Transforming Rural Maharashtra
Paani Foundation was set up in 2016 by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and the core team of the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ TV show. Our work is geared towards creating a people’s movement to make villages drought-free and farmers economically prosperous. We mobilise, train and motivate villages and farmers themselves to lead this fight.
Our Work
Farmer Cup Impact
The Farmer Cup has created a movement for collective farming in Maharashtra. Over 50,000 farmers have been sensitised to best practices in agriculture and thousands have experienced massive gains in productivity and income.
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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.
Water Cup Impact
Villages participating in the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup have shown how a people’s movement can transform landscapes as well as mindsets. In just four years, thousands of citizens have emerged as water heroes and community leaders.
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