Just Change (ACCORD) enable tea growing tribals of Gudalur attain equity in the production process. They use participative capital wherein the investor must also be either a producer or consumer. The aim is to localise economies to resist the flow of wealth out of local economies. (Rashi-Kalpavriksh)
Timbaktu has re-engineered co-operatisation of thrift, primary production within the framework of natural regeneration and ecology, and care, and celebration of life - in nature and community - particulary women, children, persons with disabilities.
While reStore links health, livelihood and nature in an organic store, provides a community interactive space of nurture, spiritual communion, political action.
Community Learning Movement: Dilip Kamat has been training youth from villages in Karnataka, to take social action in their own village situation, using their local knowledge, creativity and stake. Rather than wait for NGOs to take the initiative, the youth now make use of resources and programmes of both NGOs, and government to initiate change in their village.
In view of the decreased funding of organisation work and the high costs of maintaining field workers, this provides for a more sustainable social action
Non Pesticidal Management - Centre for Sustainable Agriculture leverages local peoples knowledge of insects, to ward off us of harmful chemicals in agriculture..
Cultures of Innovation in Handloom Weaving
Annapurna Mamidipudi of Dastkar Andhra, an NGO which is based in Andhra Pradesh to support craft and handloom livelihoods through intervening in technology, marketing, design and policy
Permaculture:
Permaculture came to Pastapur, DDS late eighties. Since then it has changed the face of the organisation..
Deccan Development Society
Vidya Vanam
Hessaru Dala