Mirroring Hope: The Bhungroo Irrigation Technology Oral History Project

Savitaben Vershibhai Vaghari

Dhruti Thaker

Peg Christoff

Savitaben Vershibhai Vaghari

2019

Oral history told by Savitaben Vershibhai Vaghari. Savitaben is a female from Aritha. Bhungroo Irrigation technology is not used. Savitaben describes themselves as being uneducated.

Gender: Female

Bhungroo Irrigation technology used: No

Education: Uneducated

She [Savitaben] is a housewife who tries to find work in the village, although that is difficult to find. With the lack of income, the household "doesn't work." The family is in debt (owes 3-4 lakhs, which is about $4,235 - $5,646.80 USD); the debt is taxed about 3% every month or 36% per year; Fortunately, the village is relatively safe (there's no crime or thefts); and the latest challenge was that everything was drowned by the flood; when she does work, she receives 60 rupees for 4 hours of work. [SBU student; quick translation]

Aritha, Gujarat, India

Education - Achievement

Daily life

Occupations

Employment - Unemployment

Economics - Income - Poverty and low income

Finance - Financial management - Credit

Environment - Climate and weather - Floods

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