Access to Water for Rural Indian Families

WATER WHEEL DISTRIBUTION IN A NEW AREA

by Leah Kadwell, Strategic Partnerships

Dalit Fredom Network

Here is a brief update from the field....!

With the receipt of new funding in 2018, the Dalit Freedom Network was able to place 20 new Water Wheels with families in a new area of North India.  These families are poor and marginalized and have never had easy access to clean water. Many of the women in the villages in this region of North India had to walk long distances and carry heavy pots on their heads several times a day simply to collect their daily required amount of water. The water that they collected was not clean enough for drinking, and made their household duties like washing dishes and cleaning clothes, a difficult job.

The Water Wheels were distributed on September 6, 2018. The families were very excited to receive the wheels. They are certain that it will not only save them time, but that it will better the well-being of their families due to improved access to water for all their daily chores.  Not only were the people happy to receive the Water Wheels, but they were honored that the Dalit Freedom Network wanted to help them. They had never been the recipients of any kind of good will help. They were encouraged and given hope that life could improve through the partnership with DFN.

Since the funds continue to come in through GlobalGiving, the Dalit Freedom Network plans to distribute more Water Wheels during the last quarter of 2018. The change in lives made possible through this initiative is remarkable. 

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