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About tAtA WAter Mission
       Tata Water Mission (TWM) is a programme initiated by Tata Trusts to tackle the water
       crisis with a multi-pronged approach. The three core areas supported by the programme
       are: technology innovations; improved service delivery through sustainable and integrated
       development, and through water conservation and water supply; and behavioural change
       communication models. TWM aims to provide better access to pure water to 6 million
       people in 7,000 villages across 12 states, within the next three years.

       About tAtA trusts
       Since inception in 1892, Tata Trusts, India’s oldest philanthropic organisation, have played
       a pioneering role in bringing about an enduring difference in the lives of the communities
       it serves. Guided by the principles and the vision of proactive philanthropy of its Founder,
       Jamsetji Tata, the Trusts’ purpose is to catalyse development in the areas of healthcare and
       nutrition, water and sanitation, education, energy, rural upliftment, urban poverty alleviation,
       and arts, craft and culture. Tata Trusts’ programmes, achieved through direct implementation,
       partnerships and grant making, are marked by innovations relevant to the country.



                              fEAtuRED In

          JAnuAry             tHIS ISSuE
             2017
          Tata Trusts
        collaborates with     Aalia Ali
            Swachh            Resuscitated a moribund government machinery to
         Bharat Mission       transform Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh

                              David Rajbangshi
                              Darrang district in Assam is well on its way to becoming
                              open defecation free
            400+
        Total number of       Swathi K
        preraks deployed      Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu is almost open defecation
            in India          free thanks to her inspiring leadership
                              Siddhartha Pathak
                              Galvanised his team to overcome personal challenges to
                              reach the state-level targets
             427+
         The number of
        open defecation
          free districts      DISCLAIMER
           as on date*        All matter in this magazine is the copyright of Tata Trusts. Material published in it can only
                              be reproduced with permission. To know more, write to us at zsbp@tatatrusts.org


    2  TATA WATER MISSION - A Tata Trusts Initiative             *As on August 2018
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