Established in 1972, the Barefoot College is an NGO that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These “˜Barefoot solutions can be broadly categorized into solar energy, water, education, health care, rural handicrafts, peoples action, communication, womens empowerment and wasteland development.
Green Empowerment partners with rural communities in the developing world to implement renewable energy and water systems that alleviate poverty and preserve the environment.
A non-profit dedicated to developing simple income generating devices to improve life for the worlds poorest.
Great sustainable living resource. Contains the full text and images from over 1050 of the best books dealing with all areas of do-it-yourself technology.
Open, collaborative, solutions in sustainability. Thousands of how to and project pages on appropriate technology, international development and sustainability.
Aims to demonstrate and advocate the sustainable use of technology to reduce poverty in developing countries. Fields: energy, transport, agro-processing, manufacturing, shelter, …