Projects

What we do

Our two signature programs are:

Aakash Ganga or River from Sky, is a domestic rainwater harvesting system. It channels rooftop rainwater from every house in a community, through gutters and pipes, to a network of multi-tier underground reservoirs. One half of the harvested rooftop rainwater is stored in the reservoir attached to the house for the exclusive use of the home owner. The other half flows to the shared community reservoir. People who live under thatched roofs or who cannot afford to have their own reservoirs take water from the shared reservoir.

Arogya Ghar or Kiosk Based Clinics aims to treat common ailments and preventable diseases in rural Rajasthan at a $0.25 per visit cost. These Kiosks would be equipped with computerized best medical practices for these ailments. The clinics would be owned and operated by high school educated girls and boys graduates, who are trained to become social entrepreneurs.

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  • Aakash Ganga Wins DST Grant
    Saturday, October 29, 2011   (0 Comments) Posted by: Rama Mishra (rama.mishra022@gmail.com) & Sukanya V Sustainable Innovations (www.si-usa.org), USA, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani were awarded a grant ...
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    A Visionary  social entrepreneur, Dr. B P Agrawal combines business insight with pioneering technologies and was chosen for the award for his community driven rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics ...
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  • The International Finance Corporation to visit Aakash Ganga sites in India.
    The International Finance Corporation is intrigued with our public-private-community partnership or social enterprise model. An IFC team is likely to visit the Aakash Ganga sites in February 2011.  Earlier, another ...