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'''Water Literacy Foundation''' <ref name=impact>{{cite web|title=Water Literacy Foundation & Rainwater Concepts A water efficient nation, water for everyone.|url=http://waterliteracyfoundation.perso.rezel.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Water-Literacy-Foundation-on-Social-Impact.pdf|work=www.social-impact.org|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222424/http://waterliteracyfoundation.perso.rezel.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Water-Literacy-Foundation-on-Social-Impact.pdf#|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a [[non-governmental organisation|non-governmental]] [[environmentalism|environmental]] organisation based in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], whose high goal is to make India a "water efficient nation" by raising awareness about [[water scarcity]] and establishing [[rainwater harvesting]] in all areas of India.
'''Water Literacy Foundation''' <ref name=impact>{{cite web|title=Water Literacy Foundation & Rainwater Concepts A water efficient nation, water for everyone.|url=http://waterliteracyfoundation.perso.rezel.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Water-Literacy-Foundation-on-Social-Impact.pdf|work=www.social-impact.org|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222424/http://waterliteracyfoundation.perso.rezel.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Water-Literacy-Foundation-on-Social-Impact.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a [[non-governmental organisation|non-governmental]] [[environmentalism|environmental]] organisation based in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], whose high goal is to make India a "water efficient nation" by raising awareness about [[water scarcity]] and establishing [[rainwater harvesting]] in all areas of India.


==History==
==History==
[[Ayyappa Masagi]],<ref name="Youth Leader India">{{cite news|last=Nikesh|first=Thapaliya|title=The Water Warrior: Ayyappa Masagi harvesting every drop of water to save India|url=http://www.india.youth-leader.org/2011/03/the-water-warrior-ayyappa-masagi-harvesting-every-drop-of-water-to-save-india/|access-date=27 March 2012|newspaper=Youth Leader India|date=March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315054216/http://www.india.youth-leader.org/2011/03/the-water-warrior-ayyappa-masagi-harvesting-every-drop-of-water-to-save-india/#|archive-date=15 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[Ayyappa Masagi]],<ref name="Youth Leader India">{{cite news|last=Nikesh|first=Thapaliya|title=The Water Warrior: Ayyappa Masagi harvesting every drop of water to save India|url=http://www.india.youth-leader.org/2011/03/the-water-warrior-ayyappa-masagi-harvesting-every-drop-of-water-to-save-india/|access-date=27 March 2012|newspaper=Youth Leader India|date=March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315054216/http://www.india.youth-leader.org/2011/03/the-water-warrior-ayyappa-masagi-harvesting-every-drop-of-water-to-save-india/|archive-date=15 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
who had been working as mechanical engineer at [[Larsen & Toubro]] for 23 years, started to experiment with rainwater harvesting and non-irrigational agricultural methods in 1994.<ref name="ThinkChange India">{{cite web|last=Badhri|first=Jagannathan|title=Interview: Ayyappa Masagi of Water Literacy Foundation|url=http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2011/08/14/interview-ayyappa-masagi-of-water-literacy-foundation/|work=ThinkChange India|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> After a few years of successful results in his native region, [[Gadag]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] , he quit his job to focus on working in the field of rainwater harvesting.
who had been working as mechanical engineer at [[Larsen & Toubro]] for 23 years, started to experiment with rainwater harvesting and non-irrigational agricultural methods in 1994.<ref name="ThinkChange India">{{cite web|last=Badhri|first=Jagannathan|title=Interview: Ayyappa Masagi of Water Literacy Foundation|url=http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2011/08/14/interview-ayyappa-masagi-of-water-literacy-foundation/|work=ThinkChange India|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> After a few years of successful results in his native region, [[Gadag]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] , he quit his job to focus on working in the field of rainwater harvesting.
It was in 2004 when he earned the Ashoka fellowship for his work on water conservation.<ref name=ashoka>{{cite web|title=AYYAPPA MASAGI|url=https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/ayyappa-masagi|work=ashoka.org|publisher=Ashoka}}</ref> One year later, with the support of [[Ashoka: Innovators for the Public]], he started Water Literacy Foundation, located in [[Bangalore]], India. To obtain a change in India by 2020, the [[NGO]] is working to support farmers by giving them knowledge about non-irrigational agriculture and rainwater harvesting and realising projects that fight water scarcity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Examples of Successful Projects of WLF|url=http://www.rainwaterconcepts.co.in/Success%20Stories.htm|access-date=13 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413061909/http://www.rainwaterconcepts.co.in/Success%20Stories.htm#|archive-date=13 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
It was in 2004 when he earned the Ashoka fellowship for his work on water conservation.<ref name=ashoka>{{cite web|title=AYYAPPA MASAGI|url=https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/ayyappa-masagi|work=ashoka.org|publisher=Ashoka}}</ref> One year later, with the support of [[Ashoka: Innovators for the Public]], he started Water Literacy Foundation, located in [[Bangalore]], India. To obtain a change in India by 2020, the [[NGO]] is working to support farmers by giving them knowledge about non-irrigational agriculture and rainwater harvesting and realising projects that fight water scarcity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Examples of Successful Projects of WLF|url=http://www.rainwaterconcepts.co.in/Success%20Stories.htm|access-date=13 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413061909/http://www.rainwaterconcepts.co.in/Success%20Stories.htm|archive-date=13 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The activities of the foundation expand to individual houses and industries, trying to create solutions to the [[Water shortage|shortage of water]] linked to the fast-growing population of Bangalore.<ref name=Hindu>{{cite news|title=City-based water conservationist to receive Jamnalal Bajaj Award|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/19/stories/2009101957810200.htm|access-date=27 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
The activities of the foundation expand to individual houses and industries, trying to create solutions to the [[Water shortage|shortage of water]] linked to the fast-growing population of Bangalore.<ref name=Hindu>{{cite news|title=City-based water conservationist to receive Jamnalal Bajaj Award|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/19/stories/2009101957810200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026164647/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/19/stories/2009101957810200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2009|access-date=27 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 October 2009}}</ref>


In 2008, the foundation became associated with a new project: Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (I) <ref>{{cite web |title=Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (India) |url=http://rainwaterconcepts.co.in/}}</ref> in a [[cross subsidisation]] model. The [[social business]] implements rainwater harvesting systems for industries. Besides, it is funding the campaigns of the foundation among farmers and schools.<ref name="Book1 CSIM">{{cite book|title=Unsung beacons, stories of people for whom humanity matters|year=2012|publisher=CSIM|location=Chennai, 199-205}}</ref> [[Ayyappa Masagi]] was awarded the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive |url=http://www.jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2010 |date= |publisher=[[Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation]]}}</ref>
In 2008, the foundation became associated with a new project: Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (I) <ref>{{cite web |title=Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (India) |url=http://rainwaterconcepts.co.in/}}</ref> in a [[cross subsidisation]] model. The [[social business]] implements rainwater harvesting systems for industries. Besides, it is funding the campaigns of the foundation among farmers and schools.<ref name="Book1 CSIM">{{cite book|title=Unsung beacons, stories of people for whom humanity matters|year=2012|publisher=CSIM|location=Chennai, 199-205}}</ref> [[Ayyappa Masagi]] was awarded the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive |url=http://www.jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2010 |date= |publisher=[[Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation]]}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:38, 21 April 2021

Logo of Water Literacy Foundation
Water Literacy Foundation
Founded2005
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
FounderAyyappa Masagi
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusWater conservation, Rainwater harvesting
Area served
India
Websitehttp://www.waterliteracyfoundation.com/

Water Literacy Foundation [1] is a non-governmental environmental organisation based in Bangalore, Karnataka, whose high goal is to make India a "water efficient nation" by raising awareness about water scarcity and establishing rainwater harvesting in all areas of India.

History

Ayyappa Masagi,[2] who had been working as mechanical engineer at Larsen & Toubro for 23 years, started to experiment with rainwater harvesting and non-irrigational agricultural methods in 1994.[3] After a few years of successful results in his native region, Gadag, Karnataka, India , he quit his job to focus on working in the field of rainwater harvesting.

It was in 2004 when he earned the Ashoka fellowship for his work on water conservation.[4] One year later, with the support of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, he started Water Literacy Foundation, located in Bangalore, India. To obtain a change in India by 2020, the NGO is working to support farmers by giving them knowledge about non-irrigational agriculture and rainwater harvesting and realising projects that fight water scarcity.[5] The activities of the foundation expand to individual houses and industries, trying to create solutions to the shortage of water linked to the fast-growing population of Bangalore.[6]

In 2008, the foundation became associated with a new project: Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (I) [7] in a cross subsidisation model. The social business implements rainwater harvesting systems for industries. Besides, it is funding the campaigns of the foundation among farmers and schools.[8] Ayyappa Masagi was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2009.[9]

Only four years later, the associated organisation entered the Limca Book of Records for constructing 500 lakes - that is the highest number of artificial lakes created by one company.[10] Furthermore, the NGO claim to have indirectly recharged more than 70,000 borewells and reached around 1.5 million people in 36,000 locations.[11]

Activities

The goal of the foundation is raising awareness about water shortages and implementing rainwater harvesting systems in to farms, houses, and industries. It offers several systems:[12]

  • Rooftop rainwater harvesting
  • Lake type borewell recharging
  • Infiltration wells
  • Stream water harvesting
  • Seepage recharging
  • Sump type borewell recharging
  • Non-irrigational agricultural practices
  • Tree-based agriculture

To raise awareness, the foundation attends rallies, sponsors lectures, and gives talks at conferences such as TEDx conference,[13] school education programs, or world water day events.

The foundation publishes books that instruct farmers to implement rainwater harvesting systems by themselves.[14] The foundation is helped by international volunteers mainly hosted through a program of FSL India.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Water Literacy Foundation & Rainwater Concepts A water efficient nation, water for everyone" (PDF). www.social-impact.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ Nikesh, Thapaliya (March 2011). "The Water Warrior: Ayyappa Masagi harvesting every drop of water to save India". Youth Leader India. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ Badhri, Jagannathan. "Interview: Ayyappa Masagi of Water Literacy Foundation". ThinkChange India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. ^ "AYYAPPA MASAGI". ashoka.org. Ashoka.
  5. ^ "Examples of Successful Projects of WLF". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ "City-based water conservationist to receive Jamnalal Bajaj Award". The Hindu. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Rain Water Concepts Pvt Ltd (India)".
  8. ^ Unsung beacons, stories of people for whom humanity matters. Chennai, 199-205: CSIM. 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
  10. ^ "Ayyappa Masagi, recipient of Jamnala Bajaj award for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Development - 2009" (PDF). Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  11. ^ Yamini, Deenadayalan (19 February 2011). "Ayyappa Masagi, 54, rainwater harvester". Tehelka Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  12. ^ Antonin, Borgnon. "Water Literacy Foundation, Technology". Water Literacy Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Theme: Ideas for India". TEDx Velammal. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  14. ^ Ayyappa, Masagi (2012). Bhageertha. India: Water Literacy Foundation.
  15. ^ "Homepage of FSL India".
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