Resource Library for Compassionate Living

• The Earthville Network

  Our global parent organisation, working for a compassionate and sustainable global village.

• Earthville Institute
  Our sister educational institute based in Colorado, USA, providing holistic experiential education related to sustainable living, compassionate action, and a contemplative approach to the arts.

• Sourabh Phadke

  Another of our key collaborators, an experiential educator and eco-architect who leads excellent workshops in green building and other aspects of sustainable living.

• Tergar International

  Global meditation community founded by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

• SanghaSeva

  One of our close collaborators, doing inspiring work combining meditation retreats with volunteer service in India, the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere.

• Carpe Diem Education

  Offers three-month and yearlong Gap Year programs focused on community, cultural immersion, service learning, and adventure.

INDIA

• Local Organisations & Institutions in the Bir Area

  See this list for links to local organisations in and around Bir.

• Alternative Development Center, Jaipur

  ADC works to promote education, human development and well-being of marginalized populations, through community-based education and development for impoverished children and women, as well as ecological initiatives.

• Barefoot College

  A non-government organisation that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable.

• Bhoomi College for Sustainability Studies

  An educational institute in South India with a focus on holistic living and learning for sustainability.

• Biome Environmental Solutions

  A top-notch green firm operating out of Bangalore, specializing in both green building and rainwater harvesting, plus a lot more.

• Chirag

  Rural development organisation based in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand

• Navdanya

  Seed saving, organics, and other eco-friendly activities, founded by eco-feminist luminary Dr. Vandana Shiva.

• Nishtha

  A charitable trust working for the benefit and development of society as a whole by improving the welfare of families with particular focus on women and children, through activities in the fields of health, education and environment.

• Sadhana Forest

  An NGO in Auroville working for sustainable living, food security through ecological transformation, wasteland reclamation, and veganism.

• SECMOL

  The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) is a NGO working in education reform, solar energy, youth development, and more.

• SHARAN India

  NGO working for animal welfare and promoting a vegan diet.

• Worldly Wags

  Worldly Wags is a collaboration of people who are moved by the plight of animals - especially non-human ones.

INTERNATIONAL

• Community Action Fund for Women in Africa (CAFWA)

  CAFWA works to empower women in conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa to rebuild their lives, recognizing them as powerful agents of change in communities around the world, and as active stakeholders in defining their own development strategies.

• Plum Village

  Intentional community of contemplation and healing in rural France, founded by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam

• Pun Pun Center for Self Reliance, Thailand

  Pun Pun is a small organic farm, seed saving center, and sustainable living and learning center working toward more self-reliant living through organic farming, natural building, and low-tech appropriate technologies.

• The Solar Village at Tamera

  A replicable model for sustainable villages everywhere

• Universal Compassion Foundation

  Animal welfare NGO founded by Geshe Thupten Phelgye

• Veganistan

  A global community promoting health and animal welfare through a vegan lifestyle.