Dear Friends,
We feel happy to be able to communicate with you yet again..............there are two brief yet exciting updates from the project sites.
(1) After 5 successful projects for enhancing access to water for tribals in western India - cleaning & deepening of 3 wells, cleaning of a pond and connection of the drinking water of a tribal residential hostel with village well, we are now on our 6th project at Village Belpali, Block Trimbakeshwar, District Nasik, Maharashtra State, India.
The two attached photographs 1 & 2, show construction of drinking water tank in progress and measurements underway for laying down of pipeline, the drinking water tank will be connected to the village well - resolving the drinking water crisis at village Belpali.
(2) In the last report we shared how clean rain water from the recent monsoon had filled up a pond in Village Kharset, which had been cleaned after 25 years. The photograph showed children enjoying a swim in it too. To add to this, we recently came to know that villagers have planted some fish seeds in the pond too. It is strongly expected that by Jan 2013 there would be well developed fish farming, serving as an income generation option for the villagers along with providing opportunities of improving daily meal intake (Photo 3)
We have come so far with your esteemed support. Today, October 17th is a special day where we can truly stretch the value of your contributions as Global Giving is matching all donations at @ 30%.
Please come forward today to support your favourite project, 'Enhance Access to Water for 750 families in India' once again !!
SNS Foundation
Dear Friends,
Our last report on July 9th closed saying that we will be sharing with you photographs from the field - of how rain has filled up recently cleaned ponds and wells. So here they are:
Photo 1: On May 8th, the report posted discussed how a village pond (at Kharset, Block Trimbakeshwar, Dist Nasik, Maharashtra, India) was cleaned after 25 years - an activity in which 8-9 feet of algae and slush was removed. The photograph shows the pond after it has been filled by the recent rains and children are enjoying a swim in it.
Photo 2 & 3: The report on July 9th detailed as to how wells in two villages of Vadipada and Kharset were deepened by 7ft each. They were also widened. The attached photos show how they have almost been filled uptil the brim by the recent rains.
Photo 4 & 5: Photos 4 and 5 are of a check dam which was the organization's (SNS Foundation) pilot activity in the Block of Trimbakeshwar, District Nashik, Maharashtra State, India. This check dam was constructed at Village Jhambulpada in April 2011, prior to initiation of monsoon. For two successive years, the dam has been filled with rain water with overflows flowing into the neighbouring state of Gujarat.
We are currently working in Village Belpali. The project underway is connection of the village well to a drinking water tank which is being currently constructed. With the help of an electric pump, water from the well will be pumped into the tank for villagers to use. The next report will describe this activity.
Dear Friends,
SNS Foundation with its project, 'Enhance Access to Water for 750 Families in India' has now completed 3 months on the Global Giving site, with all your good wishes and unstinting support.
The first phase of this project was spread across four (4) villages - Jhambulpada, Kharset, Vadipada and Sadadpana, Block Trimbakeshwar, District Nasik, Maharashtra State.
In the two reports shared so far, we have brought to you, reports from two villages - Sadadpana (Well Cleaning) and Kharset (Pond Cleaning). In this report, the focus is on the two villages of Vadipada and Kharset. In both these villages, the village well has been deepened by way of 'BLASTING'. Specific details of the work in each village is given below:
(a) VILLAGE KHARSET- The efforts of 9 labours over a 11 day period (99 labour days) complemented by the use of blasting machine resulted in the well of this village being deepened by 7feet. Each of the 11 days, all 9 labours contributed 2 extra hours of work, (198 hours of labour contribution) whereas they were paid for 8 hours. The value addition of 198 hours of labour contribution in monetary terms translates into USD 45. This would increase the total project cost of USD 917, to USD 962.
(b) VILLAGE VADIPADA- This site is considerably low in terms of accessibility. Going by foot is perhaps the only way to get there and it takes roughly 2.5 hours each way. The Foundation's project personnel and team of labours thus spend an additional 5 hours in their to and fro travel to the site. The blasting machine and tractor hired for the task approached the site from the neighbouring state of Gujarat.
Over a time frame of 12 days, 13 labours joined hands to clean the well of Vadipada village (156 labour days). With each labour working 2 additional hours each day, this project activity received a labour contribution of 312 hours (USD 69).
The cost of deepening the Vadipada well by 7 feet worked out to be USD 870. Further translating the labour contribution in monetary terms, the total project cost = USD 939.
The monsoon has quite set in India and the tasks carried out under the project are reaping benefits. We will soon be sharing with you, photographs of how the monsoon rains have filled up the recently cleaned/deepened wells and ponds !!
RAMLAL BADGUJAR
