Malkha is rooted in scaling up sustainable, ecologically friendly formats of processing cotton and yarn and seeks the ultimate goal of linking producers directly to buyers.

કચ્છમાં નૈસર્ગિક રીતે ઊગતા અને સદીઓથી પર્યાવરણને જાળવતા એક પ્રકારના કપાસના પુનરુત્થાનની કથા

“आप बस गरुड़ के विरोध में बोलकर दिखाइए, तब आपको पता चल जाएगा कि आप कितने पानी में है.”

Perhaps most promising was the ‘fish bowl’ session where anyone seeking or offering collaboration stepped into the middle and invited potential collaborators to discuss taking their ideas forward together.

Restoring an arid land in Andhra Pradesh to its original bounty

ஆரோவில் சாதனா வனம்: வரண்ட நிலத்தில் வளர்க்கப்பட்ட காடுகளும், மக்கள் மேம்படுவதற்கு ஏற்ற சமூகச்சூழலும், ஈகைப் பொருளாதாரமும் அமையப்பெற்ற இடம்

While Rs.3,000 is an insignificant amount for cattle, it often prevents villagers from resorting to retaliatory killing (of the carnivore) ...

“When we cut out the bottle, we could cut costs, and offer what consumers wanted, clean water, at half the price per liter of bottled water ...”

Projects that demonstrate ecological sustainability or social well being and justice are of course welcomed. But some initiatives have also demonstrated the democratic process in operation at the grassroots.