S3 3 pradeep mehta exploring gender dimension of water
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1. Women and Water :
Women and Rainwater Harvesting:
Catalysing
Catalysing Leadership in Bangalore
Leadership in
Bangalore
Shubha Ramachandran
and
Amy Mitchell
BIOME Environmental Trust
2. Urban Water: Ferns Paradise:
Context
- Gated Layout
- 46 acres, 340 plots
- No Municipal water
connection
- Dried borewells
- Lakes in the vicinity
3. Urban Water – Women’s initiatives
- Inclusiveness and awareness
: Water Walk
- 30 Recharge Wells
WOMEN – Driving Principles - Maintenance of recharge
wells
- Community participation
- Strong sense of sustainability - Regulation of supply
- Emphasis on long-term
- Manage with existing resources - Metering of connections
- Sense of fairness
- Increasing block tariff for
water
- Reuse of treated waste water
- Promoting RWH in the
community
- No individual borewells
4. Urban Water – Women’s initiatives
• Data monitoring
• Numbering of wells
• Concern for safety
http://chaiwithlakshmi.in/2012/episodes/society/rainwater-
harvesting.html
5. RWH in Rural Schools: Context
- Falling water table
- Fluoride in water
- Mid-day meal scheme
- Maintenance of toilets
- Government
Programme:
Suvarnajala :
Rainwater harvesting
in schools
6. Rural Water – Women’s initiatives
- Storing rainwater
- Withdrawal through hand pump in
school kitchen
WOMEN – Driving Principles - Bacteriological filter for drinking
water
- Concerned about heath and
hygiene - Measuring rainfall
- Strong sense of sustainability
- Emphasis on long-term
- Maintenance of RWH systems
- Manage with existing resources - Usage of rainwater for cooking and
- Sense of fairness
cleaning
- Cleaning of storm water drains
- Education of children
- Fluoride testing
7.
8. What brought the women together
to lead ?
- Responsible for water
management at home
- Concern for children's health
- Strong belief in sustainability
- Strong sense of fairness
- Ability, patience, diligence and
time to work with all
stakeholders on long term
solutions
