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Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) works closely with nonprofits and state governments to develop solutions that create water security and well-being for rural communities. It focusses on water conservation and the promotion of efficient use of water in agriculture in some of the most water-vulnerable regions of India.


Articles

a piece of fabric with a colourful, geometric design--water collaboration
Ecosystem Development
August 28, 2024
Setting the course for water collaboration
There is a clear and urgent need for partnerships between multiple stakeholders and actors to ensure water security. A few principles and approaches can make collaborative action effective.
by Anantika Singh, Rishu Garg | 4 min read
A hillock covered with trees with a water body and clear skies in the background--reforestation
Agriculture
July 4, 2024
Are greener hillocks the key to Bankura’s agricultural revival?
by Rinku Gope | 3 min read
a group of women standing and talking in the field--rural working women
Gender
April 12, 2024
A young woman’s journey from a nonprofit to a corporate
A day in the life of a sales executive in rural Uttar Pradesh who isn't deterred by the challenges she faces as the only woman in the role, and perseveres to achieve her targets.
by Pratibha Singh | 7 min read
women explaining watershed work in binpur_water crisis
Water & Sanitation
March 22, 2024
Photo essay: Farmers combat the water crisis
To counter India’s water crisis, nonprofits from across the country are helping farmers adopt innovative techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture.
by Priyanka Rawat | 4 min read
pencil and rulers on a paper_codification
Scale
March 5, 2024
A social sector playbook: The time has come
To scale social impact models, we should turn proven processes and principles into a cross-sector code.
by Anantika Singh | 4 min read
a group of women standing in a field--community water conservation
Water & Sanitation
May 26, 2023
How community ownership sustains water conservation
Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.
by Saroj Mahapatra, Narendranath Damodaran | 5 min read
a man and a woman working in a field--farming and alcoholism
Agriculture
March 30, 2023
No itch, no alcohol: The gains of Tamil Nadu’s organic farmers
by Archana P Stalin | 2 min read
Four women gathered around a tap trying to fill their steel pots with water_water scarcity
Water & Sanitation
March 14, 2023
Reversing decades of water scarcity: What it takes
For decades Adivasi hamlets in Nashik were parched for up to eight months each year. Learn how a multi-pronged solution that responded to the local context and the unique needs of the community changed this situation.
by Saloni Meghani | 3 min read
Archana Mane in discussion with other women farmers_women farmers
Gender
November 24, 2022
Women farmers of Osmanabad mean business
by Archana Mane | 2 min read
Group of women in a field_rural women
Gender
November 1, 2022
Rural women empower a model that thrives
SSP’s investment in rural women builds their confidence to assume public leadership roles and helps them promote climate resilience, food security, and more.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
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