Developing watershed and rainwater harvesting structures to improve access to water in underserved communities, and promoting organic farming and solar energy to foster climate-resilient livelihoods.
To address the pressing issues of water scarcity and declining groundwater levels, we collaborated with BAIF and MYRADA on multiple water-related initiatives across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. These include renovating defunct water harvesting structures, creating new water structures, strengthening embankments, desilting water bodies, farm ponds and installing rain water harvesting systems.
For project implementation, we selected water-scarce villages through stakeholder consultations and local panchayat involvement. Water User Groups were formed to ensure the upkeep and sustainability of project activities.
Against the target of 20 lac cubic meters of water, the project successfully created 24 lac cubic meters of water by March 2025. Through this initiative, we supported over 4,000+ families across 27 villages.
Our deep interest and involvement in water harvesting goes a step further with our support to villages in promoting weather-resilient, indigenous cash crops, new seed varieties etc to increase its yield. The initiative includes training on improved agriculture practices and renewable energy components.
In Satara and Nashik, Maharashtra, the BAIF trained farmers on sowing local crop varieties and setting up solar plants and biogas units to reduce fossil fuel dependency and enhance green energy use. The project also deployed solar insect traps to control pests, reducing the use of pesticide use and aiding organic farming.
We extended additional support in the form of solar streetlights, home lights and pump units.
