Donate Water Purifiers for Chambal Valley Villages

Villagers source their water (including drinking water) from the river Chambal. Besides being heavily polluted, there is also an added risk of being attacked by Gharials (crocodiles) and encountering human corpses that sometimes come floating in by the river bank. There have been incidents of men and children being dragged away by crocodiles. In the absence of an alternate source of water, villagers continue to risk their lives.

The daily drinking water need for the entire village is estimated to be about 1200-1500lpd. Fortunately, being surface water source in a rocky terrain, Chambal River water is low on dissolved salts. Removal of suspended particulate, color, smell etc and hedging it against microbial contamination would be able to make water fit for human drinking.

Our Approach:

• Water tests were conducted by a professional agency – Eureka Forbes at their Jaipur office. Based on the test results the KarmaKonnect team decided between 2  home-based water filters for each of the 50 homes.
• KarmaKonnect ensures the installation of quality assured water purifiers in each house to reduce the issues related to water-borne diseases. 
• Water quality will be monitored every year by taking water samples and getting them tested to make sure the filters are effective. Any corrective steps if needed will be instantly taken.  Yearly filter changes shall be managed by KarmaKonnect

About the NGO

KarmaKonnect is a non-profit social venture that aims to connect the fragmented ‘giving’ ecosystem by empowering NGOs, donors, volunteers, corporates, and government to create impactful social development interventions, often in remote and under-served areas. 

KarmaKonnect is an enabler; motivating and empowering individuals and organizations to tap the growing philanthropy landscape by creating, connecting, and/or collaborating on credible projects and causes. 

The KarmaKonnect team is currently involved in a number of initiatives across the country, through various dedicated volunteers and NGOs. We are primarily working on:

• Child education and livelihood skills (urban slum evening schools/shelters) in Gujarat, Telangana, MP, and Delhi through utilization of existing govt infrastructure and digital/innovative collaborative models.

• Rural Development Programs - Setting up  Water, Solar and Livelihood/Entrepreneurship projects in remote tribal areas.

• “Adopt a Village" customized project for donors involving well researched sustainable solutions for development followed by a rigorous monitoring approach. 

• Women Empowerment, livelihood, and legal help, rescue and rehabilitation projects

• Training and placement of underprivileged and specially-abled candidates

• Refuge rehabilitation and relief work 

• Ad-Hoc Medical help and assistance as needed.

Karmakonnect also specializes in customized projects to help optimize donor and CSR spend and increase NGO efficiency.