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Water Security

Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) works closely with nonprofits and state governments to develop solutions that create water security and well-being for rural communities. It focusses on water conservation and the promotion of efficient use of water in agriculture in some of the most water-vulnerable regions of India.


Articles

This special 25-part series has been supported by Hindustan Unilever Foundation. This series highlights innovative solutions that address the issue of water security in India.
a group of women standing and talking in the field--rural working women
Gender
April 12, 2024
A young woman’s journey from a nonprofit to a corporate
A day in the life of a sales executive in rural Uttar Pradesh who isn't deterred by the challenges she faces as the only woman in the role, and perseveres to achieve her targets.
by Pratibha Singh | 7 min read
women explaining watershed work in binpur_water crisis
Water & Sanitation
March 22, 2024
Photo essay: Farmers combat the water crisis
To counter India’s water crisis, nonprofits from across the country are helping farmers adopt innovative techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture.
by Priyanka Rawat | 4 min read
pencil and rulers on a paper_codification
Scale
March 5, 2024
A social sector playbook: The time has come
To scale social impact models, we should turn proven processes and principles into a cross-sector code.
by Anantika Singh | 4 min read
a group of women standing in a field--community water conservation
Water & Sanitation
May 26, 2023
How community ownership sustains water conservation
Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.
by Saroj Mahapatra, Narendranath Damodaran | 5 min read
a man and a woman working in a field--farming and alcoholism
Agriculture
March 30, 2023
No itch, no alcohol: The gains of Tamil Nadu’s organic farmers
by Archana P Stalin | 2 min read
Four women gathered around a tap trying to fill their steel pots with water_water scarcity
Water & Sanitation
March 14, 2023
Reversing decades of water scarcity: What it takes
For decades Adivasi hamlets in Nashik were parched for up to eight months each year. Learn how a multi-pronged solution that responded to the local context and the unique needs of the community changed this situation.
by Saloni Meghani | 3 min read
Archana Mane in discussion with other women farmers_women farmers
Gender
November 24, 2022
Women farmers of Osmanabad mean business
by Archana Mane | 2 min read
Group of women in a field_rural women
Gender
November 1, 2022
Rural women empower a model that thrives
SSP’s investment in rural women builds their confidence to assume public leadership roles and helps them promote climate resilience, food security, and more.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
A woman farmer in a field_SSP-farming
Agriculture
September 21, 2022
A farm of one’s own: Why women want to be farmers 
by Rekha Pantre | 2 min read
A woman with her back to the camera holds an irrigation pipe in a field_small and marginal farmers
Agriculture
September 16, 2022
Making agriculture viable for small and marginal farmers
Organisations such as SSP and PRADAN are demonstrating that smallholder farming can be made viable through simple and consistent innovation.
by Smarinita Shetty, Sneha Philip | 7 min read
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