This Diwali, the Avashya Foundation shared joy in a very unique way with the women in tribal regions of Maharashtra. We partnered with Nilkamal Furniture to provide water rollers to the women in the rural tribal regions of Maharashtra where we have already done significant work under Maitree.
This is an arid region and women usually have to walk several kilometres every day to carry pots of water for watering trees as well as for their domestic chores. This exercise takes a heavy toll on their health and nutrition. As a unique women empowerment initiative we collaborated with Nilkamal Furniture to provide 2000 water rollers to the distressed families in the four blocks of Raigad and Palghar districts of Maharashtra.
These water rollers are easy and convenient to carry water. They ease a major part of the physical strain that the women undergo while carrying heavy pots of water. These drum-like rollers can carry up to 50 litres of water and can also be easily rolled to transport water across long distances. The durability ensures easy movement even on rough surfaces. As a result of this small help, women and girls can meet their daily needs for water with less hardship, stay in better health, save time and use it for other productive activities. This is our second year of collaborating on this kind of effort. Last year we distributed 500 such rollers to women in Karjat, near Mumbai in partnership with our NGO partner Light of Life Trust.
We have set an example of how collaboration can help us take our initiatives much further and help improve lives of people who are less privileged than us. Under the able guidance of Mrs. Arathi Shetty, the Avashya Foundation looks forward to partnering with numerous organisations and institutions so many more vulnerable individuals can count on our helping hand of support.
Because in the end, all that matters is how many lives we touch and how many smiles we spread.