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Trust, Taboos, and Transformation: A Day in the Life of a Mahila Pravartak

Apr, 2025
Food Security, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, People Stories, Rural Development

The title ‘Mahila Pravartak’ may sound official, but it captures something far more powerful: a woman changemaker. These women are the backbone of WOTR’s community health efforts—moving door-to-door, to bring real transformation to the communities they serve.

The Villages That Brought Clean Water Home

Mar, 2025
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Women Empowerment

The Drinking Water Project brought safe drinking water closer to home to 305 households in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district.

Transforming Healthcare Access in India: Bridging Gaps in Underserved Communities

Mar, 2025
Food Security, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition

WOTR’s initiatives ensure healthcare access across rural India by combining traditional knowledge with local networks for disseminating information about nutrition, contributing to India’s efforts to provide healthcare access for all citizens.

Building Climate-Resilient Communities Through Poshan Maah 2024

Nov, 2024
Food Security, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Women Empowerment

The Watershed Organisation Trust actively participated in Poshan Maah 2024 by implementing several programmes addressing malnutrition and health issues among women and children in India

Community Action: Saving Children from Malnutrition in India

Oct, 2024
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Rural Development, Women Empowerment

Community support and dedicated intervention can effectively combat malnutrition, as highlighted by the inspiring stories of girl children

This Village Was Terrified Of Immunisation, Until Saroj Didi Took Charge

Aug, 2024
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Rural Development, Women Empowerment

In the remote village of Kolhua, Saroj Singh, a Mahila Pravartak, is transforming healthcare by promoting immunisation and improving nutrition, overcoming challenges and gaining the community’s trust.

Flavours of the Forest: A Community’s Culinary Celebration of Wild Edible Plants

Oct, 2023
Biodiversity, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Food Security, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition

The Raan Bhaji festival celebrates indigenous, wild edible plants used in local cuisine, highlighting the ancient diet of human civilisations. Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) thrive independently, predating modern agriculture. WEPs are integral to the sustenance of traditional and indigenous food methodologies, particularly within rural and

Closing the Gap: Bridging Healthcare Disparities for Livestock Management in Rural India

Oct, 2023
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Livestock Management, Rural Development, Sustainable Livelihoods, Women Empowerment

In this context, the ‘Pashu Sakhis’ programme trains local women to become Community Animal Care Service Providers (CASP). These Pashu Sakhis offer essential livestock care and guidance, empowering rural women and improving animal health.

The Bloom of Devnalamal: Kanta Golayit’s Story of Resurgence

Kanta Golayit always harboured a deep-seated desire to cultivate her own land and reap a bountiful harvest. Despite the vast land she owned, the yield was dishearteningly meagre. With acute water scarcity and inadequate irrigation facilities

From Struggle to Sustainability: Shivmangal’s Journey with Biogas

Jul, 2023
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Livelihoods

Shivmangal Singh, a hardworking man of 38, knew the contours of struggle and perseverance intimately. As a resident of the remote Mudijhariya village in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh, he bore the weight of providing for a family of six. Alongside his eldest son, Shivmangal shouldered the responsibility

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How Recharge Ponds Are Powering Water Security in Rural India

Oct, 2025
Rural Development, Water Management

Small, locally managed ponds are quietly transforming how rural communities store rainwater, recharge groundwater, and sustain agriculture in India

Groundwork for the Future: A Policy Push for the Land That Feeds Us

Oct, 2025
Land Management, W-CReS

A new policy brief calls for integrated land restoration that unites science, tradition, and policy for sustainable growth.

Food For Thought: Inside a Workshop Rethinking How India Can Feed Itself Sustainably

Oct, 2025
Food Security, Soil Health

WOTR & W-CReS, with the support of GIZ, brought together multiple stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners to explore a fundamental question: How do we build resilient food systems in an era of climate uncertainty?

Connecting the Dots: Why Ecological Connectivity is Central to Land Restoration and Resilience

Oct, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Land Management

At this year’s IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, a new global report was released that carries an important message for our planet: to restore the land, we must first reconnect it.

WOTR Convenes a National Roundtable on Land Degradation, Leading to A Policy Brief on Climate Resilience

Oct, 2025
Land Degradation, News & Events

WOTR and W-CReS, in collaboration with the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative, GIZ, organised a national roundtable titled “Restore Land through Integrated Efforts – Unlocking Opportunities for Today’s Needs and Sustainability Tomorrow.”

WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 States

Oct, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, News & Events

FarmPrecise app has crossed 1 lakh downloads, equipping farmers across four Indian states with hyper-local, real-time insights and AI-powered recommendations.

Father Hermann Bacher: The Man Who Gave India Its First People-Led Fight Against Drought

Oct, 2025
Rural Development, WOTR History

Every year on October 12, we commemorate the birth anniversary of Father Hermann Bacher and celebrate it as Shramdan Diwas. This year marks 101 years of his birth and legacy.

Government of Maharashtra Signs MoU with W-CReS to Mainstream Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Oct, 2025
Ecosystem-based Adaptation, News & Events

Partnership to integrate ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, and community participation into climate-resilient policies, addressing Maharashtra’s water scarcity and agricultural vulnerability.