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Investing in Agricultural & Non-Agricultural Livelihoods as a Pathway out of Poverty

Did you know that 72.4% of India's workforce lives in rural areas? And that agriculture supports nearly 70% of this rural workforce? But with small land holdings and an over dependence on the monsoon, these livelihoods are often unsustainable. Couple that with outdated farming methods, lack of irrigation, and difficulty in accessing markets, and agriculture-dependent households quickly spiral down into a kind of poverty which is hard to break out of.

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October 15, 2020
Water
Lift Irrigation Featured in 'Village Square'

Ambuja Foundation's lift irrigation work in Farraka, West Bengal, has been featured in Village Square - a public interest communications initiative, focusing on rural India. The story outlines how Ambuja Foundation helped farmers expand from growing just 1 crop a year, to growing 2-3 crops per year.

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October 15, 2020
Skills
Every quarter, from each location, 1300 data indicators are logged in across our 6 programs

Anagha Mahajani - GM, Program Research & Monitoring at Ambuja Foundation has over 25 years' experience in the development sector and is a qualified management and research practitioner with publications to her credit.

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August 18, 2020
Water
The Chaturbhujkati Swajaldhara Samiti success story – How Ambuja Foundation’s support enabled people to set up & manage R.O. plants for safe drinking water

Back in 2013, villages of Sankrail Block (Howrah Dist. West Bengal) were gripped with a potable water crisis. The absence of piped water from the government water supply scheme had compelled the villages to rely solely on the fast depleting and contaminated ground water, which in turn had led to very high incidences of water borne diseases in the region.

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August 18, 2020
Prosperity
Water - A Key to Prosperity

In Vadnagar, Gujarat, ongoing excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have revealed an elaborate water harvesting mechanism.

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July 06, 2020
Water
Participatory Water Audit provides Roadmap for Judicious Use of available Water Resources

There is a growing need for communities to develop and manage their local water resources in a sustainable manner.

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June 02, 2020
Prosperity
#Partners4Water Campaign

It's the height of summer in India, and once again, the issue of water scarcity comes to the fore.

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June 02, 2020
Prosperity
Bringing the Desert to Life, with Water!

In order to overcome water and livelihood issues faced by people across 30 villages in Jaitaran block of Pali District, western Rajasthan, Ambuja Foundation joined hands with IndusInd Bank under its Jal Jeevan initiative in 2018-19 to 'Strengthen & Augment Rural Awareness & Livelihood' - with a key focus on harnessing the power of water harvesting to revitalize the area.

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June 01, 2020
Prosperity
Creating Water Sufficient Households in Rajasthan

Self-sufficient households in terms of water, are not only better equipped to survive severe climate variability and drought

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May 26, 2020
Prosperity
Empowering the Community to test its own Water

Water quality testing plays a critical role in India in ensuring it meets its objectives to provide safe drinking water to every citizen.

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May 26, 2020
Prosperity
Partnering to Reverse the Tide in Gujarat

India's water problems are vast and complex and require a collaborative approach to solving them

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May 26, 2020
Water
New Developments in Himachal Pradesh

'New projects' are an integral part of life at Ambuja Foundation

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March 31, 2020
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- Free Health Camp in Kashlog, Himachal Pradesh - Ambuja Foundation West Bengal Wins Social Leadership Award - Rural Water: The Top Priority for Ambuja Foundation - Putting Salinity on the National Agenda - ‘WADI’ Double’s Tribal Farmer Incomes - Youth Build Careers, with SEDI - Mini Science Centre - Livelihood Fund - Electricians cum Entrepreneurs - Sewing Uplifts Girls - Tackling Malnutrition in UP - NEONATAL MORTALITY RATES PLUMMET - Cleaning Up Cotton - Organic farming – Roorkee - Ponds Transform a Desert - Women Vets Kickstart White Revolution - Sakhi Ensures 100% Institutional Delivery - From Daily Labourer to Internet Sathi - Solo Effort for 100% Toilet Coverage & Usage - Landing a Job in the District Court - From Spurious Liquor, to Samsung! - From Punjab to the Winter Olympics! - Calling the Shots - From Polio to Profit … - Building a Goat Empire - 500% Increase in Profit - Knitting During COVID-19 - Happy Hens - Smart Phone Repair for Smart Girl - India’s ‘Values Driven Companies’ & CSR - No Longer Burning Cash - Quenching Banana Thirst, With Less - Lift Irrigation Supports Vegetable Enterprise - Micro-Irrigation Supports Pucca House - Building a Chicken Empire - SRI Boosts Yield by 33% - Polyhouse Supports 8 lakh Bumper Crop - Coloured Cabbage Pays Dividends - Transforming Kukudsath - Village 100% Educated - Reducing Infant & Neonatal Mortality - Community Unites for Water - Farming Success Found – In Retirement! - Young Farmer to Sarpanch! - Raising the Bar in Aquaculture - ISO Accreditation for Schools - Tribal Woman Becomes Police Patil Letu Bai, Dhanakdevi Village, Chandrapur

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