When water is rationed, households must decide how much can be used for drinking, cooking, washing, and bathing. Collecting it takes time before those choices can begin. During summers in India, H2O365 co-founder Tejas Raxwal saw those decisions organize the day. That experience continues to inform our attention to the resources families need to protect their health.
H2O365 combines community conservation with education developed alongside local teachers. Our work has included pond restoration, rainwater-fed school nurseries, and lessons informed by the water practices students know at home. Student Water Ambassadors learn to carry those lessons into pond care, preparing them to take part in the continued conservation of shared resources.
In 2024, 2.1 billion people lacked safely managed drinking-water services, according to WHO and UNICEF. “Safely managed” means water from an improved source that is available on the premises when needed and free from contamination. Access is therefore a question of reliability, location, and quality as well as the presence of a water source.
Source: WHO and UNICEF, 2025 update. Figures describe 2024.
Students care for plants in a school nursery supported by collected rainwater. The activity connects classroom learning with the regular responsibility of tending living things and conserving water.
The pond initiative is documented through community voices and photographs of the restoration work. The film received an honorable mention at the Student World Impact Film Festival.