Members


Abhivyakti Media for Development

Contact Person : Nitin Paranjape

Contact Number : 9422702353

Contact Email : nitinp.amd@gmail.com

City : Nashik.

Country : India

Keywords : Rural economy, learning opportunities, maginalised communities

About Organization : Abhivyakti Media for Development which started in 1987, t, is involved in facilitating media and communications for creating learning opportunities for the marginalised communities for developing their leadership and communities.

Website link : www.abhivyakti.org.in

Facebook link : NA

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHZRCaEWlfEY1FDnbjAE3FQ

Adivasi Academy

Contact Person : Dr. Madan Meena

Contact Number : 09414176631

Contact Email : madan_meena@yahoo.co.in

City : Tejgadh, Chota Udepur, Gujarat.

Country : India

Keywords : Tribal Culture, Arts, Languages, Crafts, Multilingual Education

About Organization : The Adivasi Academy is an institute for the study, documentation and revitalisation of Tribal Languages, Arts and Culture. It contains museum, library health clinic, herbal garden, studio, residential school for children and guest house.

Website link : www.adivasiacademy.org

Facebook link : NA

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AHEAD Initiatives

Contact Person : Abeer Chakravarty

Contact Number : 08584022178

Contact Email : rathnadeep@aheadinitiatives.in

City : Kolkata.

Country : India

Keywords : Local Self Governance; Panchayat; rural education; after school; lifelong learning; food; hunger; nutrition; livelihoods; culture, development and spirituality

About Organization : Redefining people's development paradigm

Website link : www.aheadinitiatives.in

Facebook link : NA

Video link : http://www.aheadinitiatives.in/av.html

Anveshan - Experiential Learning & Unlearning Centre

Contact Person : Aneeta Pathak

Contact Number : 09445100465

Contact Email : anveshan@auroville.org.in

City : Auroville, Pondicherry.

Country : India

Keywords : Alternative education, Experiential Learning & Unlearning, Transformational Leadership

About Organization : Our mission at Anveshan is to inform, inspire & impart integral learning & leadership, where mind, body and soul are aligned to create harmony with all life. Anveshan is an evolving experiment to learn & Unlearn to discover Individual’s Inner wisdom

Website link : anveshan.auroville.org

Facebook link : NA

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Asmakam - Self led open learning space

Contact Person : Archana Parsai Gehlot

Contact Number : 07723837600

Contact Email : aparsai@hotmail.com

City : Indore.

Country : India

Keywords : Asmakam, Self learning, unschooling, alternative to higher education

About Organization : Asmakam aims to provide a self learning environment to help explore real-life education aspects beyond the boundaries of formal schooling and benefit people from the ability to think creatively and collectively with an out of the box learning setup.

Website link : www.asmakam.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Asmakam.org

Video link : https://youtu.be/6iVtWQSXC0Y

हैकरgram

Contact Person : Karan Joshi

Contact Number : 08630624862

Contact Email : karanjoshi1993@gmail.com

City : Naukuchiatal, Nainital.

Country : India

Keywords : sustainability, co-working , apprenticeship ,data ,research ,social entrepreneur

About Organization : हैकरgram was born out of a desire to create real as well as virtual community spaces where people can be themselves, pursue self development goals & work holistically together to create innovative & sustainable solutions to global problems.

Website link : https://hackergram.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/hackergram/

Video link : https://youtu.be/X2WiT-RXfJo

Baduku Community College

Contact Person : Murali Mohan Kati

Contact Number : 09972089471

Contact Email : muralimohankati@gmail.com

City : Bengaluru.

Country : India

Keywords : Community college, livelihoods, socially critical professions

About Organization : Baduku Community College was founded by Samvada in 2007 to carve out careers from social and ecological needs. The college addresses young peoples’ aspirations for meaningful livelihoods by creating opportunities for them to enter and influence socia

Website link : http://samvadabaduku.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Baduku-Community-College-398276047596580/

Video link : NA

Barefoot College

Contact Person : Shuvajit Payne

Contact Number : 08861021312

Contact Email : shuvajit@barefootcollege.org

City : Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

Country : India

Keywords : Education, skill development, renewable energy, solar, enterprise, livelihoods, water

About Organization : The long term vision of Barefoot College has been to work with the exploited and the impoverished rural poor and provide the opportunity for them to lift themselves out of relative poverty with dignity and self-respect.

Website link : www.barefootcollege.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/BarefootCollege/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m-y-0iRTuA&t=21s

Bhaktiversity

Contact Person : Medha

Contact Number : 09910203639

Contact Email : bhaktiversity@gmail.com

City : New Delhi.

Country : India

Keywords : ,indigenous knowledge feminist pedagogy spiritual heritage cultural diversity lingual diversity

About Organization : "Bhakti movement is a significant stage in the history of India. This movement not only re-imagined and requested the spiritual tradition of India, it did also broke away the economic, religious, gender and social hierarchies inherent in the system o

Website link : NA

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Bhaktiversity-486225488806999/

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Bhaskar Save Natural Farming Training Institute

Contact Person : Abhijay Save

Contact Number : 09723531071

Contact Email : abhijaysave@gmail.com

City : Umbergaon, Valsad, Gujarat.

Country : India

Keywords : Natural Farming; Food Forest; Orchard

About Organization : Bhaskar Save started Natural Farming in 1960s. He believed, once you understand the nature and try to connect with it then most of the work is done by nature. Thus farming can be done with least inputs and efforts.

Website link : www.savesanghavi.com

Facebook link : https://m.facebook.com/bhaskarsave/

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Bhoomi College

Contact Person : Adil Basha

Contact Number : 09620466110

Contact Email : free2rhymeadil@gmail.com

City : Bengaluru.

Country : India

Keywords : Ecology,Green path

About Organization : Bhoomi College has brought together individuals and communities through its Fellowship programmes, weekend programmes, conferences and workshops to learn, share and engage, aiming at ecological living on our planet. Bhoomi College has been envisioned

Website link : www.bhoomicollege.org

Facebook link : NA

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Bhumi NGO

Contact Person : Akshay Jain

Contact Number : 08754582504

Contact Email : akshayjain@bhumi.ngo

City : Chennai.

Country : India

Keywords : Volunteering

About Organization : "Bhumi is one of India’s largest independent youth volunteer non-profit organisations. Bhumi as a platform will enable over 12,000 volunteers in more than 12 cities across India for causes like education, environment, animals and community welfare.

Website link : www.bhumi.ngo

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Bhumi.Org/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbZT27Sm5NA

cBalance Solutions Hub

Contact Person : Matouleibi Chingsubam

Contact Number : 09637461176

Contact Email : matouleibi@cbalance.in

City : Pune.

Country : India

Keywords : Climate Change, Social Entrepreneurship, Experiential Pedagogy and learning, Environment, Farming, Mindful caring of our people and soil

About Organization : We are a fearless social-enterprise organization that is working in the area of climate change and creating experiential and collaborative learning and pedagogy in architecture and engineering institutions in India. We imbibe values and ethics that a

Website link : http://fairconditioning.org/ and http://cbalance.in/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/fairconditioning/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DW84MHCnDw

Center for studies in Ethnobiology, Biodiversity, and sustainability (CEiBa)

Contact Person : Dr. Avik Ray

Contact Number : 08584975263

Contact Email : avikray@ceibatrust.org

City : Kolkata and Malda, West Bengal.

Country : India

Keywords : Food security, Agro-biodiversity, Heritage Trees, Sustainable Food Systems, Environmental education, Biodiversity and Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Community Conservation

About Organization : A better understanding of human influence on biodiversity and its natural dynamics, climate change, food security would be a step forward towards probable mitigation measures. It brings us to the inception of CEiBa - a conglomeration of people from v

Website link : https://ceibatrust.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/CEiBa-2025270720836542

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Cherish Expeditions

Contact Person : Cherish Manjooran

Contact Number : 09947207548

Contact Email : info@cherishexpeditions.com

City : Kochi.

Country : India

Keywords : Impact Driven, Volunteering Projects and Community Based Tourism

About Organization : "Cherish Expeditions is an Impact driven organization, focusing on creating sustainable travel solutions through Community based Expeditions. The purpose is to re-imagining higher education to cultivate human and ecological flourishing in response to

Website link : https://cherishexpeditions.com/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/cherishexpeditions

Video link : https://www.facebook.com/CherishExpeditions/videos

Color Ashram Foundation

Contact Person : Namrata Manot

Contact Number : 09328950609

Contact Email : colorashramfoundation@gmail.com

City : Benaulim, Goa.

Country : India

Keywords : Herbal Dyeing, Herbal Printing, Natural Colors, Workshops, Learning Initiative, Sustainability, Sustainable clothing, Sustainable Fashion, Natural Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Herbal Dyes, Eco-friendly colors, Slow living, slow fashion, training.

About Organization : Color Ashram Foundation is an innovation herbal dye lab based in South Goa, Benaulim. Our work is offering training, products and services based on application of herbal dyes. These dyes are made from herbs and mineral sources.

Website link : https://www.truetoneink.com/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/naturalcoloruniversity/

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Creativity Adda

Contact Person : Manish Jain / Ashish Tiwari

Contact Number : 09899538994

Contact Email : sashish3@gmail.com

City : New Delhi.

Country : India

Keywords : Self Design Learning Space

About Organization : The Creativity Adda is a self-designed learning space. Objective is to ignite the inner motivation/self-initiative, social skills, emotional well-being, creativity, self-discipline, self-confidence, curiosity, and passion of the students.

Website link : creativityadda.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/pg/creativityaddadelhi/

Video link : NA

Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)

Contact Person : Osama Manzar

Contact Number : 09810042862

Contact Email : osamam@gmail.com

City : New Delhi.

Country : India

Keywords : Digital Empowerment, Empowerment, Information Poverty, Poverty, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, Access, Education, Last Mile Connectivity, Backward & Tribal, Internet, Internet Rights, Entitlements, Rights, Cluster Development

About Organization : DEF aims to connect unreached and underserved communities of India in an effort to bring them out of digital darkness and empower them with information access through last mile connectivity, digital literacy and digital interventions.

Website link : www.defindia.org

Facebook link : NA

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earth&us

Contact Person : Minhaj Ameen

Contact Number : 09159675955

Contact Email : 09159675955

City : Auroville, Pondicherry.

Country : India

Keywords : Environmental education, sanitation, rural education, water conservation, puchki

About Organization : earth&us, based out of Auroville, Pondicherry, are sustainability consultants, researchers and educators. specializing in dealing with developmental problems that require multi-sector analysis and holistic approaches.

Website link : http://earthandus.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/earthusishere

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-72cICjF9Y

EBHLE (Experience Based Holistic Learning Environment)

Contact Person : Hasmukh Sapnawala

Contact Number : 09552689001

Contact Email : hasmukh.s2611@gmail.com

City : Mandangad, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Country : India

Keywords : Funstrutured Learning in the midst of nature

About Organization : The goal of EBHLE is to help each child preserve and hone its uniqueness by giving it opportunities to explore its curiosity. In doing so some children may push boundaries and make mistakes. While the current system punishes mistakes, we look at them

Website link : http://ebhle.org/

Facebook link : NA

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhzA9eR85W8&t=11s&pbjreload=10

Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL)

Contact Person : Dilip Jain

Contact Number : 09819278161

Contact Email : dilip@hial.co.in

City : Mumbai/ Ladakh.

Country : India

Keywords : SECMOL, Ladakh, HIAL, Sonam Wangchuk

About Organization : HIAL is a collaborative exercise between learners and facilitators, and aims to inspire the seekers of knowledge to explore both outside and within themselves. we encourage learners to solve problems using the 3Hs: Bright Head, Kind Heart, and Skill

Website link : https://www.hial.edu.in/

Facebook link : NA

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Holisticedu

Contact Person : Puja Uchil

Contact Number : 09833593927

Contact Email : puja.uchil@gmail.com

City : Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : holistic education, teacher training, workshops

About Organization : Holisticedu is a platform created to spread awareness about holistic education. We create workshops for teachers to help inculcate more holistic practices in their classroom and also for students and parents to help them understand and implement holi

Website link : NA

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Holisticedu-104802918089418

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Hrut Collage

Contact Person : Urmila Samson

Contact Number : 09422330377

Contact Email : urmilasamson@gmail.com

City : Pune.

Country : India

Keywords : Network of people experimenting with diverse ways of being on the planet

About Organization : Hrut is Sanskrit for Ecology – everything to do with nature. Hrut Collage is a collage of infinite educational possibilities to help each learner of any age, income group, level of ability, cultural background to search for, find and realize their in

Website link : hrutcollage.wordpress.com

Facebook link : NA

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India Youth Jam

Contact Person : Sukhmani Kohli

Contact Number : 09650118376

Contact Email : sukhmani.kohli@gmail.com

City : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh.

Country : India

Keywords : Activism, Safe spaces, community, radical love, oneness, leadership

About Organization : This initiative bring together young and inter-generational leaders in India for an embodied experience of deep social change called Jams, Jams offer tools that change the way we live & make possible interpersonal & systemic learning & healing.

Website link : https://www.yesworld.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/indiayouthjamhttps://www.facebook.com/indiayouthjam

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Indian School of Democracy (ISD)

Contact Person : Hemakshi Meghani

Contact Number : 09712925108

Contact Email : hemakshi@indianschoolofdemocracy.org

City : New Delhi .

Country : India

Keywords : Democracy, principled leadership

About Organization : The mission of ISD is to nurture principled leaders with moral courage and imagination, to work on strengthening four pillars of Indian democracy- legislative, executive, judiciary and media. The end goal is making democracy work for all citizens.

Website link : www.indianschoolofdemocracy.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/IndianSchoolofDemocracy/

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kanthari

Contact Person : paul kronenberg

Contact Number : 08129820818

Contact Email : paul@kanthari.org

City : Trivandrum.

Country : India

Keywords : social change makers, change, alternative education, leadership, social entrepreneurship, change from within, spice

About Organization : We equip people with tools and skills to enable them to start own social ventures. So far, 130+ social initiatives and organizations have been started across 45 countries, that are creating a positive impact in the lives of people there.

Website link : https://www.kanthari.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/kantharis/

Video link : NA

Khoj GapYear

Contact Person : Vipul Shaha

Contact Number : 08390988008

Contact Email : vipulshaha@gmail.com

City : Pune/Bangalore.

Country : India

Keywords : Gap Year, Alternative Higher Education, Walk-Out Walk-On, Mentorship and Coaching Young people

About Organization : An online platform listing out all the multiple opportunities for Gap-Years in India. Offers coaching/mentorship to explore something anew, with a fresh mind, conscious intention and purposeful engagement to help in self-transformation

Website link : https://medium.com/khoj

Facebook link : NA

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Learners Collective Foundation

Contact Person : Poorva Abhishek

Contact Number : 08976046646

Contact Email : thelearnerscollective@gmail.com

City : Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : Self-directed learning centre for age group 5-18

About Organization : Learners Collective Foundation is started by a group of like-minded parents to provide for a learner-led education with a vision to spread awareness about alternative methodologies and open learning centres that promote such educational philosophies

Website link : www.learnerscollective.in

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Sadhana.centre/

Video link : NA

Lemon Ideas Innovations

Contact Person : Ashwin Korde

Contact Number : 9766571452

Contact Email : ashwin@lmonideas.in

City : Nagpur.

Country : India

Keywords : Entrepreneurship, Innovatio, Learning by Doing

About Organization : Nagpur based Startup Incubator and accelerator

Website link : www.lemonideas.in

Facebook link : NA

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Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE)

Contact Person : Deepak Menaria

Contact Number : 09823058166

Contact Email : innovate@lemonideas.in

City : Nagpur.

Country : India

Keywords : Learning by Doing, Learning through Reflection, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Social entrepreneurship, Startup

About Organization : LSE is a unique, new age Gurukul with a vision to support, mentor and train budding as well as early stage entrepreneurs. The pedagogy being Learning by Doing, Learn through reflections and real life experimentation.

Website link : https://lemon-school.com/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/LemonSchool

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQ1vcwOIO8

M.P. Gandhi Smarak Nidhi

Contact Person : Sanjoydamyanti

Contact Number : 09650378349

Contact Email : sanjoydamyanti@gmail.com

City : Chattarpur, M.P.

Country : India

Keywords : Mahatma Gandhi, Swaraj, non-violence

About Organization : The vision of Gandhi Ashram is to develop a self-sustaining way of life based on the principles of Swaraj and non-violence of Mahatma Gandhi. In particular, the community seeks to apply these principles to present-day problems to find universal

Website link : https://sites.google.com/site/gandhiashramchhatarpur/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/mpgandhismaraknidhi.chhatarpur.7

Video link : NA

Mukt Dhara MultiVersity

Contact Person : Mohit Trivedi

Contact Number : 08003389242

Contact Email : trivedi.triv@gmail.com

City : Partapur , Banswara, Rajasthan.

Country : India

Keywords : A free stream Multiversity of many streams.

About Organization : Mukt Dhara is a free learning space in midst of conventional colleges, curated to explore, understand & internalize radical & holistic approach on education & healthcare. It empowers learners to initiate understanding of Self, community & nature.

Website link : NA

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Mukt-Dhara-Multiversity-2022226474476703/

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Multiversity Online

Contact Person : Claude Alvarez

Contact Number : 09552995186

Contact Email : multiversityindia@gmail.com

City : Goa.

Country : India

Keywords : decolonising education; eurocentrism; natural farming

About Organization : Multiversity began with a meeting in 2002, which focused on the total dependence of present day academic content &method on eurocentric materials. Multiversity has organized many international conferences where scholars have debated on these issues

Website link : NA

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NavGurkul Foundation for Social Welfare

Contact Person : Abhishek Gupta

Contact Number : 09958003242

Contact Email : a@navgurukul.org

City : Dharamshala.

Country : India

Keywords : software engineering, higher education, data analysis, underprivileged, free

About Organization : NavGurukul is a one year residential learning program for underprivileged students to learn Software Engineering and Data Analysis. The course additionally helps them to find their purpose through their various interventions linked to their skills of

Website link : http://navgurukul.org

Facebook link : NA

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK8VpkiuLgg

OASiS - A Social Innovations Lab

Contact Person : Pradeep Ghosh (Ashoka Fellow)

Contact Number :

Contact Email : ghosh.pradeep@gmail.com

City : Bhopal.

Country : India

Keywords : innovation lab, social, entrepreneur, social security, livelihood, education, volunteer, social credit

About Organization : OASiS is a Social Innovations Lab, trying to innovate new approaches for addressing issues in development sector. We identify issues, research on them, develop innovative solutions, pilot them, develop them into models & put them in a public domain.

Website link : http://www.oasisorg.in

Facebook link : NA

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Puvidham Institute For Sustainable Living and Entrepreneurship

Contact Person : Meenakshi Puvidham

Contact Number : 09600491176

Contact Email : puvidham@gmail.com

City : Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu.

Country : India

Keywords : Education for sustainable living

About Organization : Puvidham works on providing a humane, sustainable & child-centered education environment for children. It is also involved in growth of neighboring villages in education & knowledge transfer for forest creation, water conservation, health & hygiene

Website link : http://puvidham.in/

Facebook link : NA

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Rang Karwan

Contact Person : Vandana Asha

Contact Number : 08005088602

Contact Email : hi.rangkarwan@gmail.com

City : New Delhi.

Country : India

Keywords : Theater, Arts, Learning through arts, Theater of the Oppressed, Creative Drama

About Organization : Rang Karwa is as an endeavour aims to develop a novel pedagogy for learning. It uses various art forms like drama, music, dance, art, visual arts. This helps individuals to explore and express themselves in an open and non – threatening space.

Website link : NA

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Rang-Karwan-100475151586174

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Samvada Youth Work Resource Center

Contact Person : Poornima Kumar

Contact Number : 09820287821

Contact Email : poornimak.samvada@gmail.com

City : Bangalore.

Country : India

Keywords : Youth Work, Youth work promotion, youth leaders, Youth Rights, youth rights advocacy

About Organization : Samvada Youth work resource center is a part of Samvada, an organisation that works with youth to bring social change. The center focuses on promoting youth work as a profession & creates youth work professionals thru specialized certificate courses.

Website link : http://samvadabaduku.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSamvada/

Video link : NA

SHIKSHANTAR: The Peoples Institute for Re-thinking Education and Development

Contact Person : Vidhi Jain, Harsh Wardhan

Contact Number : 9958311401

Contact Email : info@swaraj.org

City : Udaipur.

Country : India

Keywords : unschooling, Self designed learning, Learning, unlearning, reimagining education, Shiksha, decolonising, learning societies, udaipur learning city.

About Organization : Shikshantar, a Jeevan Andolan (life movement) was founded to challenge the culture of schooling and institutions of thought-control. Our core team works in collaboration with local partners through dynamic processes of participatory conceptualization

Website link : http://shikshantar.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Shikshantar-Andolan-126196370730355/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/user/manishjainudr/

Slow School

Contact Person : Nirat Bhatnagar and Divyangna

Contact Number : 09646541636

Contact Email : contact@slowschool.com

City : New Delhi.

Country : India

Keywords : transformation, inner change, reflection, self-discovery

About Organization : Slow School designs & curates deeply transformational experiences that promote reflection, self-discovery, authenticity, and creativity and brings these to a range of people in India & thus help bridge the gap between who people are and what they do

Website link : https://slowschool.com/

Facebook link : NA

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Sustainable Livelihood Institute

Contact Person : Ramaaubramanian

Contact Number : 09444957781

Contact Email : sli@auroville.org.in

City : Auroville, Pondicherry.

Country : India

Keywords : green enterprises, local economy, eco village, rural livelihoods, sustainable agriculture

About Organization : Sustainable Livelihood Institute is a initiative by the T.N. Govt. & is the only Institute of its kind in South Asia offering Sustainable Livelihood Capacity Building solutions. The institute engages with rural community across T.N. & Govt officials

Website link : http://tnavsli.in/Institute/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/tnavsli

Video link : NA

Swagyan Gandhi Ashram

Contact Person : Madhusudan Agrawal

Contact Number : 09537160173

Contact Email : injourney@gmail.com

City : Ahmedabad.

Country : India

Keywords : self learning, organic farming, community work, small experiments of love, gift culture, media for transformation, storytelling

About Organization : With intention to connect with oneself, with nature and with each other (community), Swagyan is a sacred space to hold and allow what needs to be manifested through us for the service of the whole. it is run by a community of friends and volunteers.

Website link : https://swagyan.wordpress.com/

Facebook link : www.facebook.com/swagyanmandir

Video link : NA

Swaraj University

Contact Person : Manish Jain

Contact Number : 08290784189

Contact Email : manish@xinx.co

City : Udaipur.

Country : India

Keywords : Alternative Education, Deschooling, Unschooling, Sustainable living, Self designed learning, Peer learning, experiential learning

About Organization : Swaraj University is a unique 2 year self-designed learning program for youth that builds deeper perspectives on self, environment and society. It helps youth identify their vision & build livelihoods as per their talents, dreams as needed today.

Website link : http://www.swarajuniversity.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/swarajuniversity

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgQK01qwpJ0

The Blue Ribbon Movement

Contact Person : Hemang Panchmatia

Contact Number : 09022914256

Contact Email : hemang.panchmatia@gmail.com

City : Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : Mumbai Peoples Un-versity, Social Artivism, MPU, BRM

About Organization : The Blue Ribbon Movement has interested individuals coming together to re-think learning for a better world. They decide where, when, how, and what they wish to learn for themselves, rather than being pressured by a degree or job.

Website link : https://brmworld.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/blueribbonmovement

Video link : NA

The Dharavi Music for Social Good Trust

Contact Person : Dolly Rateshwar

Contact Number : 09967503433

Contact Email : dolly@thedharavidreamproject.org

City : Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : HipHop, Social, Music, Afterschoolofhiphop, Rap, Beatbox, Graffiti, Bboying

About Organization : Its a platform to identify, nurture & showcase real talent from under-served areas & empower young talent in Dharavi slum of Mumbai and slum areas of the world to have free & easy access to share thoughts & expressions thru music, dance & art form.

Website link : www.thedharavidreamproject.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/TheDharaviDreamProject/

Video link : NA

The Story Of

Contact Person : Jaya Ramchandani

Contact Number : 09920935285

Contact Email : jaya@thestoryof.org

City : Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : informal learning, lifelong learning, interdisciplinary learning, 21st century learning

About Organization : It is an open community, that creates lifelong values and shared interdisciplinary learning journeys for people to learn, grow, and act at various stages of life thru programs facilitated by their network of mentors and coaches.

Website link : www.thestoryof.org

Facebook link : http://facebook.com/thestoryoffoundation

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBYZWTeTL4

Travel Dirty

Contact Person : Aishwarya Phadke

Contact Number : 09922401302

Contact Email : traveldirtyindia@gmail.com

City : Pune.

Country : India

Keywords : Responsible experiential travel

About Organization : Travel Dirty aims to become a responsible travel company that focuses on empowering marginalized communities in rural India by providing them economic opportunities & remind people of the simple bare necessities of life thru its unique travel style.

Website link : www.traveldirty.in

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/traveldirtyin/

Video link : NA

Travellers University

Contact Person : Rahul Karanpuriya

Contact Number : 07568515878

Contact Email : rahulkaranpuriya@gmail.com

City : Bangalore.

Country : India

Keywords : Travel, Education, Sustainability, Experiential Learning, UnLearning

About Organization : Travellers University is a learning community to support individuals who are interested to travel and learn to deepen their knowledge and understanding of themselves and the world, and are looking for alternative choices in Education.

Website link : www.travellersuniversity.org

Facebook link : www.facebook.com/travellersuniversity.org

Video link : NA

Unmukt Foundation

Contact Person : Shweta Agarwal

Contact Number : 09937099274

Contact Email : shweta@unmuktfoundation.org

City : Bhubaneshwar.

Country : India

Keywords : Holistic nature based education, Community learning, Art and indigenous culture, Environment

About Organization : Unmukt, meaning azaad, free, unleashed – is meant to challenge the little boxes we have confined ourselves and our children to. Unmukt intends to break open all such boxes, and give free reign to our dreams and aspirations.

Website link : https://unmuktfoundation.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/unmuktfoundation/

Video link : https://www.facebook.com/UnmuktTheGreenArmy/videos/961574744257675/

Vanvadi Agro-ecological Regeneration Association(VARA)

Contact Person : Bharat Mansata

Contact Number : 09967371183

Contact Email : bharatmansata@yahoo.com

City : Neral, Mumbai.

Country : India

Keywords : Ecological Regeneration of forest, water, soil, biodiversity; community; self-reliance; non-formal learning

About Organization : Vanvadi is a collectively regenerated bio-diverse forest of 65 acres Over the years,Vanvadi has conducted and hosted a number of events, activities, workshops and gatherings, particularly of an ecological and educational nature.

Website link : https://vanvadi.org/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/Vanfeva

Video link : NA

VERVE - THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN & VASTU

Contact Person : Gaurav Singhvi

Contact Number : 09414343181

Contact Email : gauravsinghvi13@gmail.com

City : Udaipur.

Country : India

Keywords : interior design, furniture design, vastu shastra, NATA, NID, NIFT, Drawing, Sketching, Art, Creativity, Innovation,

About Organization : Verve the school of Design and Vastu a private, not-for-profit institute devoted to the design of the interior environment and related disciplines through education, research, professional development, public programs and community outreach.

Website link : www.vervedesignschool.com

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/verveudaipur

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7GM9gwUt60

Vigyan Ashram

Contact Person : Yogesh Kulkarni

Contact Number : 09730005016

Contact Email : vapabal@gmail.com

City : Pabal, Pune.

Country : India

Keywords : Learning while doing, Rural Development through Education system, Fab Lab, Appropriate technologies, Design innovation center

About Organization : Vigyan Ashram runs educational program for youth between age group of 15 - 25 years age. It has technology courses for Under graduate / post graduate students in science/technology/ agriculture and other areas.

Website link : www.vigyanashram.com

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/vigyan.ashram.pabal/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYARqEp0Nbg

Walden Ecoversity (WE)

Contact Person : Chaitanya

Contact Number : 08985313131

Contact Email : chaitanya@ecoversity.in

City : Hyderabad.

Country : India

Keywords : Alternative Learning, Sustainable Living, Responsible Entrepreneurship, Self Inquiry

About Organization : WE is an upcoming learning centre, to be managed by Walden Education Foundation. WE conducts entrepreneurship programs through Catalyzer Entrepreneurship Centre. Through Fukuoka Farm WE helps farmers move to natural farming, permaculture etc.

Website link : NA

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/WaldensPath.School

Video link : NA

Youth Alliance

Contact Person : Vibhuti Agarwal

Contact Number : 01179606288

Contact Email : youthallianceofindia@gmail.com

City : New Delhi,Delhi and Ahmedabad.

Country : India

Keywords : Inner-transformation, youth leadership, service, empathy, trust, environment, ecology, community

About Organization : Youth Alliance nurtures empathetic leaders who understand & serve the world, making it more equitable, cooperative, and sustainable.We conduct immersive ethical leadership and experiential learning programs for youth across India.

Website link : www.youthallianceofindia.org

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/changeagents/

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMH9tTLSJ54P7gCljzeWp_A

YouthLink

Contact Person : Anwar Aminudin Chandra

Contact Number : 8778312841

Contact Email : youthlink@auroville.org.in

City : Auroville, Pondicherry.

Country : India

Keywords : Education, Project Incubation, Event Organisation, Sustainable Living & Livelihood

About Organization : YouthLink is an organization & empowerment platform that provides information and space for young adults to organize conscious events, alternative education & incubate projects. It is an educational activity & service under Auroville Foundation.

Website link : https://www.youthlink.org.in/

Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/aurovilleyouth/

Video link : NA