[www.keralites.net] Amla Ruia A rich matriarch’s quest to quell the thirst of people turns into a mission

 

Amla Ruia  A rich matriarch's quest to quell the thirst of people turns into a mission

The otherwise charitable woman suddenly realised that sending money and clothing to victims of disasters was not a permanent solution. She set out of her wealthy home with a mission to create water sources and today her Aakar Charitable Trust has built 350 check dams, impacting 400 villages.

Ruia has involved the community in the successful initiative and makes them contribute 20 per cent of the cost of a check dam. Her trust funds the balance 80 per cent money. "The villagers take ownership of the dams when they invest the money. It benefits them for generations if maintained properly," says Ruia, who is now 73-years old.

Her check dams have brought back prosperity to the villages. Farmers are growing three crops a year, cultivable land in the villages has increased, farm workers who migrated to cities in search of jobs have returned home, women have been spared the drudgery of finding water, girls have started attending schools, and health and hygiene levels in the villages has improved.

full article in the link below 
http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2830/water-idea.html

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