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A child's hands pour water from a brass pot into a clay bowl on a brick wall while a sparrow waits

Jal Seva · जल सेवा

Summer reaches the sparrows first.

A clay bowl. Clean water. Someone who comes back to refill it. That is the whole of Jal Seva — and the coming back is the part that matters.

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Six small acts, one habit.

  1. 01

    Notice देखना

    Where do the sparrows land? Where does the dog rest at noon? Care begins with looking.

  2. 02

    Fill भरना

    Clean water, in a bowl you can wash. Clay keeps it cool.

  3. 03

    Place रखना

    In shade, off the road, where a cat can't wait beside it.

  4. 04

    Observe निहारना

    Step back. Let them come. The distance is part of the respect.

  5. 05

    Refill फिर भरना

    By afternoon it is warm and low. Wash it. Fill it again.

  6. 06

    Continue जारी रखना

    Tomorrow, and the day after. A bowl once filled is a gesture. A bowl kept full is care.

A sparrow beside a filled clay water bowl in a shaded courtyard
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Children who learn about the water cycle in a chapter can watch it here: the bowl that empties by afternoon, the bird that returns at the same hour.

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Four Annanth Aasha Foundation campaign posters in Hindi: digital learning, tree plantation, water for birds, and learning through play
Campaign posters, including water for birds. Posters announce an intention; they are not a record of activity.
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When bowls are placed and refilled, dated photographs will appear here as Recorded — and only as Verified once checked.

Care, effort and value are connected.

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