What has been happening in Dehradun

We have had lots of great meetings with academics, NGOs and Officials in the last couple of days. (I can't reveal any level of detail since the information I am collecting really is for the benefit of Water For People). There are so many good hearted people we have met who are trying to help the poor especially those living in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand. Often the men leave to work in the cities so women are on their own...they might have to spend up to 5 hours a day hauling water and the rest of the day plying the fields and looking after the children. The people have very difficult lives because of the inavailability of local clean water.