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Water – the sacred
(This is a reprint of a post from Water For Life) In almost all ceremonies that come from the heart and are rooted in the ancient wisdom of our Planet – some part of them uses Water – as a cleansing...
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Water For Life
Writing from India – where the green valley stretches out in front of my window .. rice is growing before my eyes and the ponds are all full of water reflecting the cloudy sky above. White cranes...
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Meeting the “Water Mother”
Plans change – projects shift and alter – the ego tries to hang on by its fingernails to the status quo but the Universe offers up something greater and grander than the small self could ever imagine....
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Check Dams – Aurangabad
I was privileged to join Amla Ruia on an inspection trip to celebrate the success of the recenly constructed check dams near Jalna – Aurangabad. It was an inspiring day – we set out very early and...
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The Seeds are Being Planted
First talk to the people. Plant the seeds, uncover the needs, ask better questions, to get better answers. Today I met with Satish Mankar and his mother Alka – from a small village called Palasgaon...
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Check Dams 101 – and other water harvesting methods.
When you are deeply involved in a project – there is a tendency to forget that some people may not have any understanding of the work you are doing. Someone asked me with great question in their voice,...
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The Planning Stage – Water Harvest
We have just returned from Wardha are where we spent a week travelling throughout the villages and meeting with the people. We retraced our steps to Palasgaon and to Tizade – and had an enlightening...
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Farmer Suicide
On Wikipedia it states: A 2012 survey in rural Vidarbha (Maharashtra – the area where we are working on Water Harvesting) …. found the reasons in order of importance behind farmer suicides were – debt,...
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Crowdfunding for Water
Wow its been a wild ride so far – getting this crowdfunding campaign together for the check dams in Tizade. And today we launched – meaning the campaign has gone live. You can see it here. There are...
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Progress and Resources Flowing
The Work is Beginning: Well actually the work began quite some time ago, but now the physical work is starting. We have just returned from a journey to Tirzada. A contractor has been found further...
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Creating the Dam
Here it is – our first check dam built in Tirzada. This post could have be titled: ‘What we learned in Tirzada’ – because the learnings came thick and fast. And in fact there was so much to be...
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Great Water Questions
What is our dependence on water? What does water do for us? How do we share this resource? What other analogies do we take from these discussions? How is water a metaphor for the interconnection of...
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Irrigation – how to save water – and stop water waste
Engineering For Change in their information related to Water have done a great post on ten different low tech methods of irrigation. In the Vidharba area where we work – irrigation is largely done by...
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A Journey to Discover the Works of Others and Raise Funds for our Next Check Dam Come with us and discover solutions that work while on an adventure of a lifetime. India – December 5th – 18th – 2015...
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This is a great video explaining different methods of water harvesting which can be used in many diverse types of situations. One of the aspects we found very interesting is the use of simple...
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An Invitation to Collaborate.
Here’s the challenge: Check dams work – they are effective in recharging the water supply to the underlying aquifers. They are not that expensive to build here in India, but we want to find a better...
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A Morning with Muhammad Yunus
I was privileged last week to attend the Deshpande Foundation Development Dialogue here in Hubli where I am living and working now with the Sankalpa Rural Development Society – on rain water...
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Every Day is World Water Day
We celebrate World Water Day as a day when we can shout from the rooftop that it is time to look to our water and to remember that water is sacred. But at this time of overpopulation and changing...
View ArticleChallenge In Progress
As part of our work with Sankalpa Rural Development Society we are currently involved in a very interesting challenge being run by ideo.org and funded and supported by water.org. This ‘challenge’ is...
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Global Sages Sustainability Blog
During the past years I have been very fortunate to be associated with Mike Handcock and Dave Rogers of the Rock Your Life Global Expert Leaders.. they recently posted an article on my work in India...
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