Achievements

Karunalya Social Welfare Foundation works tirelessly to bring sustainable development and improved quality of life to communities in the Thar Desert. Our initiatives aim to address critical issues like health, education, water security, and livelihood improvement.

★ Water, Food and Fodder Security: As of today, a total over 100 community water bodies (Nadi) in 11 blocks of 6 districts across Rajasthan were rejuvenated with the participation of the communities. These traditional water bodies were rejuvenated following a scientific approach and innovations which led to increase in their water bearing capacity with 10,00,000 cubic meters. Due to these efforts, the community is now water secured and which contributes in mitigating drought. It also resulted in reduction of the migration of livestock and communities because of water security achieved within their villages and nearby villages. In continuation of water security, the 28-rainwater harvesting underground water storage tank (Taanka) and farming dykes (Khadin) constructed as well 4 percolation wells (Beries) also rejuvenated

A Nadi with full of rainwater after rejuvanation in Thar desert
★ Financial Literacy: It is observed that many rural and urban slum women are under debt due to loan borrowed from private money lenders on high interest rates and are not able to return. Karunalya Foundation started to educate these women about financial literacy with help of bankers. As a part of this intervention, women based JLGs were formed and linked with formal banking system. As of now, the group women got approximately 2.5 crore of loan on low interest rates and more than 150 women linked with banks and doing their own businesses. The women have realized the importance of being linked to formal banking system.
★ Skill development: Organization providing skill-based training “HUNER” to rural urban slums more than 100 women and girls on stitching, cutting, designs, etc. Computer trainings on Besics, word, excel, tally, etc.
★ Education:: The organization led the ‘educate girls’ campaign for girls from very poor background who live in urban slums rural villages with the objective to educate them and to raise funds for their exam & tuition fees. These, With the organization’s efforts, it is successfully able to raise funds from community to pay the exam and tuition fees of more than 300 students. The target set for this campaign is 1000 such needy girls. The campaign is set continue till the target is achieved. We also providing educational support to rural slums children through bridge course “Pathshala”
★ Relief programmes: During the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, the organization distributed over 1000 ration kits with 20-25kg flourmill (aata of wheat), @1kg each two type pulses, one-litre edible oil. Salt, spices, and hygiene kit with sanitizer, 3 shops, tooth pest & brush, raiser for saving, etc. to destitute families in rural and urban areas of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The team also distributed 15000 N-95 respiratory masks to front line workers, vaccination drive and 6460 warm blankets to the destitute families during winter season.

Blanket Distribution
★ WASH programme: Organizing more than 250 awareness and training sessions on WASH, soil and water conservation, climate change, disaster preparedness, COVID-19 pandemic, protection the girl’s child rights, adolescents’ girls, self-care trainings for older community, Govt. schemes, etc. 10000 environment friendly sanitary pads for adolescent girls and women. These sanitary pads washable and will be used 70 times.
Awards and Appreciations: The Karunalya Social Welfare Foundation won TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2024 in WASH category. The Karunalya Foundation receive" The CSR Universe Social Impact Awards 2024" in “WASH” category. The prestigious award ceremony took place on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, at the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢. https://thecsruniverse.com/organisation/karunalya-social-welfare-foundation

Awards and Appreciations: The CSR Universe Social Impact Awards 2024
★ Formation of Community Based Organizations (CBOs): Over 30 Joint Liabilities Groups (JLGs) with more than 250 women and 55 Village Development Committees (VDCs), 50% of which are women. JLGs women have collectively accessed over ₹2.5 crores in loans over five years, with timely repayments and no defaults.
★ Nutrition garden (AHU) with Paunch traue: Provided over 15000 plantations by Arid Horticulture Units (AHUs) with 16-20 fruits plants and "Panch trau campaign" Providing 5 plants for plantation to one family, school children, Anganwadi centre, gram panchayat CPRs, zila parishad representatives for make environment green and healthy community.

An Agroecology nutrition garden in Thar
★ Health and wellbeing: We provided CBC (Z3 Haematology Analyzer) machine for Govt. rural hospital (PHC) in dist. Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. Now this CBC machine will serve 70-100 patients everyday (men, women and children including older and disabled people) from nearby more than 10-15 villages and their approximately 30000+ people get benefit by different blood test and health treatment.
★ Animal care: As we know the big animal (i.e. cows and calf’s, etc.) are moving freely due to scare city of water and fodder here and there different places during day and night. The animals when they affected by heat, cold, road side accidents, sickness, and illness from different diseases they may need emergency health support. This animal ambulance will help to more than 30000+ animals through shri Gao Sewa Samiti at Ghadsana district Shri Ganganagar (Rajasthan).

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At Karunalya Social Welfare Foundation, we integrate traditional knowledge with innovative solutions to create sustainable, thriving communities. Together, we can build a resilient future for the Thar Desert.

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