Watershed Org Trust

@WOTRIndia

WOTR is an integrated development organisation that employs the approach to empower rural communities to become resilient to

Pune, India
Joined July 2010
Born 1993

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  1. Feb 4

    help contain rainwater in the farm itself, reducing and recharging which retains soil moisture for a longer time.

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  2. Feb 4

    The hard at work - digging in Jiuri village under a project supported by Axis Bank Foundation in Jharkhand.

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  3. Feb 4

    The winner of the food photograph contest is . Congratulations! You win gift voucher worth 5k Thank you everyone for your thoughtful & beautiful entries. This contest was hosted by &

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  4. Local communities aren't just “workers” or “beneficiaries" of . They are knowledgable leaders that make these programs successful. It's time for them to reap the rewards of their labor.

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  5. Feb 3

    We are proud of the work we do alongside . Learn about our collaboration for our crop & weather advisory app, and how, together, we are advancing our organisation’s efforts in their new Corporate Responsibility Report (Pg.17):

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  6. Feb 2

    has arrived in the region as is evidence by the number of mobile phones, TVs, Motorcycles etc. Bamni today, is a model village to understand how and other activities can enable rural households to move out of poverty.

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  7. Feb 2

    Over a period of 4 years with active participation, the region has seen:- ❇️ Cereals production increase by 10.5% from 18,252 quintals to 20164 quintals ❇️ Pulses production boosted by over 4.5 times - from 47 quintals to 257.71 quintals...contd.

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  8. Feb 2

    When we began work in Bamni, , with , our objective for the Munda tribal farmers in the region was clear: Enhance the security of poor, tribal farmers and enable them to improve their quality of living.

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  9. Feb 1

    Sankranti is celebrated in India, with different names, all in gratitude of harvest & life. The imp of seasons & their sync with the harvest of crops has been deeply rooted in our tradition. With modern advances, it is important that we eat grains that are seasonal and local!

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  10. Feb 1

    In Gunupur, Odisha,we enabled farmers in 11 villages to more than double land under irrigation from 56 hectares to 136.6 hectares. Consequently, around 400 farmers cultivated a rabi crop also - for the first time ever, earning them additional income and a

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  11. Jan 31

    Fruits and vegetables grown in these backyard gardens play an important role in filling nutritional gaps by providing access to freshly-harvested organic produce to families. Kitchen gardens are also a cost-effective easy way to provide nutrition.

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  12. Jan 31

    In 2020-21, we setup 32,860 for rural families to sustain and boost amid the pandemic! Kitchen gardens help improve and income generation and thus sustain .

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  13. Jan 28

    Changing attitudes towards the through our 'Welcoming the girl child programme' being implemented under the ‘A Chance for Girls’ project.

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  14. Jan 26

    We have launched our podcast series . Our 1st guest Marcella D'souza from talks to about the India she dreams of. Catch the full ep here:

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  15. Tulshiram Karkande has divided his land into 4 plots to experiment with 4 varieties of onion crop. The farmer from Wadzire, Maharashtra, calls it his 'comparative study'. Read more about how farmers here adapt to erratic , unstable markets:

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  16. Jan 27

    The participating farmers were educated on creating and using Dasaparni Ark, Amrutpani and Jivamrut as organic fertilisers and pesticides along with instructions on recommended dosages for crops.

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  17. Jan 27

    Glimpses from a Natural training session organised at Baikunthpur in Korea, Chhattisgarh and implemented as part of 's initiative.

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  18. Jan 26
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  19. Jan 26

    The last piece I worked on as an independent journalist is out in today. With support from , I reported from Maharashtra's Vidarbha region to document the impact of India's changing climate on women farmers.

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  20. Jan 26

    's Dr. Marcella D'Souza is the first guest on this fantastic new podcast series, 'Imagine India' by the . Tune in...

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