About Kate & John
We (Kate & John) are retired teachers from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, IL, who after being involved with 1Well's Vachharajpur well project, decided to bring together our friends and former colleagues to partner with Kapurashi, a remote village in northwestern India. One hundred families contributing $100 can empower a village of 1,400 people to increase their productivity and improve their standard of living.
We are "partnering" with Kapurashi, not simply donating money and leaving. After these initial projects are complete, we will be working with the village and the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA; www.sewa.org), our on-the-ground field partner, to identify the next level projects that will support village entrepreneurs. As basic services are provided, people will be spending less time on water collection, lesser walking of great distances to relieve themselves, and reduced threat of unsafe drinking conditions. For children, this additional time becomes increased attendance in classrooms. For adults, it means more productive time in the fields, or the ability to begin enterprises, like making soap and incense, weaving, performing embroidery, and trading or selling goods. We hope this is the beginning of a beautiful and economically fulfilling friendship.
In effort to support 1Well, we will be hosting a Silent Auction with various gifts donated by our friends and family. To learn more and participate, please visit LT 1WELL Silent Auction. ALL proceeds of the Silent Auction go to benefit 1Well operational funds.
Project Description
Agriculture is the major occupation of the villagers in Kapurashi. The region is dry and semi-arid and agriculture is essentially rain fed. In order to have access to water, the communities need to develop water sources in the village itself. Furthermore, sanitation is a major problem. There are no toilets, which means villagers have to walk relatively long distances to relieve themselves in the open. This lack of basic sanitation facilities results in a dirty and unhygienic village, vastly increasing the possibility of a debilitating outbreak of disease. To avert this potential disaster, Kapurashi needs toilets in the village and a general cleaning of the village.
To improve Kapurashi’s agricultural output, soak pits are needed to store wastewater, which will increase the moisture in the soil and recharge the land's productive capacity. Drinking water pits for farm animals are also needed so that the animals do not share water facilities with the villagers, an unsanitary practice that also increases the likelihood of disease.
The projects we will be supporting include:
• Well (repair): 1
• Roof rainwater harvesting tanks: 10
• Sanitation facilities:10
• General village cleaning: 1
• Farm pond repairing: 1
• Farm pond building: 3
• Agricultural trainings : 2
• Soak pits: 20
Join Kate, John and their friends and colleagues and partner with Kapurashi village to provide the basic health, sanitation, and agricultural needs required to support a healthy and positive community.
Participate in the LT 1WELL Silent Auction
Thank You:
Julie & Paul (Liberty Township, OH), Dan (Washington, DC), Charles (Orland Park, IL), Christopher & Vikki (La Grange Park, IL), Ann (Riverdale, IL), Lois (La Grange Park, IL), Richard & Nancy (La Grange Park, IL), Katherine & Kurt (Park Ridge, IL), John & Charleen (Indian Head Park, IL), Richard & Elaine (Aurora, IL), Ronald & Joy (Downers Grove, IL), GH & MM (Naperville, IL), Linda & Thomas (Oak Park, IL), Richard & Linda (La Grange Highlands, IL), Phyllis (St. Charles, IL), Marie (Indian Head Park, IL), John & Susan (Palos Heights, IL), Deborah & Phillip (Darien, IL), John (Indian Head Park, IL), Donna (Indian Head Park, IL), Donna (Chicago, IL), Carol (Oak Brook, IL), Yvonne (Cicero, IL), Mary (Indian Head Park, IL), Saranne (Western Springs, IL), Cynthia (Brookfield, IL), Paula & Michael (Lockport, IL), Katharine & Andrew (Oak Park, IL), Rebecca (Lisle, IL), Tamara and Eugene (La Grange Highlands, IL), Merle (Oak Park, IL), Robert & Virginia (Downers Grove, IL), Scott & Patricia (Western Springs, IL), Larry & Joyce (Sycamore, IL), Christine & Bernard (La Grange, IL), LJ & RB (Oak Park, IL), Bradley (La Grange, IL), Dennis & Reta (La Grange, IL), John (Westmont, IL), Sharon (La Grange, IL), Francis & Sharon (La Grange, IL), Maureen (Palos Hills, IL), William (Geneva, IL), William & Ann (Chicago, IL), Frank (West Chicago, IL), Bradley (Chicago, IL), Timothy & Jane (Naperville, IL), William & June
(Plainfield, IL), Kristine (Clarendon Hills, IL), Pam (Palos Park, IL), William & Michelle (La Grange, IL), Gail (Chicago, IL), Thomas & Brenda (Lake Havasu City, AZ), Herbert & Norma (Fontana, WI), Sally
(Brookfield, IL), Terry (Woodridge, IL), Kathleen & Paul (Lake Bluff, IL), Ann (Riverdale, IL), Mark & Carol (Western Springs, IL), Christopher (Chicago, IL), Sara (Rockford, IL), Christine & Bernard (La Grange, IL), Florence (Midlothian, IL), Jeanne (Willowbrook, IL), Larry (Wheaton, IL), Terrence & Marie (La Grange, IL), John & Lorraine (Burbank, IL), Michael & Nancy (Elmhurst, IL), Allen & Claudia (Western Springs, IL), Elizabeth (La Grange, IL), Barbara (Wheaton, IL), Charmaine (Chicago, IL), Hugh & Judith (Tucson, AZ), Aldo & Lisa (Western Springs, IL), Adrienne (Palos Heights, IL), Colin (Chicago, IL), Daniel (Washington, DC)
