Social Media Drought Affected Peoples Empowerment

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Presenter : Ravi Ghate ,Chief Helper, Drought Help Group, Pune ( 098225 22 333)at American Centre, New Delhi 18/09/2013

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Maharashtra Drought 2013

A Minor Irrigation Dam

A Talav (Village Water Reservoir)

40-60KM/Tanker/Trip for Thirsty Lives!

Search ! For Drinking Water ……

Clean! Drinkable Water ……

Less Water Intake… Skin Erosion…

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends.

That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first.

When you learn to live for others, they will live for you. - Paramahansa

Yogananda

First Step … High Risk of Insult…

1st Meeting … 45 Supporters…

Blind, Handicap, Special, Anath

To supply Water Tankers

To supply Grains

To supply Used Clothes

To support with fees to students.

To supply Sanitary Napkins to Special Girls Schools on monthly basis.

Village Level /Project Basis

Donating Water Storage Tanks

Straightening of Nallas / Odhas /Ohol

Construction of Check Dams/ Nala Bunding/Bandhara

Mud removal from Talav / Well

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DHG Links

DHG Web Village levelICT Watchdog

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Ultra-Short Term

Help ExamplesMr Kedar Vanjape gave a real boost to our morals!

Mr Kedar Vanjape donated 4 Lakh Lit. of water tanks to 80 + villages !

Mr Kedar Vanjape donated worth Rs. 12 Lakhs at his own!

Mumbai based group supplied water for wild animals!

Mumbai based group constructed water tanks for wild animals !

Cattle Water Tanks donated by Geo Thomas at 15 locations alone!

Helped in Marathwada Student Camp of 150 students at Lokseva School Pune !

Tree Plantation drive !

Supply of Sanitary Napkins to “Special” Girls Schools in 5 districts.

Supply of Sanitary Napkins to “Special” Girls Schools in 5 districts.

Supply of Sanitary Napkins : Training given to ASHA workers

Senior Citizens got involved !!!

Water Tanks…. Donations from individuals & Companies !

Cognizant Technologies took 5 villages for overall help!

Cattle Feed distributed at Cattle Camp by Cognizant Technologies.

Cognizant Technologies supplied water tanks.

Mr Sanjay Balwadkar opened a GoShala for 25 cows in his own farm !

An IT Entrepreneur helped for mud removal from 8 minor dams =4 L!

An IT Entrepreneur helped for mud removal from 8 minor dams =4 L!

DROUGHT HELP GROUP, PUNE

A team of 100 + Empowerment Catalysts linking Urban Donors & Drought Affected Villagers DIRECTLY for long-term Social Impact with Transparency, Accountability using ICT (Social Media) to avoid mis-utilisation of resources & funds.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/droughthelpgroup/ 9822522333@RaviGhate.in

DROUGHT HELP GROUP, PUNE

• We do not charge for any kind of services, not we accept donations on our/our team members name.

• All the respect & publicity generated is donors. No need to mention our name also.

• We will not approach for publicity of the group, but, if some one wants to publish, we give information.

• Result: Reported Rs. 82 Lakhs worth works carried, whose value is above Rs. 2 Crore !!!

http://www.facebook.com/groups/droughthelpgroup/ 9822522333@RaviGhate.in