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Water tankers help, but not “all” women
This study found that water tankers helped in coping with water scarcity and reducing the drudgery of women, but only those from the rich upper castes while reinforcing gender stereotypes. Posted on 07 Mar, 2023 12:11 PM

Accessing water for daily needs has culturally and socially been considered as gendered domestic work and the task of collecting water in rural areas where water is scarce and fetching water is extremely tedious and time consuming. 

Women carrying water in Rajasthan (Image Source: Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons)
How to create engaging online training sessions
Paving way for virtual engagement of participants
Posted on 03 Mar, 2023 04:30 PM

Delivering training is as important as creating good quality content. Engaging an audience in virtual sessions is not an easy task. We at INREM Foundation have found some success in the last two years by approaching online interactions differently. Here is a snapshot of our methods that have worked for us.

Multimodal learning 

Women are pioneering inclusive water and sanitation services in urban poor settlements
Case of Dhenkanal, Odisha Posted on 28 Feb, 2023 07:16 PM

Across the world and in India, collective organisations run by and representing women have emerged as important platforms for demanding basic amenities like water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure and services.

Women-led community-based groups connect with the urban local body for issues related to solid waste collection and accessing desludging services for on-site sanitation systems. (Image: CPR)
Poisoned waters of Kashmir 
Indiscriminate use of pesticides has not only contaminated the freshwater resources in Kashmir valley, but also increased risks to human health. Posted on 27 Feb, 2023 03:15 PM

Pesticides and fertilisers have been used indiscriminately to increase crop yields and agricultural output in India and their excessive use has been feared to threaten human health as well as biodiversity through contamination of surface and groundwater resources. 

The Jhelum River flowing through Jammu to Kashmir, in India (Image Source: Bhoomikavinod via Wikimedia Commons)
Getting to know the MGPNY status in project wards
A rapid dipstick survey of the Mukhya Mantri Gramin Peyjal Nishchay Yojana through frontline workers Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 12:02 PM

AKRSP(I), Water For People and Arghyam have partnered on a project for the sustainable operation and maintenance of the drinking water supply schemes

Getting a quick sense of the status of O&M of the water supply schemes (Image: AKRSP(I))
Instruments to facilitate long-term lending critical for green transition
Long- term financing, restructuring of institutions needed to allow green finance to flow Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 10:17 AM

The 22nd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—is being held from 22-24 February 2023 in New Delhi.

There is a need to reform the global financial system to achieve sustainable development (Image: MaxPixel)
Building content on water quality for scale
Innovative training and learning methods developed by INREM Foundation not only ensure that learner's needs are prioritised, but also help in adapting content to suit different contexts. Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 08:12 AM

Our drinking water is fraught with quality issues like chemicals, microplastics, excessive minerals, bacteria, and other contaminants, which tend to be local in nature, and require mitigation action at the local level. Frontline workers in these localities require an understanding of how to assess the local water quality and what steps to take to address issues that are discovered in water.

Use of safe water cards in online training (Image Source: INREM Foundation)
Getting a grip on landslides
Reducing the risk of landslides in India Posted on 18 Feb, 2023 11:18 AM

India is a country prone to different types of landslides. This calamity can cause significant destruction in terms of loss of lives and property. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI), about 0.42 million km2 (covering nearly 12.6% of the land area of our country) is prone to landslides.

Landslides are a threat to life and property (Image: AJT Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, Wikimedia Commons)
Executing participatory programs at scale
What are the key elements that can help in efficient execution and the success of community led water security programmes at scale? Posted on 16 Feb, 2023 12:03 AM

The dictionary definition of “execution” is the act or process of executing, carrying through something to its finish. By this yardstick, many water security efforts would be found wanting. Most programs start, but rarely finish in that it is difficult to trace the training to planning to implementation on the ground.

Women building a water tank at Chopriali, Uttarakhand (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Sustaining ward level water supply schemes in Bihar
Design principles for operation and maintenance at scale Posted on 15 Feb, 2023 12:12 PM

Bihar pioneered water supply connections to every rural household under the Mukhya Mantri Gramin Peyjal Nishchay Yojana.

The programme intends to improve safe drinking water coverage in rural Bihar (Image: AKRSP(I))
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