Participatory monitoring
A groundwater-monitoring programme operated and understood by the village itself.
The MARVI approach
Science becomes useful when it becomes local.
MARVI brings technical knowledge, community experience and practical monitoring together at village level.
The aim is to improve irrigation-water security and rural livelihoods by making the invisible visible.
Groundwater is often managed one well at a time, even though every bore draws from a connected aquifer. MARVI creates a shared picture through participatory monitoring, aquifer-recharge assessment and village dialogue.
The project works across hydrology, hydrogeology, agronomy, economics and social science. The result is not a report left on a shelf, but knowledge a community can use.
Recharge that can be measured
Assess rainwater-harvesting structures and understand what genuinely reaches the aquifer.
Decisions made together
Turn readings into conversations about crops, pumping, sharing and long-term water security.
Observe
Measure groundwater levels, rainfall, water quality and recharge structures with simple field tools.
Make visible
Upload observations to MyWell and turn repeated measurements into understandable trends.
Discuss
Share findings in the local language with farmers, schools and community institutions.
Act
Plan water use, recharge and cooperation with a clearer understanding of the shared aquifer.