drought

"We had never stepped out of our homes alone and so, when I announced that I am going to be a Jal Saheli, people scoffed that Geeta alone cannot do anything. They were right, I could not do anything alone. So I gathered more women of my village to join in this mission."

Solutions like rainwater harvesting, agroforestry and recharge wells that root on sustainability are already helping farmers sustain throughout the year.

“My mother works in a cotton farm and sends me all the money she can scrape together. I was more than happy to inform her not to send money for the monthly mess as it’s been taken care of by my friends in Pune.”

After three years of running from pillar to post, the girls decided to do the spadework themselves to help their farmer father!

"The area under Rabi and summer crops shrunk sharply due to mere 66 percent of the average rainfall during the Kharif season in 2017."

Discovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley Civilisation is the oldest known civilisation in the world and shows abundant evidence of people living with their own scriptures, barter systems, baths and culture.

The hydrogel was found to absorb up to 800 ml water per gram and improved porosity, moisture absorption and retention capacity of the soil

After months of regular visits to the village and constant counselling, Rajshri had 50 villagers by her side who started working on rainwater conservation.

Groundwater is a vital resource, being mined faster than it is recharged.

Here’s welcoming the new year by looking back at all the awesome things that happened last year.