Sustainability

Local, grassroots projects are the key to solving the global water crisis in rural and remote areas. These diverse efforts involve community ownership, sanitation, hygiene education, change in behavior, and long-term maintenance and evaluation...

TreePeople is about helping nature heal our cities, through the training of communities to plant and care for trees, the educatiion of school children and adults about the environment and work with government agencies on critical water issues..TreePeople is about helping nature heal our cities, through the training of communities to plant and care for trees, the educatiion of school children and adults about the environment and work with government agencies on critical water issues.

Established in 1995, Red Feather works in partnership with Indian families and communities to implement sustainable home construction methods that offer hope to the tens of thousands of tribal members that have no home of their own..

TERI is bringing light to people who don't have access to electricity through solar lighting devices, offering them a chance for more development opportunities, a better health, and a cleaner and safer environment...

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, computer scientist Rodrigo Baggio, has been setting up Information Technology schools for young people of the community.

In West Oakland, California, where liquor stores have replaced markets, People’s Grocery is creating a healthy alternative, offering access to organic produce.

In the inner-city of Johannesburg, South Africa, The GreenHouse Project is turning one urban park into a seedbed for sustainable communities.

Seva, or service, is the selfless giving of oneself for the betterment of others and the world around. At Seva Cafe, the concept of service takes the form of a "pay it forward" restaurant...

At Goonj, based in New Delhi, India, a unique organization transforms one person's waste into a resource for another.