Clean Water for Drought-Affected Families in India

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Summary

GRAVIS will build water-collection tanks to ensure easy, continuous access to water for 700 families living in 10 remote villages in Rajasthan, and also give training to grow desert-appropriate crops.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Poor, marginalized indigenous families eking out a life in the Thar desert contend with a harsh climate, bad infrastructure, and extreme water scarcity. This is worsening with climate change. Women and girls are most affected, spending up to 8 hours a day to collect water. Girls do not generally attend school because they are helping at home. Affordable seeds are also needed for farmers to plant to increase their yields and income from harvests.

How will this project solve this problem?

GRAVIS trains villagers on water-harvesting projects - saving women and girls time in securing water, freeing up girls to attend school. Farmers are trained in methods of seed stewardship and crop sustainability to increase nutrition & income values.

Potential Long Term Impact

Trainings and projects will empower people with the skills and resources to have more secure access to water, increased crop yield, and extra income sources. Women will be more economically independent and girls will be able to attend school.

Project Message

“Lack of water is a huge issue here, as is lack of access to good seeds. Without these women-run seed banks, farmers have to buy expensive GMO seeds. This is a much lower-cost, sustainable solution.”
- Rajasvini Bhansali, IDEX Program Officer

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $3,095
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,718
Total Funding Goal: $17,813

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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