Van Saheli | The story of Van amma and the women of Champawat

How far are you willing to go for water and firewood?

For us, things are instant, we switch the stove on or turn on a tap and it’s available.

But that’s not the case for everyone.

Women in Manar spent nearly 6–8 hours on average, per day, thrice a week collecting water and firewood. They would walk back home with heavy loads on their heads. This is an average of 800 hours annually just collecting firewood. But as the forests started to whither away, the journey became long and tiresome.