Protest Participation: Water & Transport issues
Advocacy takes many forms. Sometimes it means submitting formal letters and attending official meetings. And sometimes it means standing in the street with your community and making your voice heard.
Overview
The Challenge
The residents of Kheel Jasli and Koro had been raising concerns about water access and inadequate transport connections — through formal channels, through panchayat meetings, and through individual complaints to local officials. Progress had been slow, and the community's frustration was real.
When residents organised a public protest to demand action on these issues, Earth Healers Foundation faced a choice: remain in the background, or stand with the community in its demand for the basic rights and infrastructure that every village deserves.
What We did
Earth Healers Foundation actively participated in the local protest alongside the residents of Kheel Jasli. Dr. Priya Saklani and members of the foundation stood with community members, joined the demonstration, and added the foundation's voice and visibility to the community's demand for clean water access and transport connectivity.
The decision to participate was a deliberate statement: that Earth Healers Foundation is not just a service provider operating in the village, but a genuine community partner — one that shares the community's concerns, supports its right to advocate for itself, and is willing to be counted when it matters.
Impact & Current status
The participation of Earth Healers Foundation in the protest helped raise the profile of the community's demands and demonstrated the breadth of support behind them.It also strengthened the trust and relationship between the foundation and the residents of Kheel Jasli — reinforcing that the foundation's commitment to the village is not conditional on conditions being easy.
What's next
Earth Healers Foundation will continue to stand with the communities it serves whenever their basic rights and needs require advocacy — whether in formal government meetings, in the media, or on the street.