One handpump improves the health of one family, one village
According to data collected by The World Bank, India has 18 per cent of the world’s population but only four per cent of its water resources, making it one of the most water-stressed countries in the world.
Arsenic and fluoride in water is a big challenge for....
According to data collected by The World Bank, India has 18 per cent of the world’s population but only four per cent of its water resources, making it one of the most water-stressed countries in the world.
As Pandemic Subsides, Foreigners Back in Kolkata for Social Work
The Covid-19 pandemic has subsided and now, it’s time for foreigners working for NGOs to be in Kolkata for some field work.
Catalyzing Sanitation Entrepreneurs in Bihar, India
A major component of Water For People’s approach to ensuring sustainable sanitation is supporting locally-led sanitation businesses.
Community Based Water Resource Management
Water for people supports community-based water management as it is one of key strategies for analyzing, planning, and managing water resources in an equitable and sustainable way.
People for Water
Whenever we talk of water, it is about the role of water in people’s lives, ‘water for people’.
Women and Water Resource Management
Providing safe access to water and sanitation facilities is a social and demographic imperative and a key driver for gender justice.
Water Resources Management via Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting
Rooftop rainwater harvesting is a technique through which rainwater is captured from household rooftop catchments and stored in a designated reservoir…
Reactivating Group Initiatives
Under ITC Limited Mission Sunehra Kal Initiative in Hinjilicut block in Ganjam district of Odisha, SHGs are being revived and supported to promote sanitation.
Breaking the Cycle of Bad Hygiene
When Water For People India visited Tembrusonda village in July 2018, they received a special request. It came from a residential ashram school for tribal girls in Chikhaldara block, Amravati district, Maharashtra.
When Water Brought Students to School
Kids in Kohona village were facing a bleak future. Since their school lacked basic water facilities, they used to flee outside to drink water or use toilets. 12-year-old Neeta Lala Mavaskar, a class- VIII student, shares, “While studying in school, I had to face a lot of water-related problems.
Blue Spaces: Achieving Elevated and Sustained Happiness With Water
Khatkali is a small village with 100 households in Amzari Gram Panchayat, Amravati district, Maharashtra. When Water For People India team visited the village in May 2019, it was devoid of a functional water supply scheme.
A Water Secure Anganwadi Center
Kalapani and Bhandri are remote villages situated in Chikhaldara block, Amravati district, Maharashtra. A year ago, both these villages lacked a basic water supply.
Returning Home
Mr. Suraj Tote, resident of Bhandri village in Chikhaldara block, Amravati district, Maharashtra was working as a security guard in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was dissatisfied with his job, not because the pay was not good.
Atithi Devo Bhava: From Preaching to Practicing
Atithi Devo Bhava (Guest is equivalent to God) is an ancient Indian saying. But for 45-year-old Hemrati Rameshwar Metakar, a native of Dhomanbarda village, it’s far easier said than done.
No More Parched Days
Kalapani is a small village in Badnapur Gram Panchayat. It houses 84 households with more than 95% population of the tribal community.
Monthly Round-Up – Sept & Oct 2021
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A Journey From Shame to Prestige
Every month we used to spend around Rs. 2,000 of our hard-earned money on doctor’s fees, mostly for preventable diseases. We simply lacked knowledge of hygienic practises
Converting Rs. 5 Lakh into Assets Worth Rs. 30 Lakh,....
Purnima Roy, Treasurer of the Self Help Group (SHG) Cluster in Howrah, Kolkata, achieves what few could have even dreamt of: construction of 300 Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) in only seven months.
The WASH Vision: Role in the 2030 Agenda For Sustainable....
The year 2020 – the Decade of Action to Global Goals – is the start of the ten-year countdown to the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda…
Sonamoni’s pride
The Water User Committee in Anandapur village (India) consists of 12 women volunteers who have been trained on issues of water quality, budgeting and more…
Changing India, One District at a Time
Project Sheohar advances integrated WASH solutions that include creating and managing water systems, market-based approaches to sanitation and livelihoods
Turning the Tide
The Water Initiative aims to improve quality of life among the marginalized and excluded communities in Amravati district, Maharashtra through inclusive, sustainable WASH
Every Individual Needs WASH
The project Everyone Forever in South 24 Parganas adopted the EF model to expand community access to drinking water, household sanitation, and WASH facilities
Reaching the Last Mile
The projects Swaccho Nirapad Parivesh & Everyone Forever Water Services and Systems Strengthening aims to ensure last-mile connectivity to marginalized communities in Birbhum
Safeguarding Everyone’s Interest
The Save Water Cause campaign has been instrumental in providing communities with water points and piped water supply systems in West Bengal and Maharashtra
For A Brighter Tomorrow
Under Mission Sunehra Kal, the project aims to promote sustained water, sanitation & hygiene services in communities and schools
Listening to our Future
The project Water Initiative – Swaccho Nirapad Parivesh ensured sustainable and improved WASH facilities in schools through a participatory process involving the children directly
Cleaning the Path to Education
The project Swachh Parivesh Swachh Vidyalaya focused on renovating the sanitary provisions, handwashing stations, drinking water facilities
The Journey from an Agricultural Labourer to a Jalabandhu
Pramod shared that his father passed away when he was just 10 years old. At that time, the impact of his loss was not yet clear.
Bringing Safety to Numbers
Dr. Partho Pratim Mukhopadhyay, Headmaster of the Bagati Ramgopal Ghosh High School is categorical in his praise for Water For People…
Responsive Leadership
Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya is a school in Bansi Pachara Village of Sonbarsa Gram Panchayat, Tariyani Block in Sheohar District of Bihar. It dates back to 1890.
Inspired and Inspiring
Women of the Sunita Williams Self Help Group (SHG) formed in 2007, are members of the all-women WUC, Ganga Mahila Sanirbhar. Brishnupur is a village in the Ganga Sagar Gram Panchayat
Sharing and Caring
Meet 30-year old Krishna Devi, a home-maker and mother of three children living in Basant Jagjeevan Village, a community of farmers and people belonging to Schedule Caste social group
Beginning of Change
Sumitra Dey is the caretaker of the arsenic filter installed near the Daharthuba Club, in North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal.
Real Learning: Building Leadership Qualities in Future Generations
Headmaster Amiya Ghosh is inspiring and tireless in promoting a vibrant learning environment for the primary school children in his charge.
Jalabandhus for sustainable service
Water For People develops a cadre of entrepreneurs delivering critical services for water security. As a major source of potable water, hand pumps are ubiquitous in rural India. According to a recent national survey, about 43 percent of rural households rely on hand pumps as a principal source of drinking water. Historically, poor operations and…
Mini piped water scheme helps overcome social
Promoting sustainable systems that facilitate provision of safe water and sanitation to communities in a tribal village…
Solutions for our students: A mobilization drive for a better....
The one who takes the first step may not reach the goal; this deters millions, but motivatesthousands to walk. This story reflects government departments, teachers, parents, students, and project staff coming together to help schools to improve operation and maintenance (O&M) of School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SWASH) facilities.
Importance of Watershed Development in Water Resources Management
A watershed is not simply the hydrological unit but also socio-political-ecological entity which plays crucial role in determining food, social, and economic security.
Water Users Committees are the Key for Water Sustainability
Consistent with the global vision and mission, Water For People’s Everyone Forever model in India promotes safe and reliable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) service provision in communities, schools, and health centers sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments.
