About Jal Marudhara Foundation
Water Security
Access to safe and reliable water contributes to poverty alleviation in many ways—through the provision of sanitation services, water supply, affordable
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Small Community Water Enterprises
Development priorities in the water sector have traditionally been limited to the supply of water. However, in the last decade, there has been a
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Sanitation
Access to water and sanitation are considered as basic human rights. Easier access to water and sanitation facilities is known to improve human and social capital, and it lies at
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Project Area
The term Marwar is derived from the Sanskrit word Maruwat, which means the Land of Death. The region is the most densely populated arid zone in the world,
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Ecological Security
The world’s seventh largest desert, the Thar Desert spans an area of about 0.2 million sq km. About three-fifths of its total geographical area lies in the Indian state of Rajasthan,
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Social Capital
The common property resource management traditionally practised by the communities of the Marwar region has been an integral part of the cultural heritage of the desert,
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Empowering Women
One aspect that finds little space in discussions of water management in the Marwar region is the role of women in evolving, controlling, and administering water systems.
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Harvesting Water in Schools
Walk into any school located in the Thar during the summer, and it is likely that not a single student will be found there. In this dry desert region
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Advocacy
There is no dearth of stories about worsening water crises in the global media. We constantly read or hear about recurring droughts and floods, depleting aquifers,
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Community Media
The media plays a vital role in ensuring the democratic functioning of any society. It acts as a society watchdog and provides a channel connecting people to their governments.
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