an initiative by Kokum Design Trust supported by Mahindra Foundation
Architecture and Urban Design, Education, Tourism
Designed for Better Life Foundation (BLF), this is a space for the identification, promotion, development and dissemination of grassroots innovations by farmers and inventors of the region.It is envisaged as a collaborative space for the local community with access to a global resource network.
Written and Contributed by Uday Goswami and Jayesh Ganesh
CtoK’s theory of change provides innovative and holistic hands-on support to a new young generation of Kashmiri craftspeople; helping them infuse traditional craft practices by creating sustainable networks that are resilient to market conditions.
Written and Contributed by Commitment to Kashmir
Craft, Culture, Strategic Design
Art for Life is the flagship programme of Banglanatak Dot Com, for inclusive and pro-poor growth in rural India, using cultural capital as a means of sustainable development. This program covers 30,000 rural artists and 30 art forms across three states.
Written and Contributed by Banglanatak Dot Com
Architecture and Urban Design, Education
Studio A Dvaita, Syngenta Foundation and Snehalaya (NGO) came together to build an agricultural training centre for children of marginalised farmers where they can engage and learn about the various agricultural technique through courses.
Written and Contributed by Studio A Dvaita
Architecture and Urban Design, Education
Modskool is the modular design and construction of a low-cost school that was built in a few days and can be dismantled within a few hours to protect from evictions faced by informal settlements in Delhi, India.
Written and Contributed by Social Design Collaborative
Clean Energy, Food Security, Product and Industrial Design
In India, farmers often sell their produce for a cheaper price in the evening, as it otherwise rots. S4S Technologies has developed a business model and a solar conduction dryer that increases the shelf life of excess vegetables to six months.
Written and Contributed by S4S Technologies
Lopez Design developed a cohesive, purposeful and humanistic branding system for the Partners’ Forum 2018 at New Delhi. The idea for the Identity emerged from the thinking that ‘Women, Children and Adolescents are the fabric of society’.
Written and Contributed by Lopez Design
Communication Design, Education, Gender Equality, Health and Well Being
The Champa Kit is a package of stories games for rural, out-of-school adolescent girls. It is an example of how human-centred design can be applied to identify and solve a complex social problem and create a lasting resource.
Written and Contributed by Thoughtshop Foundation
Architecture and Urban Design, Clean Water and Sanitation, Communication Design
Embracing communication design and architecture, PAUSE redefines public toilet and addresses the challenge of inadequate infrastructure and unhealthy sanitary conditions faced by the long-distance truck drivers in India.
Written and Contributed by RC Architects
Craft, Economy, Education, Strategic Design
How can we create compassionate and kinder models of economic activity that look at growth with purpose and consider the planet and all in it, to coexist equitably?
Written and Contributed by Jacob Mathew
Architecture and Urban Design, Education
Situated near Mumbai at the foot of the Western Ghats, the project is designed to accommodate a wide variety of activities such as team-building workshops, group discussions, craft classes, raft building and climbing.
Written and Contributed by Architecture BRIO
Climate Change, Craft, Product and Industrial Design
1 sqft of Carbon Tile is equivalent to preventing 30,000 litres of air from being polluted. Carbon Craft Design is on a path to address Climate Change issues through craft and design. To achieve it – they build products by upcycling carbon emissions.
Written and Contributed by Carbon Craft Design