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International Social Work, Vol. 51, No. 4, 544-555 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872808090247

Reviving India's grassroots social work for sustainable development

Govindasamy Agoramoorthy

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tajen University, Yanpu, Pingtung 907, Taiwan

Minna J. Hsu

Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan, hsumin{at}mail.nsysu.edu.tw

English

This article presents data on simple rainwater harvesting practiced by a nonprofit agency in India. By constructing cost-effective check dams and liftirrigation systems, rural agriculture was improved and this ultimately relieved poverty and rejuvenated grassroots socioeconomic and sociopolitical changes in the least developed tribal drylands of western India.

French

Ce papier présente des données sur la récolte de la simple eau de pluie pratiquée par une agence à but non lucratif en Inde. En construisant des barrages contrôlés rentables et des systémes d'irrigation ascensionnelle, l'agriculture rurale a été améliorée, ce qui a soulagé la pauvreté au bout du compte, et régénéré des changements socio-économiques et sociopolitiques dans les zones dagriculture tribales les moins développées de l'Inde occidentale.

Spanish

Se presentan datos sobre una simple práctica de recogida de lluvia en la India por una no lucrativa agencia. La construcción de poco costo de pantanos de control y sistemas de irrigación con aguas subterráneas mejoró la agricultura rural de tal manera que alivió la pobreza y rejuveneció cambios socio económicos y sociopolíticos en la base, en las zonas tribales de sequío y menos desarrolladas del Occidente de la India.

Key Words: agriculture • farmer suicide • poverty reduction • rural India • water


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