Recently, I posted about the good deeds of a great organization called Citizen Effect. I’ve signed up to be one of their Citizen Philanthropists and would like to invite you to join me for a special 2 hour heart-opening karma yoga workshop from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, December 13 to benefit Jogad Village in India. In the true giving spirit of the holiday season, open your hearts to give what you can to help raise the $1100 this village needs for water tanks.
The impoverished village of Jogad is situated along the Kutch desert in Gujarat’s Surendranagar District. Life for Jogad’s 1,350 residents is centered on earning a limited income as salt farmers. Every year, 95% of the village’s population migrates to the nearby desert where they remain for eight months to labor in the saltpans.
In the desert, Jogad’s population does not have consistent access to a safe drinking water. Families depend on the water supplied to the region by government tankards. Unfortunately, these tankards cannot reach the commune of tents where Jogad’s villagers live. Instead, the community must pay for private vehicles to deliver their water. This expense represents a serious sacrifice for all of Jogad’s families, 95% of whom live below the poverty line.
Even their limited water supply presents issues for Jogad’s families as they lack a means of safely storing the little they receive. Women and children are forced to journey every day between 10-15 km to gather water for their survival. When there is none available, villagers resort to drinking anything they have, contributing to health problems and a loss of productivity. s.
This project will ensure that 50 of Jogad’s families are supplied with a 200-liter water tank with which they can safely store and distribute water. The funded tanks will be durable, light weight, and rust proof. They will not require serious maintenance and villagers will be able to easily transport them back and forth from the desert.
Learn more about Citizen Effect and Jogad Village online at www.CitizenEffect.org or email me at lindsay@martellotto.com. Donations can be made online at www.CitizenEffect.org.
