Water Literacy Foundation
Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) |
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legal form | Public charitable trust (India) |
founding | September 5, 2005 |
founder | Ayyappa Masagi |
Seat | India , Bangalore |
main emphasis | Rainwater conservation, rainwater infiltration , groundwater recharge |
Employees | 10 |
Volunteers | 1 - 3 |
Website | www.waterliteracyfoundation.com |
The Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) is an Indian non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Bangalore , Karnataka . The public service, non-profit organization aims to transform India into a water-efficient nation by running water awareness campaigns and training programs across the country. In addition, the WLF, in cooperation with the affiliated company Rain Water Concepts (I) Pvt. Ltd. (RWC) Projects that promote rainwater infiltration and thereby contribute to the formation of new groundwater .
history
Ayyappa Masagi, the founder of WLF and RWC, worked for the Indian company Larsen & Toubro for over 19 years . In 1994 he began researching rainwater management and the possibilities of rainforest farming in South India. After initial results in his home region of Gadag , Karnataka, the qualified mechanical engineer decided in 2002 to give up his work at Larsen & Toubro in order to concentrate fully on his research.
Ayyappa Masagi received the Ashoka Fellowship for his research work in 2004 and was accepted into the network of the US non-profit organization as an “Ashoka Fellow” . A year later, with the help of Ashoka, he founded the WLF in Bangalore. The Indian foundation instructs farmers in the efficient use of rainwater by providing information, methods and techniques for rainwater conservation, increasing rainwater infiltration and the possibilities of rainwater cultivation . In addition to the agricultural sector, the WLF carries out private and industrial rainwater conservation projects to counteract the increasing water shortage in urban areas.
On August 15, 2008 Ayyappa Masagi founded a social business with RWC , which the WLF supports through cross-subsidization . The company creates concepts for integrated rainwater management for private households, industry and commerce and implements the projects. The profit generated will be used to finance awareness campaigns in the agricultural sector and at educational institutions . Ayyappa Masagi was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award by the Indian Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation in 2009 for his commitment to rural development .
In 2012, the WLF was included in the “Limca Book of Records” for the construction of over 500 man-made lakes and the repair of over 1000 boreholes in ten Indian states. In addition, according to its own information, the organization participated indirectly in the repair of more than 70,000 boreholes and reached around 1.5 million people in 36,000 locations with its commitment.
activities
One goal is to raise awareness about water scarcity and to protect or consciously use water as a resource through education and instruction. To get the message across, the organization participates in events, meetings, lecture series, teaching sessions, trade shows and conferences. Up until 2016, the WLF carried out around 1,600 water awareness campaigns. In February 2011 Ayyappa Masagi was a participant of the TEDx conference "Ideas for India" in Chennai , Tamil Nadu .
RWC and WLF implemented rainwater management projects in more than 4,200 locations by 2016, including around 70 industrial plants, around 200 house complexes (apartments and villas), around 50 educational institutes and more than 3,000 private houses.
The techniques used can be divided into the following categories:
- Lake construction with borewell recharging (Lake Type Borewell Recharging)
- Leachate storage with well recirculation (Seepage Type Borewell Recharging)
- Well infiltration systems (infiltration wells)
- Stream Water Harvesting
- Roof rainwater harvesting (Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting)
- Alternative farming techniques
- Rain farming (Non-irrigational Agricultural)
- Tree-based Agriculture
The techniques are aimed at collecting, discharging and then making use of rainwater or gray water . After appropriate filtering, excess rainwater can be sent directly into water-bearing layers (aquifers) with the help of a borehole . This method increases the process of groundwater recharge, as the infiltration is accelerated by directly discharging the water into aquifers.
The WLF published several books with methods and systems to carry out water conservation projects independently.
The organization is supported by international volunteers , mainly from AFS Interkulturelle Treffen e. V. be posted.
literature
- Ayyappa Masagi : Bhageertha - War on water crisis - Converting dry land into wet land . INSIGHT PUBLISHERS, Bengaluru 2014, ISBN 978-93-8073804-8 , pp. 306 .
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Water Literacy Foundation & Rainwater Concepts A water efficient nation, water for everyone. . In: www.social-impact.org . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ a b Why is this man so obsessed to the cause of water conservation . In: The Weekend Leader Vol 6 Issue 38 . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ AYYAPPA MASAGI . In: ashoka.org . Ashoka. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Examples of Successful Projects of WLF . In: rainwaterconcepts.co.in . Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive 2009: Ayyappa Masagi . In: jamnalalbajajfoundation.org . Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Vijaya Ghose: Limca Book of Records, p. 281 . Coca-Cola India, India 2012.
- ↑ Yamini Dennadayalan: Ayyappa Masagi, 54, rainwater harvester . In: Tehelka Magazine . 8, No. 7, February 2011.
- ↑ TEDx Velammal Theme: Ideas for India . In: www.ted.com . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Ayyappa M Masagi at TEDx - YouTube . In: www.youtube.com . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Borgnon Antonin: Water Literacy Foundation, OUR SERVICE . Water Literacy Foundation. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ Ayyappa Masagi: Bhageertha . Water Literacy Foundation, India 2012.
- ^ Main page of AFS Intercultural Encounters e. V. .