an initiative by Kokum Design Trust supported by Mahindra Foundation
In a Covid-19 world, there is a need for us to rethink public spaces, especially those associated with multiple informal livelihoods such as weekly markets. To address it, SEWA, WIEGO, Janpahal, City Sabha, IIHS and Social Design Collaborative – came together as part of the civic campaign – Main Bhi Dilli.
Written and Contributed by Social Design Collaborative
Architecture and Urban Design, Craft, Culture, Restoration, Tourism
The restoration of the Mahidpur Fort is a collaboration between government agencies, local community, ATA and World Monuments Fund. The site is an example of plural identities and syncretic culture, receiving the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2016.
Written and Contributed by Aishwarya Tipnis Architects
Clean Water and Sanitation, Health and Well Being, Product and Industrial Design
The ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013’, recognises manual cleaning of sewers as a dehumanising practise arising from the continuing existence of insanitary latrines and a highly iniquitous caste system. Four young replaced manual scavengers with robots in manholes. They kept the technology simple so that anyone can operate the Bandicoot with a little training.
Written and Contributed by Genrobotic Innovations
Architecture and Urban Design, Education, Environment, Strategic Design
It was born to create “living classrooms” stretching from Koshi Tappu (220 feet), Nepal’s largest aquatic bird sanctuary, to Mt. Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet), the world’s third tallest peak to teach and conserve the 6,600 flowering plant species, 800 bird species and 180 mammals that are found in eastern Nepal.
Written and Contributed by KTK-BELT Studio
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, 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