WaterAid India case studies

Credit: WaterAid / Marco Betti

You can find out more about our work in India by reading our case studies on the international website. You can find links to some of our most recent stories here.

Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink

A lack of access to safe, clean water may not be the most obvious problem for those living along India's extensive and beautiful coastline. Yet it is becoming increasingly apparent that most regions of India's 13 coastal states are facing serious difficulties when it comes to providing an adequate domestic water supply to the rural and urban population.

Keeping the water flowing

In the villages near Mahoba in India, WaterAid's partner Gramonati Sansthan have trained a group of seven women to become mechanics - each looking after their village pumps, but also joining forces and working together when larger repairs are needed.

A better life in Bhubaneswar

Twenty one years ago Inderjit began reaching out to Bhubaneswar's children. She was a teacher and believed all children have a right to an education. But in her city thousands weren't able to go to school, as she saw for herself every morning at the local train station where children as young as five were begging, collecting bottles for recycling or shining shoes.