1. Deep respect for what makes our life possible - Soil, Air, Water -
and all life these three elements carry - Ecological Sustainability
2. The practice of interdependence - social cohesion
3. Blending traditional wisdom with appropriate contemporary technology
4. Self-reliance in 9 basic needs
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Graamam represents a growing network of rural women committed to a new model of economic resilience, trained in producing world-class products that cause happy and healthy consumers and a happy and healthy planet.
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
Ecologically sustainable, Socially cohesive and 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.
we are an integral part of the larger natural ecosystem, and that our life is a result not just of our actions, but of a concerted effort by the billions of species that we share the planet with.
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!!
Mahimna
I was inspired with the work happening in Proto – village even before visiting. I thought these people are trying to solve the right problems. And after visiting physically, I was very pleased to see the activites and their unique ways of doing those activities.
Vivek
This place felt like my school. Big campus, freedom, community and openness.