Fighting A Generational Problem

For decades now, drought has ravaged rural Maharashtra. Year on year, rural populations are caught in a cycle of battling thirst, hunger, debt and forced migration. The challenges posed by climate change have worsened this crisis, creating increased uncertainty and economic destabilisation for villages and farmer families. 

Collective Action is the Solution

At Paani Foundation, we believe in the power of science, capacity building and collective action to fight global crises like drought and climate change.

We have experienced first-hand how communities at the grassroots can lead the solution themselves, provided they get access to the right training and platforms to do this work. 

Since 2016, our work has been geared towards mobilising, training and incentivising communities in rural Maharashtra to fight these crises and achieve economic as well as ecological prosperity.

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The Paani Way

Our Platforms of Change

Water Conservation
via the WATER CUP

Environment Restoration via the
SAMRUDDHA GAON SPARDHA

Economic Prosperity
via the FARMER CUP

Impact

6000+ VILLAGES

trained in the science of watershed management

550 BILLION LITRES

of annual water storage capacity created

Rs. 11000 CRORE

worth of water conserved by people-led efforts

5 LAKH+

saplings planted and 600+ grass nurseries created

2 LAKH+

city volunteers meaningfully engaged, at no cost

40,000+ FARMERS TRAINED

in low-carbon, water-efficient sustainable farming practices

50% PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE

achieved by top farmer groups for major crops

110% PROFIT GROWTH

achieved by top farmers groups (2022 vs 2021)

Rs. 1.4 CRORE

saved by top Farmer Cup groups on farm inputs in 2022

60000+ ACRES

of land impacted with low-carbon, low-chemical farming practices

Farmer Cup Impact

The Farmer Cup has created a movement for collective farming in Maharashtra. Over 50,000 farmers have been sensitised towards best practices in agriculture. Moreover, all the top farmer groups from Farmer Cup 2022 experienced massive gains in productivity and income. Data from 128 leading groups showed a 108% growth in net profit per acre and Rs. 1.44 crore worth of savings via joint labour and joint purchases!

Water Cup Impact

From 2016-2019, over 6,000 villages participated in the Water Cup. Over these 4 years, the combined watershed work done by the villagers themselves created over 550 billion litres of water storage capacity! Hundreds of villages became water-abundant and hundreds of citizens emerged as heroes and community leaders, through this people’s movement for water.

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