United States Agency for International Development

Has worked with people in Wakel river basin to improve their water security and overcome problems of water shortages

Increase water supply and storage using appropriate local solutions

Raise awareness in local communities of the need for effective water management

Enough to supply a family for several months

Johed - small earth dams to capture rainwater. These have helped to raise water tables by up to 6 m. Five rivers that use to dry up following the monsoon now flow throughout the year

Villagers take turns to irrigate their fields using water controlled in this water

Small dam called a bund diverts water from the stream toward the fields

Bunds are made of stones, and lined with leaves to make them waterproof

Done by the villager whose turn it is to receive water