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| About this news letter |
 Welcome to the ‘REEDS NEWS’ of July 2009 edition. We are overwhelmed with pleasure on the feedback and support for the REEDS outreach initiative and heartening to note the purpose of this initiative is being achieved! We share few of the responses on REEDS NEWS here:
- ‘Congratulations on the launch of the Newsletter. It is informative and educative as well. Wanted to know that if I can write an article on Safe Drinking Water?’ Sneha Sudhir, Hyderabad
- ‘Kudos! An effort which definitely is going to result in an awakening and betterment for rural folks. Please let me know as to how I also could channelize my time for this cause.’ Ajay Khera, Mumbai
- ‘The focused approach is quite effective’. Dr. Trivikram, USA
- ‘It is very informative and I am highly impressed by what your organisation has accomplished and your future activities are really admirable. If there is any way I can assist, please let me know’. Ashwin Beosumbar, South Africa
- ‘We should improve grammar!’ MR Vikram, Hyderabad
- ‘Perhaps we can refer to the 'document' with a more innovative and consistent name’. Gyanam. Sydney
July 23, 2009 |
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| INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION |
Establishing partnerships and advocacies with other bodies for leveraging resources that effect multi-fold change towards improved quality of life of rural communities is an ongoing process at REEDS. While REEDS carry majority of the initiatives for or in association with government agencies, it has also partnered with some agencies that have fundamentally similar objects. We introduce in this month, The Andhyodaya, one such agency:
THE ANDHYODAYA is a Kerala based NGO working towards community development focusing in the areas of Non-conventional Energy promotion and Environmental Sanitation with emphasis on Water Management. It has won the coveted UNESCO INDIA water award for the best Rain Water-Harvesting NGO in the country. www.theandyodaya.org. REEDS in collaboration with Andhyodaya has entered into the area of Rain Water Harvesting and until now REEDS has established Rain Water Harvesting Structures in over 50 schools in Andhra Pradesh. |
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GUEST COLUMN |
We are happy to note that the purpose of our communication imitative – REEDS NEWS is yielding its desired objective! Individuals who believe and would like to participate in our mission are offering to share their ideas towards the cause. We bring herewith one of such contributions:
Time to promote Rain Water Harvesting! |
 Summer always reminds us of the precious use of water. Dried bore wells, and long queues of empty vessels are a regular feature! After going through such crises one would expect that when the monsoon arrives we would take up enough measures to save the water. Instead, we let go the precious water in the drains and do absolutely nothing to store the rain water. We have advertisements prompting insurance policies which advocate savings for the future and for the difficult days ahead. It’s time that we have similar ad’s promoting the Rain Water Harvesting. Let’s make the concept of Rain Water Harvesting a way of life. ---
G. Sneha Sudhir |
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Possibly, the era of free water is over. Along with oil, gold , food grains , water will be an important commodity which will rule the world. |
| Since water touches every aspect of our survival, it will also be highly politicized. Newer coalitions will be formed in the next two decades around this resource and maybe, will speak the voice of the people. Commoditizing will also bring in corporate interest and investments into this sector.
It is in this context that the impact of initiatives such as ours has to be seen. There will be a demand for equitable distribution of a resource which will become dearer and scarce in the days to come. There will be peoples’ initiatives, which hopefully will ensure fair processes for collection, storage and distribution of water. There should be more laws devised for the regulation of water as a resource at every stage of its product cycle. |
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This includes laws to regulate dams, irrigation, drinking water, ground water, purification, desalination and sanitation and drainage. In the next three decades, we should expect people to come together in various groups for each of these and even more. In chasing this resource, it should be ensured that the poor are not left out in the race for this commodity. Our attempt will be to sensitize the disadvantaged groups for community action in these areas.
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| GET INVOLVED |
 REEDS welcome support and participation in any manner that suit one’s convenience. All the monitory contributions to REEDS qualify for deduction under section 80 G of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. If you know someone who would like to be added to the REEDS NEWS readership, please let us know at inforeeds@gmail.com. We would like to acknowledge, in this context, our sincere thanks to Mr. CH. Hariprasad, Hyderabad who had extended financial support to REEDS in the month July 2009 in response to REEDS NEWS. |
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Contact:
C-206, Vijaya Hills, 11-4-646,
AC Guards, Hyderabad.
Telephone: (91) 40 2339 7141
Telefax: (91) 40 2339 2221
mail : inforeeds@gmail.com,
web site: www.indiareeds.org |
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