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Saaf Paani, Badalti Kahaani

Drilled Wells

Fixed Hand pumps

Rainwater Catchment

Introduction:

Harrowing digestive problems and severe stomach aches affected people in Assam, Jharkhand, and other Indian states. These illnesses occurred sporadically. People had nowhere to seek help, and they did not know the cause. A few who consulted doctors were told that the reason was consumption of contaminated water from local water bodies.

For some villages, water sources were kilometres away, so women had to walk long distances to collect unsafe water—trips that often took most of the day and sometimes led to road accidents and deaths. In Assam’s Darrang district, many villages relied on very poor-quality groundwater for drinking and cooking. Some villages, such as Sidpahadi and Chuttu in Jharkhand, had government-installed hand pumps that had not worked for years, leading to water scarcity. Our goal is to learn about and help resolve area-specific water problems.

How:
The NHTB team worked closely with villagers to repair old hand pumps and install new ones, and trained them to maintain the pumps. The team raised awareness about hygiene and the role of unsafe water in many of the diseases affecting people. In parts of Assam and Jharkhand, communities are now more self-sufficient in addressing water issues. People take good care of the hand pumps and have started locking them to prevent misuse.

Many districts in Assam and Jharkhand have iron-rich water, which is not advisable for drinking. This water can have adverse effects on the kidneys over time. It cannot be made safe by boiling, so filtration is the only option. The NHTB team deployed water-filtration technology (mechanical, not requiring electricity) at no or minimal cost. Now hundreds of villagers drink filtered water every day.

Villages in Uttarakhand, which is in the highlands, have no easy access to groundwater, and carrying water up from the lowlands is very expensive. The NHTB team developed rainwater-harvesting systems to address water-availability issues cost-effectively.

Collaboration:
The NHTB team collaborated with IIT Bombay (Mumbai) to develop cost-effective rainwater-harvesting and filtration systems. Engineers provided live installation guidance to field staff and now support ongoing maintenance.

NHTB IN Rajasthan State

Just like several other states in India, Rajasthan also suffers with food shortage and insecurity; Poverty does not care for borders. We at No Help too Big firmly believe that nobody deserves to sleep hungry. To reduce this suffering, we recently expanded our operations to Rajasthan. We provided Ration (Dal, Rice, Grain), Tea powder, Sugar to over 70 families. Even though that does not marginally contribute much to poverty reduction, the marginal contribution to their happiness is exponential.

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NHTB IN Gujarat State

No Help too Big has been helping Gujarat with its food deficits. We have helped many villages in Gujarat including Vadiya and Motijeher, amreli.
No help too big also helped during the devastating cyclone Taukte by collaborating with the local police departments. We provided cement sheets for those whose houses were torned down by the cyclone, and gave ration to many families.

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NHTB IN Maharastra State

No Help too Big works tirelessly to make India a better place. In Maharashtra, we contributed with food relief packages on a large scale. Just like in other states we provided a monthly ration to many families, their testimonials and reactions are big drivers for us to keep going.
Apart from that, we provided thermal scanners, oximeters and masks to primary health care providers during covid outbreaks.

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NHTB IN Delhi State

No Help Too Big distributed Ration during covid lockdown. We also provided many homeless in Ghaziabad with blankets under our project Old is Gold so that they can protect themselves from harsh Delhi winters
We tried to provide women with skills such as sewing, so that they can create basic income for themselves and their families.

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NHTB IN Uttarakhand State

The state of Uttarakhand faces severe water scarcity. To help them, No Help Too Big set up several water collection systems, repaired the village handpumps.
To make a difference No Help Too Big arranged ration for over 100 families. Even though this will not make a large difference in poverty, it will significantly reduce the suffering of over 400 people.
No Help Too Big distributed 100 concentrators and medicines during second wave and worked closely with the government.

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NHTB IN Uttar Pradesh State

No Help Too Big team planted many trees around urban areas, and also contributed to equality by providing prosthetics and bulb assembling machine to physically challenged people, so that they can provide for themselves and their families.

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NHTB In Madhya Pradesh

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NHTB IN Jharkhand State

No help too big has made a large impact in Jharkhand with several projects. Under ‘saaf paani badalti kahani’ we fixed many if not all handpumps in several villages including Baragagri and Lupunga.
Under the other project ‘Kitaab Ek Khwab’ we provided basic education to children and adults of Jharkhand, thanks to efforts of our team and several other collaborators, many children can introduce themselves, and make basic conversations in Hindi and English
Apart from that we also gave ration and set up free medical consultations for the underprivileged sections of the society. NHTB also giving employment to villagers.

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NHTB IN Assam State

Assam also received help from No Help Too Big in a number of ways. Hunger elimination is a key goal for us, so we provided dry ration to a lot of underprivileged people. Initiatives for Saaf Paani Badalti Kahani was also taken Assam, providing safe drinking water to those who do not have access to it. Under the Old is Gold Project redistributed clothes and blankets during harsh winters at last, Kitaab ek Khwaab project also made its way to Assam, Teaching children basic English and Hindi education.

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