Rural India

Alfa Educational Society, an NGO based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has started a primary school called Village Spirit Academy in Karawara village to help students get easy access to education.

An innovative design that saves water and turns human refuse into an useful resource, Ecosan toilets can help India meet the new Sustainable Development Goals while supporting the Indian government’s vision of a cleaner, healthier society.

Few people are able to effectively bridge the divide between the urban and the rural populations in India, and be equally loved by both. Here is a stalwart lady who has made it her life’s mission to bring these two sections closer together through compassion, love, and dedication.

"I wish there was a toilet in my house too. I am 16 years old now and I feel shy about going to the jungle."

Ashish and Ruta Kalawar left their well-paying jobs in England and returned to India to help empower the rural citizens of the country. Help them make their adopted village open-defecation free!

In the year 2012 the village lacked water facilities, electricity and roads. Today, the village has paved roads, a solar operated water distribution system and electricity.

Diwali may have gone but you can still light up the lives of the Dokhra metal artisans struggling to make a living in a small village in Odisha. Help Happy Light Project electrify their households!

Born on the December 31, 1949, Mohan Hirabai Hiralal is a staunch Gandhian who played a key role in transforming Mendha (Lekha), a tribal village in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra and helping it achieve ‘Poorna Swaraj’.

Rural dairy farmers in India produce about 102 million gallons of milk every year. Transporting this milk to the processing centres of different dairies without refrigeration and reliable electricity is difficult. Two men from the US came to India to solve this problem.

Meet a young renewable energy-enthusiast from Delhi who is keen on equipping solar entrepreneurs with all the right tools required to run a business.