How an Army of Women Resurrected a River

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December 11, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace The care of rivers is not a question of rivers but of the human heart. - Shozo Tanaka - How an Army of Women Resurrected a River Women in Vellore, India, have resurrected the Naganadhi river and the agriculture of the area that were almost lost to drought. In 2014, the women took matters into their own hands and worked with engineers and hydrologists to build 600 recharge wells by hand: digging wells, making cement rings, placing the rings and stones, and planting drought-resistant saplings along the river basin. This labor-intensive work has resulted in wells that help replenish the groundwater. They have not only brought a dead river back to life, but have ensured their children do not endure the hardship they did. { read more } Be The Change Become part of the growing movement to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Are You Walking Through Life in an Underslept State? Pushing Through: A Poem for Grieving Hearts How to Be Yourself To Keep Company With Oneself The Life of Death 5 Core Practices for More Meaningful Conversations Mark Nepo: Where To Now? Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,938 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More