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Mr. C. D. Parikh (Chief Executive, Apang Manav Mandal, expert on the education of disabled people)

Water: Taraben Permar, sarpanch of Mehmoodpura village, with help of the NGO Swargirna Gram Vikas Sanstha, built a Rs 2 lakh road into the village, a place for washing laundry and a water reservoir for livestock. With help of the Sarda Jal Sanchay Yojana government scheme, check dams were built, and through the B.R.C. Yojana, a water tank for the village school was built.

Self Help Group: The Shree Chamunda SHG, run by eleven women, begins a business weaving wheatgrass to create various appliances and wares.

Water: With the help of NGO SWATI, the villagers of Thala Village went into a partnership with the government to solve their water woes. They collected Rs 74000, borrowed Rs 50,000 and the government contributed Rs 5 lakhs, and together they dredged the lake and built a water tank for the cattle.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Mr. Akil Paul (Director, Sense International, expert on deafblind people)

Self Help Group: Nagneshwari SHG formed a savings group; from their savings they were able to create a water reservoir for livestock.

Right to Information Act: Mahatma Gandhi International School provides information about the RTI.

Self Help Group: Gayatri SHG in the Salal village created a business from their savings to embroider stones into saris.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Mr. Ilesh Raval (Incharge Specialist Educator, Prerana Sanastha Manthbudhi Balakoni Thalim Shala, expert on educational development of disabled children)

Water: Moviya village took advantage of a government scheme created by the District Rural Development Agency with the help of the Water and Sanitation Management Organization, which granted the village Rs. 48 crores. They were able to build a 45 lakh litre capacity water pump and a 20 lakh litre water tank.

Self Help Group: Abika SHG helps its members set up savings and loans so that they may set up various small scale businesses.

Water: With help from Sarda Jal Sanchay Yojana government scheme, Panchvada village members contributed 40% of funds to build 60 check dams. Under the Sector E-Form scheme, Narmada River water was supplied to them.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Geetaben Oza (Program Manager and Documenter, Behavioral Science Centre, expert in human rights for backward class people)

Water: Public government partnership between the village of Vasadava, the Water and Sanitation Management Organization and NGO Swati have built underground storage tanks to ensure year-round water supply.

Water: Harvesting water in a multi-story building.

Health: Jilla Gram Panchayat Health Scheme offers “anti-malarial medicine soaked mosquito nets” for pregnant women.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Ranjit Gadhavi (Director, Madhyam, expert on using communication technologies for social change)

Success Story: Taraben Goyal, post-woman.

Water: How the 15 member water committee of Vankal village solved their water problem.

Success Story: How Bharatiben Bodhu sells panipuri to run her household.

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on Orissa government who planted 25,000 trees to help combat heat; story of man teaches Adivasi children; helpline on matching make-up to skin tone; tip of the day - water purification; word of the day - MUKUR (mirror)

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Mallika Sarabhai in conversation with Harinesh Pandya (Director/Convenor, Janpath, expert on the Right to Information Act)

Special: How Thordi village built 35 check dams, an overhead tank and a pump house to defeat the drought.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Anand Soni (Core Team Officer, Education Support Organisation, expert in education for children of slum areas)

Success Story: Nainaben Vaghela turned her life around stitching sheets and pillowcases with her Rs. 10,000 loan from SEWA Bank. Today she earns 10 and 12 thousand per month.

Water: The Moviya Water Committee has built 9 check dams and a storage tank of 200,000 litres with a partnership with the government.

Success Story: How Sadgunaben Shah became a small scale entrepreneur and started a shop.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Jalak Kavi (Team Leader, Education Support Organisation, expert in education for children of slum areas)

Success story: Jamnaben Brijwasi, bus driver.

Water: How the people of Vejagam village brought water to their taps.

Success Story: How Bilkis Banu flies kites for her independence.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Brijpal Patel (Program Coordinator, Centre for Environment Education, expertise in water, community development, agriculture and livestock)

Water: How the villagers of Hingalla village collected Rs 7 lakhs and tied up with the Water and Sanitation Management Organization and ONGC to solve their water woes.

Economic Empowerment: The Mahila Seva Sahakara Bank loans money to women who have accounts with it to repair their homes.

Self Help Group: The Prayasgandhi SHG loans money to help its women set up grocery stores and little jewellery stores.

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on Kerala women getting together for co-operative farming; heritage story on Hastibibi No Gokhlo; vox pop on cricket; helpline on how to beat the heat; tip on saving water; word for the day ASTODIA

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Mallika Sarabhai in conversation with Sudarshan Iyankar (Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, expert in Gandhian education)

Special: How Anilbhai Patel of Dungerwadi Village in Valsad overcame public apathy and built an overhead tank to store 50,000 litres of water.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Kiran Desai (Field Officer, VIKSAT, expert in environment education and communication)

Water: The story of a partnership between the Water and Sanitation Management Organization and Fatehpur Village which brought water and smiles to the villagers.

Water: Dealing with saline water in a coastal village.

Success Story: How Pushpa Parmar turned her life around with an omelet stand.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Indu Kapoor (Director, Centre for Health, Education Training and Nutrition Awareness, expert on women’s health education)

Health: Malaria awareness for pregnant women.

Water: Why safe drinking water is essential.

Success Story: How Rajeshwari Patel started her own small shop with a low cost loan from SEWA Bank.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Nirali Shah (Founder, Shvaas, expert on community volunteerism)

Water: How the Vasna Cancer Hospital started harvesting water.

Self Help Group: The Rampuri Village Forest Committee working with VAKSAT has started protecting their forests while reaping the economic benefits of forest management.

Self Help Group: Jagruti SHG saved Rs 20,000, and used it as a down payment to get a government loan for 2 lakh to build a road into the village which has energized the village community.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Nitaben Pandya (Director, Maldhari Rural Action Group, expert on animal husbandry education and development)

Water: How an institution like the Gujarat Vidyapeeth started water harvesting.

Economic Empowerment: To encourage inter-caste weddings the government gives the couple Rs 50,000 with proof of marriage

Self Help Group: Naganeshwari SHG in the village of Rupaji and how they have solved the problem of drinking water for their cattle.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Nitaben Pandya (Director, Maldhari Rural Action Group, expert on animal husbandry education and development)

Water: The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation starts water harvesting at its industrial sheds in Naroda.

Economic Empowerment: The Kunwarbainu Mameru Scheme to aid women with family incomes of less than Rs 11000 per year.

Self Help Group: The Sai Baba SHG is involved in dairy farming and manages to save Rs 15000 a year.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Nafisaben Barot (Executive Director, Unnati, expert on women’s issues and water issues)

Special: How the village Jamvadi solved their perennial water issues and built an overhead water tank.

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Aditi Desai in conversation with Dineshbhai Parmar (Director, Behavioral Science Centre, expert in human rights for backward class people)

Water: The Water and Sanitation Management Organization and NGO SWATI joined with villager from Bharad village in Surendranagar to build check dams, wells and sumps to solve water issues.

Self Help Group: The Ambica SHG, in village Markoda, helps its members start their own businesses or take care of household emergencies by offering inexpensive loans.

Self Help Group: Gayatri SHG has trained its members to produce incense sticks. With earnings they rotate the money amongst members at low interest rates.

The SAT Chat Show

Water Pollution

With the number of cases of water borne diseases increasing in the early months of the monsoon, what are the responsibilities of the municipality, NGOs and civil society?

• Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Officials & Gujarat Pollution Control Board: Dr. G.T. Makwaana (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation official), Mr. Randhava (Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation)
• NGOs & Experts: Dr. Prakash V. Shah (eye specialist), Vipin Makwana (social worker with Paryavaran Mitra)
• Civil Society