya Suresh, Manager R & D said that the data collection phase of the project had been completed and added that one-on-one interview with the beneficiaries, focus group discussions, stakeholder interviews, review of published literature etc. were the methods adopted for data collection.