Beehives
Ferrocement Cisterns (Calabash / Pumpkin Cistern)
Ferrocement Cisterns (Calabash / Pumpkin Cistern)
Ferrocement Cisterns (Calabash / Pumpkin Cistern)
Gutters
First-Flush Filter
House Water Treatment (HWT)
Terracing
Spring Rehabilitation
Retention Ponds (Pokharis, Boulis)
Retention Ponds (Pokharis, Boulis)
Gabions and Earth Bunds
Tree Nursery
Bocage - Hedgerow Landscapes
Mangrove Replanting
Half Moons Zaï Pits
Stone Bunds / Vegetative Bunds / Earth Bunds
Seed Bank
Mushroom Farm
When captured, filtered, and stored, it sustains households, feeds crops, and recharges soils.
When guided through terraces, bunds, or vegetative barriers, it prevents erosion and floods.
When combined with trees, roots, and local knowledge, it brings life back to degraded land.
These techniques are applied in highlands, midlands, drylands, and even cities, proving that rainwater harvesting is relevant everywhere !
In schools, on farms, and across fragile ecosystems, nature-based and community-led approaches form IRHA’s Water–Soil–Tree Triptych, a living cycle where each element supports the other and strengthens ecosystem resilience.
management committees established for all restored areas.
and watershed rehabilitation in Senegal and Nepal.
recovery in restored sites (observed increases in vegetation cover and pollinator presence).
Before
After
In many rural contexts, such as in Nepal, girls spend 2 to 4 hours every day walking to fetch water. Time taken from school, rest, and childhood.
When rainwater infrastructure is available at home, that journey ends. The impact is immediate. Hours are given back to learning, safety, and opportunity.
IRHA contributes directly to ten of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, by linking water and health outcomes with climate-smart development, resilient infrastructure, education, land stewardship, and gender equality.
