According to WHO and UNICEF, approximately 50% of the population don’t have access to safe drinking water in India.  

In the Tansa Valley, women gather the family’s daily water needs, which can mean walking long distances under the hot sun carrying 15 litres or more multiple trips a day.  This is burdensome, time-consuming work, but there is a solution – Community Wells.  Located in village centers, community wells are reliable, easy to access, year-round water sources.  

While community wells solve the important accessibility issue, they are open and can carry waterborne diseases, which can have a significant impact on a family’s physical health and economic well-being. 

A water filter, however, solves this. PRASAD Chikitsa provides affordable household Candle Water Filters that are compact and easy to use. The filter ensures that water is safe and tastes good, and replacement candles are affordable and easy to find in local markets. It’s made a big difference for Anita and her family…

 Anita Shankar Karpat lives in Lendipada hamlet with nine family members, including her five children. In Lendipada, there is no clean running water, so waterborne illness is common. Like other households, Anita and her family only had the option of using untreated water from the central well. This meant constantly being at risk of being seriously ill.

 Anita is a member of the local Women’s Self-Help Group (SHG). Through a series of meetings and demonstrations, PRASAD Chikitsa introduced the Candle Water Filters to SHG members. Anita immediately registered for the water filter. Now she and her family have safe water. 

PRASAD is committed to helping communities have easy access to safe drinking water, and supporting the health and well-being of women and their families.

Our goal is to raise $31,000: $21,000 to build three community wells serving 400 people in each village, and $10,000 to provide 500 families with water filters at $20 per filter.

                           This is why today, we are asking you to join us. 

Give today and DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT - the PRASAD Board of Trustees will match your donation, dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000.