Water is at the heart of what WOTR does. In retrospect, water has been the recurring theme that connects every intervention that we as an organization have undertaken to date. For us, water is that one element holding together our collective, as we push the boundaries to help build water purifiers and Chillers among the rural populace.
It is estimated that many Indian cities will run out of water – both surface and groundwater – by 2040, owing to demand driven by rising population and mismanagement of water resources. India accounts for around 4% of the world’s water resources and 17% of the world’s population, resulting in a huge imbalance.

Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation, and despair.