Our news!
Have a look at our news stories & videos below to find out more about how our rainwater harvesting programmes are improving health, reducing poverty, building climate change resilience and freeing girls/women from water procurement...
WaterHarvest to close in 2027, our 40th Anniversary year. Although this is sad news, our anniversary feels like an appropriate milestone to bring the charity to a close and we have much to celebrate from our four decades of rainwater harvesting. Find out more here.
Our News
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Four new projects in the Thar
Our new projects with four new partners took another big step forward with an online meeting between the WaterHarvest team and the new partners. The meeting gave us all the opportunity to see each other face to face and to learn more about each other. The final details of the projects are being sorted but…
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A huge thank you to Julie Bushell!
Since 2012, Julie Bushell has raised over £9,000 for WaterHarvest through hosting a summer and winter quiz – and also a curry night. We do not underestimate the huge amount of work that goes into putting together a quiz, sending it out and collecting all the donations and we are incredibly grateful. We would also…
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Clean drinking water for all
In Rajasthan, there are over a million and a half people living with disabilities. People with disabilities are some of the most marginalised in society, especially in poor countries. Stigma, inaccessible water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and limited independence often result int hem having limited access to water and sanitation services. Persons with disabilities are…
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Increasing our work in the Thar desert
Over 33 years, WaterHarvest has achieved so much due to its incredible, inspirational partnerships with local NGOs. Working with partner NGOs and communities are the back-bone of our work so much so that without them, we could not have directly impacted lives of over two million people and reach almost 2,000 villages. Searching for new…
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Focus on education
Improved access to clean water and sanitation in schools increases concentration and pupil attendance Drinking contaminated water leads to poor concentration and, in more severe cases, impaired cognitive function. Part of WaterHarvest’s work focuses on building rainwater harvesting structures for schools. These simple structures catch and store the monsoon rains and provide year round clean…
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Our Annual Review 2019/2020
We are pleased to announce that our latest Annual Review is now out. Our Annual Review takes a look at the last financial year and the work we have been doing, the events we have held and how we have spent the fund generously donated to us. Download the full version in PDF here.…
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Making a real difference
With the number of COVID cases in India still rising, we are pleased to bring news of how the programmes you are funding are making a real difference. Never before has it been quite so important to have access to clean water, better hygiene and sanitation than during this pandemic. These images show how the programmes you have…
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May update from our India office team
The impact from COVID 19 is on livelihoods, not just lives. WaterHarvest’s India office team, whilst working from home, is in touch with our partners to get information from the project villages and regions in Rajasthan and Gujarat. According to our partners, the COVID 19 lockdown has really affected the lives of the poorest of…
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Seeing is believing
A short video clip enables you to see our work from the ground, from the sky and through the different seasons in just a few minutes. Please note this blog was published on the 7th May 2020. Whilst nothing replicates the experience of being on the ground in our programmes, our short video clips do have their…
