The Blue Community can welcome a new partner in India. The Dalai Lama Foundation (DLF), based in Nandurbar, a tribal district recognized as an Aspirational District by NITI Aayog on the border of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, took the pledge and turns blue.
Read about the Dalai Lama Foundation here
Shrikant Amrutsagar, Founder & President of the Dalai Lama Foundation, declares:
«The Dalai Lama Foundation recognizes access to safe drinking water and sanitation as a basic human right. As a Blue Community, we will conduct awareness campaigns, educational workshops, school programs, community outreach, and advocacy initiatives to promote equitable access to safe water and sanitation, particularly in rural, tribal, and underserved communities.»
Sreelakshmi Panigrahi, Vice Chairperson of the Blue Community Indian Society for Rural Development (ISRD) and NGO Coordination Head of the Blue Community South Asia Coordination Committee, welcomes the Dalai Lama Foundation in the Blue Community:
«A heartfelt welcome to the Dalai Lama Foundation as a new member of the Blue Community family. We are excited to work together in advancing the human right to safe drinking water, improved sanitation, and community-led sustainable development across South Asia.
We look forward to a meaningful, productive, and long-lasting partnership, and wish the Dalai Lama Foundation every success in its journey with the Blue Community Network.»
