Kiran Rao
FounderFounder of Paani Foundation
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Kiran Rao is the founder of Paani Foundation[1], an Indian non-profit working on environment, livelihood, rural & agriculture and water & sanitation from Mumbai.
Paani Foundation
Founded by actor Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, Paani Foundation trains villagers in watershed management and water conservation to combat drought. Its Satyamev Jayate Water Cup mobilises communities to build water-harvesting structures.
Paani Foundation reports the following, on its own site:
- 5 million people impacted through water conservation and sustainable farming
- 550 billion litres of annual water storage capacity created
- ₹11,000 crore saved on water tankers
- Farmer Cup reaches 351 talukas across 34 districts of Maharashtra
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
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- Press
- 4
References
- [1] “A non-profit founded by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, working to enable a people-led effort towards a prosperous rural Maharashtra.” — Paani Foundation. Source
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