We dream of a Resilient Rural India. Being set up in 12.5 acres of land, in the 2nd driest district in India (Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh)
ProtoVillage is the prototype of a “Resilient” rural community built for the villagers, by the villagers.
ProtoVillage is a space for systemic solutions for rural resilience to be
iteratively co-created,
diligently practiced,
comprehensively demonstrated
and openly shared!
It will be a center for learning, practice, demonstration and dissemination of the knowledge on how any community in this region can organize itself to be Resilient -
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Ecologically sustainable,
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Socially cohesive and
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Economically viable
A Resilient community is one in which the inhabitants' practice harmonious interdependence, employ ecologically sustainable means and blend native knowledge systems with contemporary appropriate technology to achieve self-reliance in terms of the 9 basic needs:
We believe that Education and Enterprise systems if designed well can enable rural transformation at scale.
Glimpses from ProtoVillage
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US
Vivek
I was inspired with the work happening in Proto - village
even before visiting. | thought these people are trying to
solve the right problems. And after visiting physically, I was
very pleased to see the activities and their unique ways of
doing those activities.
Vishnu
This place felt like my school. Big campus, freedom,
community and openness.
Vishnu
Mahimna
Such a wonderful experience staying at proto village.
Experienced life in its full zest! starting from 5:30 AM till 10
in the night, the schedule was packed with learnings,
activities, discussions, sports, reflections and most
importantly TASTY FOOD!!