Water Conservation Projects – Namco – National Mother and Child welfare Organisation

Water Conservation Projects:

In 2017, NAMCO partnered with NABARD to launch large scale water conservation efforts in Nagapattinam district through mobilizing people, training them and motivating them to initiate and sustain water conservation efforts. Through these water campaigns, NAMCO reached out to more than 4700 farmers and trained them on the importance of water, water budgeting, water infrastructure, revival of small water bodies and sustenance of such resources. The project resulted in enhanced awareness and participation by the farming communities.

In the same year, NAMCO mobilized support from AIMS India Foundation and undertook renovation of a big lake in Vilangudi village of Ariyalur district. Further, NAMCO also implemented the cleaning of a water canal in Vellore village of Coimbatore district. In Kottaiyur village of Virudhunagar district, NAMCO undertook removal of ‘seema karuvel’ (prosopis juliflora) trees, which are considered to be detrimental to ground water table, from about 62 acres in the lake. It also strengthened the bunds to enable holding of water by the lake to its designed capacity.

Latest Projects

Health Program

For the poor, health is the foundation for their sustainable livelihoods. A majority of the poor are dependent on their physical labour activities for their livelihoods. Also, good health forms the basis of their access to other basic necessities of life like education, livelihoods...
Programming Strategy

NAMCO employs a multi-pronged approach to poverty reduction. It strives to address both causes and effects of poverty, which are often vicious, and perpetuating poverty endlessly. NAMCO has identified five sectors that are critical in helping communities overcome the challenges of poverty. Yes, it...
Livelihood Program

Often, the livelihood strategies and activities of poor people are diverse and complex. Agriculture and other natural resource-based activities play an important role for rural households, but they may also diversify into other activities, some of which are linked to agriculture and the natural resources sector,...
Education Program

Education is indispensable to economic development and poverty eradication. Acquired basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, have a documented positive effect on the incomes of the marginalized populations. No economic development is possible without education. A balanced education system promotes not only...