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This report includes the findings of the ASHWAS  survey (A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation),  a participatory survey carried out by Arghyam, that  included  28 districts of Karnataka covering more than 17,200 households across 172 gram panchayats (GPs). This was a peoples' survey, and the surveyors were selected from the respective communities that included students, women from self help groups, local NGO partners and other volunteers.

DEVALT, A non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods. TARA Livelihood Academy announces A Powerful New Learning Opportunity Managing Systems, Systems Thinking and System Dynamics Modeling:Practical Tools for 21st Century Challenges in New Delhi- 26 – 28 Nov 2009

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur presents WHSC 2009. A three day conference which is expected to pave way for producing compendium of technological options, policy guidelines and implementing mechanisms for water harvesting, storage and conservation.

Objectives

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur presents WHSC 2009. A three day conference which is expected to pave way for producing compendium of technological options, policy guidelines and implementing mechanisms for water harvesting, storage and conservation.

Objectives

We hope that WHSC-2009 will immensely benefits technocrats, policy makers and implementers to attain global excellence. Main objectives of this conference are:

• To assess the significance of water harvesting, storage and conservation to meet international water stipulate.
• To assess challenges related to water harvesting, storage and conservation technologies
• To engage stakeholder in issue-oriented discussion as to share experience and agree on a common plan of action

TARA & Samarthanam parisaraâ are organising an workshop on Waste Management and Resource Recycling.

Date         : Tuesday, 10th November 2009
Time         : 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Venue      : KRUPHWODS,#66, 6th main, 3rd phase peenya industrial estate.

Discussion on the recent flood situation  at North Karnataka regarding the injustice meted to the Dalit women, caste discrimination being shown towards Dalits in the flood affected villages.

Venue              : Conference Hall, Legislative House, Bangalore
Time                : 11 am – 3.00 pm

Lately there have been some conversations about water sector and microfinance, about bringing in microfinance to address water issues like access to clean drinking water, household water distribution and supply, associated problems of sanitation like underground drainage, and utilities.

Thinking about giving back to society? Looking for an opportunity to do something meaningful and use your skills and experience to contribute to the lives of the disadvantaged? Come and join a small team of like-minded individuals working together with people and groups across the country on the issue of water.

Everyday more than 1000 children die of preventable, water related diseases in India. At least 30 million people don’t have access to safe drinking water in urban India, and 40 million live in slums without adequate sanitation facilities. And the situation is only going to worsen. Water is likened to oil, only much more central to our very lives and well-being. Globally, it is increasingly being seen as the burning issue of this century.