Atlanta Dunia

“Women, Water and Sustainable Development”

Organizer	Association for India's Development (A.I.D.)
Program	Nafisa Barot Activist, Co-founder-Utthan, Gujarat, India US Tour, Fall 2004 “Women, Water and Sustainable Development”
When	Tuesday, 26th October, 7:00pm
Where	119, Instruction Center, Georgia Tech
Contact	aid@gatech.edu or call Srini (678-467-2654)
email
www	http://www.aidindia.org/atlanta
Tickets	Free & Open to All
Directions	`On I-75 (South):` `· Take exit 249D and turn RIGHT onto North Ave.` `· Turn RIGHT (North) onto Tech Pkwy NW` `· Turn RIGHT (North) at next signal of Means St.` `· Immediately turn RIGHT (East) onto Ferst Dr NW.` `· Park at the first parking lot to the left` `(This is not the GaTech Student Center lot)` `· Instruction Center is behind the parking lot.` `Follow the AID direction markers`	`On I-75 (North):` `· Take exit 249D and turn RIGHT onto Linden Ave.` `· Immediately turn LEFT onto W.Peachtree St.` `· Turn LEFT (West) onto North Ave.` `· Turn RIGHT (North) onto Tech Pkwy NW` `· Turn RIGHT (North) at next signal of Means St.` `· Immediately turn RIGHT (East) onto Ferst Dr NW.` `· Park at the first parking lot to the left` `(This is not the GaTech Student Center lot)` `· Instruction Center is behind the parking lot.` `Follow the AID direction markers`
Remark	Nafisa (Ben) Barot has been championing the efforts of local communities to achieve self-reliance in natural resources for over two decades. She is a founder member of Utthan, a not-for-profit group working on the empowerment of women and impoverished communities and providing socio-technical assistance. In the tribal belt of Gujarat, India, Utthan has been involved in large-scale drought proofing efforts through well deepening and recharging and building of roof collection water tanks. Income generating activities have reduced distressed migration. Nafisa Ben has served in committees and forums at the state, national and international levels to generate more gender-sensitive policies. She has advocated on gender discrimination in environmental issues, violence against women and gender perspective in communal conflicts. As the coordinator for the South Asia region for the Water Supply Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC - now known as WASH), she has been working to implement people-centered approaches in the management of local environments. Nafisa Ben has also been involved in efforts to promote understanding between different sections of society to counter communal violence. She will speak about her work.

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