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Whitman Direct ActionSadhana Clean Water
Projectwhitmandirectaction.org/cleanwater
the WDA team
dedicated to helping marginalised people by promoting economically, environmentally, and culturally sustainable community development
whitmandirectaction.org/projects
Past WDA projects
Build-A-House, Summer 2005 Central American Biodiesel Project, Summer 2005
India 08: Water
danielbachhuber.com/india08
Kanpur, February 2008
Varanasi, February 2008
Kolwan Valley, March 2008
Mumbai, March 2008
Rajasthan, April 2008
Kashmir, April 2008
Sadhana Clean Water Project
“Safe water is vital to the health and well-being of rural India where 65% of the population lives. Resources of drinking water are shrinking by the day and contamination is rampant. The pity of it all is that awareness of safety of drinking water has yet to sink into popular consciousness” - Vasant Deshpande, Sadhana Village
Funding the project
Safe and Sustainable Water Conference
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai19 March 2008
WDA Water Book
Compilation of ten case studies from a diverse range of NGOs
whitmandirectaction.org/cleanwater/book/
Appropriate Technology Study Group
What are the socio-political constraints to clean water access in the Kolwan Valley?
Kolwan Valley Courtesy Google Maps
Methods
Background Research
Survey of the Valley
Focus Groups
Water Manager Interviews
Water Quality Assessment
Focus groups Ashwin of Gomukh speaking to a water manager
Bernerkarwadi
Results ATSG
Women collecting water from a dug well
Water Collection and Availability
Doctor asks, “Do you boil the water for the children?”Mother responds, “Yes.”“Do you know how to boil the water?”“Yes.”“How do you know the water is boiling?”“We put our fingers in it.”
The BDO OfficerGovernance and
Management
What did I learn?How will water continue to play a role in India’s development over the next 20 years?
Oregon Direct Action + Direct Action Network
Water for San Pablo oregondirectaction.org/sanpablo
Questions?
[email protected] / [email protected]+1 971 998 5407oregondirectaction.org / danielbachhuber.com
Thank you.
