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Making dreams come true
Siemens ‘Project Asha’
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Contents
Giving hope a chance
4
Electricity
6
Water
8
Livelihood
10
Education
12
Healthcare
14
Infrastructure
16
Testimonials
18
Map
19
Mumbai
2
19
“My daughter cannot wait to go to school every day.
This makes me proud.”
- Latabai,
a village elder
“I do not have to walk 2 km for water! It’s more than I
can wish for. Now I have more time to look after my
children. Thanks to everyone at Project Asha.”
- Mangala Raju Barat,
a mother of three
“I never thought my village can become an example
that will impress even people in cities. I am proud that
I lived to see this day. I will do everything I can to
make this successful.”
- Shri Vithoba Patil,
a 90-year-old village elder
“When we started, it seemed so difficult. How does
one carry solar panels to a place where you can’t even
drive a car? But the chance to be a part of a project
that will become a case study in the future helped us
see the big picture. The response, warmth and
encouragement from the villagers made all the
problems seem so small.”
- Ganesh Bhosale,
Siemens Engineer
“The project needed some land to set up the solar
panel. But the government permissions would have
taken a lot of time. I did not want my village to wait
for a single day for electricity. So, I asked them to put
it up on my land. It is a matter of pride for me to be
able to make such a huge contribution to the
development of my village.”
- Dilip Ware,
who donated his land to the village for
setting up the solar panel station
Project Asha –
Hope for a sustainable tomorrow
Siemens Ltd. joined hands with AROEHAN,
a non-governmental organization, to create Project
Asha. The project aims to restore hope and bring basic
amenities through an integrated holistic approach
to the people of Amle, a remote tribal village in
Mokhada taluka, Maharashtra.
Project Asha is a Siemens Corporate Citizenship
initiative, ably supported by various business divisions
of Siemens Ltd.
18
The objectives of the project are aligned to the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Siemens sought to bring the fruits of development
to the villagers’ doorsteps with the use of appropriate
and green technology for sustainable rural development.
Supported by Siemens’ technologies and AROEHAN's
expertise in community development, Project Asha
sees Amle walk the path of development with the
availability of electricity, water, education, medical
facilities and livelihood.
3
A tribal
village
becomes the
hope of an
entire nation.
Today, Amle walks in sync with future living.
Its people are living in a cleaner, greener and healthier
environment. It is hard to imagine that this tribal
village, which is only 130 kms away from
4
cosmopolitan Mumbai, was unfamiliar with basic
amenities like electricity, modern irrigation, potable
water, basic healthcare and adult education.
A barren past
A well-constructed today
For years, Amle remained a village far away from the
reach of progress, development and proper living
conditions. Crossing two rivers, one of which does not
have a bridge, a well with dilapidated walls, acute
water shortage post-monsoon and homes without
water. Absence of basic healthcare facilities, deaths
due to malnourishment and preventable diseases.
Child marriages, early pregnancies, high child
mortality rates and stillbirths. Classrooms without
benches, adult illiteracy and lack of employment
during non-agricultural season. Streets without lights
and absence of paved roads.
Siemens technology has shaped Amle’s infrastructure
with solar power, lighting homes and streets, making
available portable water as well as rainwater
harvesting system and pumps for irrigation.
As the project progresses, Siemens through AROEHAN
will partner with the villagers and local authorities to
construct the access road to the mainland and create
better healthcare facilities. Efforts are underway to
turn Amle into a completely self-sufficient village even
before the stipulated 3-year mark.
17
The path worth following
A pathway shows the
road to the future.
Building infrastructure
The primary areas of concern for the villagers of Amle
were the basic necessities of life – electricity, water,
livelihood, healthcare, education and infrastructure.
Through Project Asha, Siemens aims to turn this
village into a self-sustainable community within three
years with its technology and support, making it a
shining example for rural India to follow.
Amle has gone from being a remote, inhospitable
hamlet to becoming a model village, not just for the
rest of the country, with its 120,000 off-grid villages
– but for the entire world.
At last, the 90-year-old Bacchu Gangad finally got the
chance to admire his village under the illumination of
streetlights and he loves every moment of it. This
village elder sees his dream slowly transforming into
reality as his village makes progress in various fields
like healthcare, infrastructure and education. Nothing
makes him happier than knowing that his
grandchildren will live the life he always dreamt of
having.
16
5
Power that
brightens
homes,
streets and
smiles.
The power of electricity
Playing the role of a mother, a wife and a homemaker,
Latabai Budhaware now sees life in a new light. She
has discarded what was once an absolute necessity,
her oil lamp. She enjoys cooking food in the light of a
CFL bulb. Today, solar power is adding light to her life
and helping her children study even after the sun sets.
An unhealthy past
A robust today
For several years, the village was suffering from easily
preventable or curable diseases like malaria and other
water-borne diseases. Also, many women in the
village were malnourished and faced early
pregnancies due to child marriage. Early pregnancies
in turn resulted in stillbirths and underweight babies.
The nearest hospital being 40 kms away and the
nearest dispensary with a labor room being 6 kms
away, primary healthcare was virtually inaccessible for
the villagers of Amle. The situation worsened during
monsoons as a approach road to the village was cut
off by the river. The lack of proper healthcare
measures, medicines, sanitation and waste
management made the village prone to epidemics
of malaria, water-borne diseases and child deaths.
Siemens helped AROEHAN bring a drastic improvement
in healthcare to raise the average health standard at
Amle, the first step being a cascade model for primary
healthcare. The major driving force behind this
improvement has been the GGG (Girls Gaining Ground)
also known as ‘Gheu Bharari’, a special women centric
programme that aims at addressing the issue of early
marriages, healthy motherhood and child deaths. Local
women are given basic healthcare training, and they in
turn, train other members of the community. Issues
like institutional childbirth, prevention of malaria,
proper sanitation practices and awareness about
health schemes are highlighted. The Village Health and
Sanitation Committee monitors the health of
community members proactively. Today, the health of
Amle is in safe hands – its own.
An unlit path - Before
A strong outcome - After
Streetlights:
0
Homes with electric bulb:
0
Time spent under oil-lamp light: Dusk to dawn
Malnutrition in the 0-6 age group:
Child death cases:
Institutional births:
Sanitation awareness
6
15
Jayashree
will deliver
a healthier
tomorrow.
Jayashree Sanya Dore lends a helping hand to raise
the standard of health in the village. Jayashree, like
many other women of Amle, got married before she
turned 13. The early pregnancy that followed the
child marriage caused a still birth and the absence
of proper healthcare facilities only added to her
hardship. She still finds it hard to overcome this
trauma.
Jayashree is one of the first villagers to enroll in
Gheu Bharari (Girls Gaining Ground), a special
women-centric programme that aims at addressing
the issue of early marriages, healthy motherhood and
child deaths. Through this, she is spreading awareness
among other women of the village about
vaccinations, fighting malaria, proper birthing,
sanitation, appropriate marriage age and healthcare
in general.
Having enrolled for Gheu Bharari, Jayashree works
hard to make sure that no mother ever experiences
what she has – the loss of a child.
A dark past
A brighter today
Today, the villagers in Amle have a reason to smile
even after darkness. Electricity had not made its way
into Amle due to the inaccessible terrain and the small
number of beneficiaries. The absence of electricity
created a void in the lives of the villagers. Fieldwork
and travelling was limited to the daylight hours,
cutting down opportunities of regular and alternative
livelihoods. Darkness raised safety and security
concerns. Even the study hours of the children in the
village were restricted to daylight.
Siemens introduced Project Asha as a ray of hope for
the residents of Amle. A green energy source has
been set up for the villagers with a 12 KW Off-grid
Solar Power Station. Today, clean and self-sustaining
solar energy provides electricity to each of the huts,
streetlights and also runs the pumps for irrigation and
drinking water. Now, the villagers can travel and the
children of Amle can study even after the sun sets. As
expected, even the concerns of safety have now faded
away with the darkness. Amle is truly in the limelight.
A well-lit life - After
Unhealthy statistics - Before
Child mortality rate: 4 mortalities in 7
deliveries recorded
Amle
14
Dispensary
Public Health Centre
Hospital
6 kms
20 kms
40kms
Streetlights:
20
Homes with electricity:
65
Power generated by solar power station:
12 KW
Hours spent in oil-lamp light:
0
7
When
water flows,
so does life.
Water - the lifeline
Today, Hirabai, a 20-year-old mother can devote more
time to nurture and raise her newborn baby. Now that
clean drinking water has been made availlable at their
doorstep, neither she nor her husband has to trek
miles to fetch a pot of drinking water. She is happy to
be blessed with more than what she hoped for.
Drinking water woes - Before
8
An uninformed past
Upgrading the standard of living
In Amle, where even basic necessities were privileges,
education did not quite make it to the priority list. It had
only one school with two classrooms and two teachers
to offer education till class five, thus forcing many children
to drop out of school. This resulted in less than 14% of the
villagers having attended school and adult illiteracy was
another major area of concern.
Siemens believes that educated children can create better
communities. With this belief, efforts have been made
to equip Amle’s Aganwadi (pre-primary school) with
facilities like well-lit classrooms, more teachers and
interesting teaching methods to inspire young minds
to learn.
Also, a cascade model has been implemented for adult
literacy. Siemens supports AROEHAN to train facilitators in
the village to generate more trained youth for conducting
adult literacy classes. Besides reading and writing, the
villagers receive education on life skills, gender issues,
working of Gram Panchayat, government schemes and
women empowerment. Like Manisha, many young minds
will now be exposed to different fields of knowledge
beyond just cooking or fieldwork.
Heart-warming results - After
Drinking water well:
0.5 km
Cases noted of waterborne diseases in 2010-2012:
54 cases detected in a population of 350
Months in which river Gargai is dry:
March to May
Students 2012-2013:
32 in school
Adults literacy program:
20
13
A dry past
Amle is round the corner from the beautiful Gargai
River. The well in the village was dependent on this
river as its only source of water. However, once the
rivulet dries in the month of March, the water levels
in the well go down drastically. The villagers are
forced to go on long treks for a pot of drinking water.
The hardships involved in fetching water make it
impossible to have adequate water for sanitation and
cleaning purposes. Due to this, water contamination
and the spread of waterborne diseases have been on
the rise.
Manisha’s learnings
are no more confined
to the kitchen.
Imparting education
Manisha is on her way to become the first generation of
educated children from Amle, creating a ray of hope for the
entire village. She is no longer confined to the walls of her
home and her subjects of learning are no more restricted to
just cooking. Now, children like Manisha are discovering the
joys of childhood, schooling and learning.
Siemens installed an SM1 Simple Membrane water
filter to supply clean drinking water for the village
throughout the year. These filters have the capacity to
purify up to 20,000 litres of water daily. Siemens also
installed pipelines and a pump that carry water from
the well to a tank where the clean water is stored.
A few villagers have been trained to manage and
maintain this water purification system, making the
village truly self-sufficient. Clean water is creating
a clearer future.
Safe Drinking Water - After
Troubled learning - Before
12
A refreshing future
Number of classrooms and teachers:
2
Students 2011-2012:
32 enrolled out of which 4 dropped out
Classes:
1st - 4th
Males who have attended school (out of 130):
Females who have attended school (out of 150):
Drinking water available
per family per day:
20 litres
Water filtration capacity per day:
20,000 litres
30
Length of pipeline installed:
100 meters
10
Percentage of water purity:
99.99
9
A scarce past
Earlier, the villagers in Amle relied solely on rain-fed
subsistence farming for their livelihood. The river
Gargai was their only source of irrigation and when it
dried post monsoon, they had to turn to labor
intensive work at Wada, Bhiwandi or Dahanu. These
daily wage jobs were almost 80 kms away, which
required them to abandon their farms and families.
This lack of consistent income was also the underlying
cause for malnutrition, poverty and sub-standard
living conditions.
A prosperous today
Siemens supported the NGO AROEHAN and initiated
rainwater harvesting system in Amle to collect and
store rainwater that can be used throughout the year.
Using Siemens technology to set up a pumping water
station, more than twelve acres of agriculture land
has already been brought under yearlong irrigation.
Hope comes
knocking at doorsteps
along with a livelihood.
AROEHAN, with Siemens' support, is also training
farmers to generate additional incomes through
intensive farming, bee keeping, rearing of silk worms
and fish farming. A group of enterprising farmers will
collectively plan activities related to marketing of the
produce. Additional support to the farmers is
provided through consultations, know-how of agro
marketing and introducing the concept of collective
farming. The aim is to raise their living conditions and
make them self-sufficient. Now, villagers like Dilip
Ware don’t have to leave their homes to fend for their
livelihood.
Livelihood empowered
The 29-year-old Dilip Ware now has an opportunity for
year-round employment just outside his home.
He will not be forced to leave his village during
agricultural off-season to put a meal on the table.
Like Dilip Ware, many other villagers now enjoy better
livelihood opportunities and do not have to live
hand-to-mouth anymore.
Hand-to-mouth existence - Before
Occupation:
A well-invested future - After
Subsistence farming
% of villagers migrating for
post-monsoon work:
10 million litres
Land brought under yearlong irrigation:
40%
Distance travelled
10
Annual rainwater harvesting capacity:
12 acres
Expected average monthly income
per household:
for post-monsoon work:
80 kms
Expected work-led migration:
Average monthly income per household:
Rs.1000
Expected income sources:
Rs.3000
0%
Rice, fish, silkworms, bees
11
A scarce past
Earlier, the villagers in Amle relied solely on rain-fed
subsistence farming for their livelihood. The river
Gargai was their only source of irrigation and when it
dried post monsoon, they had to turn to labor
intensive work at Wada, Bhiwandi or Dahanu. These
daily wage jobs were almost 80 kms away, which
required them to abandon their farms and families.
This lack of consistent income was also the underlying
cause for malnutrition, poverty and sub-standard
living conditions.
A prosperous today
Siemens supported the NGO AROEHAN and initiated
rainwater harvesting system in Amle to collect and
store rainwater that can be used throughout the year.
Using Siemens technology to set up a pumping water
station, more than twelve acres of agriculture land
has already been brought under yearlong irrigation.
Hope comes
knocking at doorsteps
along with a livelihood.
AROEHAN, with Siemens' support, is also training
farmers to generate additional incomes through
intensive farming, bee keeping, rearing of silk worms
and fish farming. A group of enterprising farmers will
collectively plan activities related to marketing of the
produce. Additional support to the farmers is
provided through consultations, know-how of agro
marketing and introducing the concept of collective
farming. The aim is to raise their living conditions and
make them self-sufficient. Now, villagers like Dilip
Ware don’t have to leave their homes to fend for their
livelihood.
Livelihood empowered
The 29-year-old Dilip Ware now has an opportunity for
year-round employment just outside his home.
He will not be forced to leave his village during
agricultural off-season to put a meal on the table.
Like Dilip Ware, many other villagers now enjoy better
livelihood opportunities and do not have to live
hand-to-mouth anymore.
Hand-to-mouth existence - Before
Occupation:
A well-invested future - After
Subsistence farming
% of villagers migrating for
post-monsoon work:
10 million litres
Land brought under yearlong irrigation:
40%
Distance travelled
10
Annual rainwater harvesting capacity:
12 acres
Expected average monthly income
per household:
for post-monsoon work:
80 kms
Expected work-led migration:
Average monthly income per household:
Rs.1000
Expected income sources:
Rs.3000
0%
Rice, fish, silkworms, bees
11
A dry past
Amle is round the corner from the beautiful Gargai
River. The well in the village was dependent on this
river as its only source of water. However, once the
rivulet dries in the month of March, the water levels
in the well go down drastically. The villagers are
forced to go on long treks for a pot of drinking water.
The hardships involved in fetching water make it
impossible to have adequate water for sanitation and
cleaning purposes. Due to this, water contamination
and the spread of waterborne diseases have been on
the rise.
Manisha’s learnings
are no more confined
to the kitchen.
Imparting education
Manisha is on her way to become the first generation of
educated children from Amle, creating a ray of hope for the
entire village. She is no longer confined to the walls of her
home and her subjects of learning are no more restricted to
just cooking. Now, children like Manisha are discovering the
joys of childhood, schooling and learning.
Siemens installed an SM1 Simple Membrane water
filter to supply clean drinking water for the village
throughout the year. These filters have the capacity to
purify up to 20,000 litres of water daily. Siemens also
installed pipelines and a pump that carry water from
the well to a tank where the clean water is stored.
A few villagers have been trained to manage and
maintain this water purification system, making the
village truly self-sufficient. Clean water is creating
a clearer future.
Safe Drinking Water - After
Troubled learning - Before
12
A refreshing future
Number of classrooms and teachers:
2
Students 2011-2012:
32 enrolled out of which 4 dropped out
Classes:
1st - 4th
Males who have attended school (out of 130):
Females who have attended school (out of 150):
Drinking water available
per family per day:
20 litres
Water filtration capacity per day:
20,000 litres
30
Length of pipeline installed:
100 meters
10
Percentage of water purity:
99.99
9
When
water flows,
so does life.
Water - the lifeline
Today, Hirabai, a 20-year-old mother can devote more
time to nurture and raise her newborn baby. Now that
clean drinking water has been made availlable at their
doorstep, neither she nor her husband has to trek
miles to fetch a pot of drinking water. She is happy to
be blessed with more than what she hoped for.
Drinking water woes - Before
8
An uninformed past
Upgrading the standard of living
In Amle, where even basic necessities were privileges,
education did not quite make it to the priority list. It had
only one school with two classrooms and two teachers
to offer education till class five, thus forcing many children
to drop out of school. This resulted in less than 14% of the
villagers having attended school and adult illiteracy was
another major area of concern.
Siemens believes that educated children can create better
communities. With this belief, efforts have been made
to equip Amle’s Aganwadi (pre-primary school) with
facilities like well-lit classrooms, more teachers and
interesting teaching methods to inspire young minds
to learn.
Also, a cascade model has been implemented for adult
literacy. Siemens supports AROEHAN to train facilitators in
the village to generate more trained youth for conducting
adult literacy classes. Besides reading and writing, the
villagers receive education on life skills, gender issues,
working of Gram Panchayat, government schemes and
women empowerment. Like Manisha, many young minds
will now be exposed to different fields of knowledge
beyond just cooking or fieldwork.
Heart-warming results - After
Drinking water well:
0.5 km
Cases noted of waterborne diseases in 2010-2012:
54 cases detected in a population of 350
Months in which river Gargai is dry:
March to May
Students 2012-2013:
32 in school
Adults literacy program:
20
13
Jayashree
will deliver
a healthier
tomorrow.
Jayashree Sanya Dore lends a helping hand to raise
the standard of health in the village. Jayashree, like
many other women of Amle, got married before she
turned 13. The early pregnancy that followed the
child marriage caused a still birth and the absence
of proper healthcare facilities only added to her
hardship. She still finds it hard to overcome this
trauma.
Jayashree is one of the first villagers to enroll in
Gheu Bharari (Girls Gaining Ground), a special
women-centric programme that aims at addressing
the issue of early marriages, healthy motherhood and
child deaths. Through this, she is spreading awareness
among other women of the village about
vaccinations, fighting malaria, proper birthing,
sanitation, appropriate marriage age and healthcare
in general.
Having enrolled for Gheu Bharari, Jayashree works
hard to make sure that no mother ever experiences
what she has – the loss of a child.
A dark past
A brighter today
Today, the villagers in Amle have a reason to smile
even after darkness. Electricity had not made its way
into Amle due to the inaccessible terrain and the small
number of beneficiaries. The absence of electricity
created a void in the lives of the villagers. Fieldwork
and travelling was limited to the daylight hours,
cutting down opportunities of regular and alternative
livelihoods. Darkness raised safety and security
concerns. Even the study hours of the children in the
village were restricted to daylight.
Siemens introduced Project Asha as a ray of hope for
the residents of Amle. A green energy source has
been set up for the villagers with a 12 KW Off-grid
Solar Power Station. Today, clean and self-sustaining
solar energy provides electricity to each of the huts,
streetlights and also runs the pumps for irrigation and
drinking water. Now, the villagers can travel and the
children of Amle can study even after the sun sets. As
expected, even the concerns of safety have now faded
away with the darkness. Amle is truly in the limelight.
A well-lit life - After
Unhealthy statistics - Before
Child mortality rate: 4 mortalities in 7
deliveries recorded
Amle
14
Dispensary
Public Health Centre
Hospital
6 kms
20 kms
40kms
Streetlights:
20
Homes with electricity:
65
Power generated by solar power station:
12 KW
Hours spent in oil-lamp light:
0
7
Power that
brightens
homes,
streets and
smiles.
The power of electricity
Playing the role of a mother, a wife and a homemaker,
Latabai Budhaware now sees life in a new light. She
has discarded what was once an absolute necessity,
her oil lamp. She enjoys cooking food in the light of a
CFL bulb. Today, solar power is adding light to her life
and helping her children study even after the sun sets.
An unhealthy past
A robust today
For several years, the village was suffering from easily
preventable or curable diseases like malaria and other
water-borne diseases. Also, many women in the
village were malnourished and faced early
pregnancies due to child marriage. Early pregnancies
in turn resulted in stillbirths and underweight babies.
The nearest hospital being 40 kms away and the
nearest dispensary with a labor room being 6 kms
away, primary healthcare was virtually inaccessible for
the villagers of Amle. The situation worsened during
monsoons as a approach road to the village was cut
off by the river. The lack of proper healthcare
measures, medicines, sanitation and waste
management made the village prone to epidemics
of malaria, water-borne diseases and child deaths.
Siemens helped AROEHAN bring a drastic improvement
in healthcare to raise the average health standard at
Amle, the first step being a cascade model for primary
healthcare. The major driving force behind this
improvement has been the GGG (Girls Gaining Ground)
also known as ‘Gheu Bharari’, a special women centric
programme that aims at addressing the issue of early
marriages, healthy motherhood and child deaths. Local
women are given basic healthcare training, and they in
turn, train other members of the community. Issues
like institutional childbirth, prevention of malaria,
proper sanitation practices and awareness about
health schemes are highlighted. The Village Health and
Sanitation Committee monitors the health of
community members proactively. Today, the health of
Amle is in safe hands – its own.
An unlit path - Before
A strong outcome - After
Streetlights:
0
Homes with electric bulb:
0
Time spent under oil-lamp light: Dusk to dawn
Malnutrition in the 0-6 age group:
Child death cases:
Institutional births:
Sanitation awareness
6
15
The path worth following
A pathway shows the
road to the future.
Building infrastructure
The primary areas of concern for the villagers of Amle
were the basic necessities of life – electricity, water,
livelihood, healthcare, education and infrastructure.
Through Project Asha, Siemens aims to turn this
village into a self-sustainable community within three
years with its technology and support, making it a
shining example for rural India to follow.
Amle has gone from being a remote, inhospitable
hamlet to becoming a model village, not just for the
rest of the country, with its 120,000 off-grid villages
– but for the entire world.
At last, the 90-year-old Bacchu Gangad finally got the
chance to admire his village under the illumination of
streetlights and he loves every moment of it. This
village elder sees his dream slowly transforming into
reality as his village makes progress in various fields
like healthcare, infrastructure and education. Nothing
makes him happier than knowing that his
grandchildren will live the life he always dreamt of
having.
16
5
A tribal
village
becomes the
hope of an
entire nation.
Today, Amle walks in sync with future living.
Its people are living in a cleaner, greener and healthier
environment. It is hard to imagine that this tribal
village, which is only 130 kms away from
4
cosmopolitan Mumbai, was unfamiliar with basic
amenities like electricity, modern irrigation, potable
water, basic healthcare and adult education.
A barren past
A well-constructed today
For years, Amle remained a village far away from the
reach of progress, development and proper living
conditions. Crossing two rivers, one of which does not
have a bridge, a well with dilapidated walls, acute
water shortage post-monsoon and homes without
water. Absence of basic healthcare facilities, deaths
due to malnourishment and preventable diseases.
Child marriages, early pregnancies, high child
mortality rates and stillbirths. Classrooms without
benches, adult illiteracy and lack of employment
during non-agricultural season. Streets without lights
and absence of paved roads.
Siemens technology has shaped Amle’s infrastructure
with solar power, lighting homes and streets, making
available portable water as well as rainwater
harvesting system and pumps for irrigation.
As the project progresses, Siemens through AROEHAN
will partner with the villagers and local authorities to
construct the access road to the mainland and create
better healthcare facilities. Efforts are underway to
turn Amle into a completely self-sufficient village even
before the stipulated 3-year mark.
17
“My daughter cannot wait to go to school every day.
This makes me proud.”
- Latabai,
a village elder
“I do not have to walk 2 km for water! It’s more than I
can wish for. Now I have more time to look after my
children. Thanks to everyone at Project Asha.”
- Mangala Raju Barat,
a mother of three
“I never thought my village can become an example
that will impress even people in cities. I am proud that
I lived to see this day. I will do everything I can to
make this successful.”
- Shri Vithoba Patil,
a 90-year-old village elder
“When we started, it seemed so difficult. How does
one carry solar panels to a place where you can’t even
drive a car? But the chance to be a part of a project
that will become a case study in the future helped us
see the big picture. The response, warmth and
encouragement from the villagers made all the
problems seem so small.”
- Ganesh Bhosale,
Siemens Engineer
“The project needed some land to set up the solar
panel. But the government permissions would have
taken a lot of time. I did not want my village to wait
for a single day for electricity. So, I asked them to put
it up on my land. It is a matter of pride for me to be
able to make such a huge contribution to the
development of my village.”
- Dilip Ware,
who donated his land to the village for
setting up the solar panel station
Project Asha –
Hope for a sustainable tomorrow
Siemens Ltd. joined hands with AROEHAN,
a non-governmental organization, to create Project
Asha. The project aims to restore hope and bring basic
amenities through an integrated holistic approach
to the people of Amle, a remote tribal village in
Mokhada taluka, Maharashtra.
Project Asha is a Siemens Corporate Citizenship
initiative, ably supported by various business divisions
of Siemens Ltd.
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The objectives of the project are aligned to the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Siemens sought to bring the fruits of development
to the villagers’ doorsteps with the use of appropriate
and green technology for sustainable rural development.
Supported by Siemens’ technologies and AROEHAN's
expertise in community development, Project Asha
sees Amle walk the path of development with the
availability of electricity, water, education, medical
facilities and livelihood.
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Contents
Giving hope a chance
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Electricity
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Water
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Livelihood
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Education
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Healthcare
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Infrastructure
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Testimonials
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Map
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Mumbai
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Head office:
Siemens Ltd.,
130, Pandurang Budhkar Marg,
Worli, Mumbai - 400018, India.
Tel.: +91 (22) 3967 7000
Fax: +91 (22) 3967 7500
www.siemens.co.in
Making dreams come true
Siemens ‘Project Asha’
www.siemens.co.in/en/corporate_responsibility