Our Mission:

Creation of sustainable livelihoods through environment friendly appropriate technologies

Our Objectives:

Gramavidya  was established with  the following objectives:

• Development of simple and appropriate technologies oriented towards rural development. These technologies must
  • Increase rural self reliance;
  • Improve energy use efficiency;
  • Avoid environmental degradation and
  • Reduce economic disparities.

• To carry out field testing and demonstration of new technologies developed;
• To disseminate new technologies through the existing educational infrastructure in villages;
• To develop alternative educational systems;
• To impart training to rural youth in appropriate technologies;
• Publication of books, monographs and newsletters related to these technologies, especially in Kannada and possibly in other regional languages;

Target Area:

Gramavidya is a national level resource organisation. It primarily operates in the Bangalore rural district of Karnataka but networks with likeminded regional organisations all over India.

The Programmes:

1.   Development and Field testing of appropriate technologies;

2.   Dissemination of appropriate technologies through publications, awareness programmes and training both urban and rural areas;

3. Capacity building and HRD of rural communities especially women and youth,

4.      Promotion of Appropriate Technology based micro-enterprises

5.      Interaction with rural schools;

Achievements:

¨      Successful dissemination of Stabilised mud block technology all over the country;

¨      Dissemination of energy efficient wood burning stoves and related technologies;

¨      Dissemination of biogas technologies;

¨      Facilitation of an innovative model of entrepreneurship in Housing delivery;

¨      Training and capacity building of victims of natural disasters in Marathawada, Orissa and Kutch;

¨      Publication of booklets on stabilised soil block technologies.

Future Plans:   

• Establishment of a full fledged technology resource centre for cost effective housing technologies;
• Programmes on sustainable agriculture and watershed development;
• Rural Entrepreneurship programmes based on Appropriate Technology based micro enterprises for school dropouts and youth;
• Promotion of traditional health systems;
• Promotion of alternative education systems.