Featured Ventures
Trees For Livelihoods
Agroforestry Solutions in Central India: Madhya Pradesh
In a one-of-a-kind attempt at biodiversity action outside forests on a mega scale, smallholder farmers come together on this afforestation drive on farmlands to increase their financial security and adapt to their ever-changing crop yields.
The ‘Dhan’ Solution
Sustainable Rice Value Chains
The promotion of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) among smallholder farmers in Maharashtra is addressing water scarcity, reducing methane emissions, and improving agricultural resilience. It is also enhancing farmer collectives, decision-making networks, market linkages, and financial access.
Closing the Loop
A Circular Approach to Waste Management in Urban India
Demonstrating the potential of market-based solutions to transform household waste into compost, reducing emissions, enhancing soil health, and promoting sustainable urban living.
Mradi Wa Kilimo Mseto
Agroforestry for Value-chain-based Climate Action in Tanzania
Our agroforestry initiative in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region promotes sustainable land use, enhances food security, improves livelihoods, and fosters creative community engagement.
Ma Honkô
Blue Carbon for Coastal Resilience and Community Development in Madagascar
Combating the impact of charcoal logging in Madagascar by spearheading a transformative mangrove restoration initiative, combining community development, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods for a more resilient future.
Kitchens Without Borders: The Sashroyi Chula
Indoor Air Pollution Solutions for the Marginalized of Bangladesh
The Sashroyi Chula program provides portable, improved cookstoves to marginalized communities in Bangladesh, including refugees and remote tribal populations, to reduce indoor air pollution and improve cooking efficiency.
Amader Brikkho, Amader Bhabishyot
Ecosystem-based Land Management in Bangladesh
Our community forestry program is a comprehensive initiative driven by farming communities in Bangladesh to restore ecosystems, generate sustainable livelihoods, and contribute to climate action through community-led tree planting and organic farming.
Baha’ Mou
Blue Carbon in the Sundarbans
The Baha’ Mou initiative revitalizes the Sundarbans mangroves, benefiting local Mouli communities through enhanced education, sustainable livelihoods, including honey production, and a renewed sense of stewardship over their ancestral lands.
The Banj Collective
Afforestation in the Kumaon
Leveraging high-altitude afforestation in mountain communities through the Van Panchayats of the Kumaon region (Uttarakhand, India) to plant native Himalayan species and foster sustainable livelihoods through non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
Mangroves for Resilience
Blue Carbon in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s coastal communities are driving a significant mangrove restoration project, revitalizing 3,000 hectares of degraded lands, creating resilient coastal ecosystems, and bolstering local livelihoods.
Increased Energy Access in India with IDES
Enabling Energy Entrepreneurship and Adaptation
The IDES program is a one-of-a-kind women-led initiative that provides clean energy solutions, including renewable microgrids, clean cooking, and LED lighting, to rural communities.
Kitchens of Progress: The Bondhu Chula
The Rural Modular Kitchen Solution
The Bondhu Chula initiative is a massive program revolutionizing rural cooking in Bangladesh, combating indoor air pollution, and deforestation, powered by a strong force of women entrepreneurs.
Goḍ Mātīchī (The Sweet Soil)
The transformative cultivation of sugarcane in Maharashtra represents a pivotal shift toward sustainable agricultural practices, intertwining ecological stewardship with economic vitality. As one of India’s foremost cash crops, sugarcane underpins rural livelihoods sustaining a vast agro-industrial ecosystem.
For the Agariyas
Sustainable Salt Farming using Solar PV Systems
Led by women from the Indigenous Agariya community—who produce nearly a third of India’s salt—this project introduces solar PV systems to traditional salt farming practices, cutting emissions, lowering costs, and improving health while paving the way for economic inclusion.
Ibu Bakau, Bakau Kita
Restoring mangroves and mobilizing local communities to rebuild Indonesia’s natural coastal defenses — enhancing climate security and creating sustainable livelihoods through blue carbon nature-based solutions.
Rays of Relief
Water Purification Technology for Coastal Bangladesh
In response to saltwater intrusion following repeated cyclones, this community-owned initiative installs solar-powered filtration plants to ensure access to safe, clean drinking water—tackling waterborne diseases and preventing further environmental degradation in coastal Bangladesh.
Kitchens for Clean Air: Safa Chulo
Promoting Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) in Nepal
Transforming kitchens across Nepal, this initiative trains local artisans and distributes improved cookstoves (ICS) that reduce emissions, improve indoor air quality, and support women-led climate action at the community level.
Harit Sandarbh
Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh, India
Addressing both environmental and agricultural challenges in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur, this initiative integrates native tree species into farms—promoting biodiversity, watershed health, and women-led land stewardship through a participatory model.
Off-grid: On the Rise
Solar-Powered Solutions for Rural Electrification
Bringing affordable and reliable clean energy to where the grid ends in rural India, our inverterless solar DC systems enable remote communities with decentralized solar solutions, reducing emissions, improving health, and unlocking education for children and economic opportunities for women.
Yaf Keru
Coral Reef Restoration for Biodiversity Action in Western Papua, Indonesia
Combining traditional stewardship with market-based conservation, Yaf Keru equips local communities to restore coral reefs, protect biodiversity, and grow sustainable ecotourism in the heart of Indonesia’s Coral Triangle.
Ma Hazo
Ecosystem Restoration through Sustainable Agriculture in Madagascar
Rooted in indigenous farming knowledge, Ma Hazo supports community-led agroforestry through sustainable coffee and cocoa production—restoring ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, and connecting local farmers to global markets.
Paaniko Srot, Samudayako Shakti
Water Filtration Systems That Power Self-Sustaining Economies
Our low-GHG water filtration systems provide safe drinking water to schools and communities, reducing health risks, and supporting community-driven solutions in Nepal.
Coming Full Circle
Embracing the Circular Economy for Plastic Recycling in India
India’s first plastic recycling program to be verified and issuance approved by Verra, this initiative strengthens waste value chains, supports formal waste networks, and advances circular economy practices.
Trees For Transition/ Rai Lulik (Sacred Land)
Social Forestry for Locally-led Adaptation in Timor-Leste
In one of the world’s youngest nations, this project brings together agroforestry, climate adaptation, and women-led collectives to support smallholder farmers in restoring sacred landscapes, strengthening food security, and shaping community-driven climate resilience.
Mangroves for Tomorrow
Transforming Myanmar’s Coastal Landscapes through REDD+ Initiative
This pioneering initiative restores over 550 hectares of degraded mangroves, supporting sustainable livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and strengthening climate resilience for coastal communities in Myanmar.
Featured Ventures
Trees For Livelihoods
Agroforestry Solutions in Central India: Madhya Pradesh
In a one of a kind attempt at Biodiversity action outside forests on a mega scale, small holder farmers come together on this afforestation drive on farm lands, to increase their financial security and adapt to their ever changing crop yields.
The ‘Dhan’ Solution
Sustainable Rice Value Chains
The promotion of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) among smallholder farmers in Maharashtra is addressing water scarcity, reducing methane emissions, improving agricultural resilience, and enhancing farmer collectives, decision-making networks, market linkages, and financial access.
Closing the Loop
A Circular Approach to Waste Management in Urban India
Demonstrating the potential of market-based solutions to transform household waste into compost, reducing emissions, enhancing soil health, and promoting sustainable urban living.
Mradi Wa Kilimo Mseto
Agroforestry for Value-chain-based Climate Action in Tanzania
Our agroforestry initiative in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region promotes sustainable land use, enhances food security, improves livelihoods, and fosters creative community engagement.
Ma Honkô
Blue Carbon for Coastal Resilience and Community Development in Madagascar
Combating the impact of charcoal logging in Madagascar by spearheading a transformative mangrove restoration initiative, combining community empowerment, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods for a more resilient future.
Kitchens Without Borders: The Sashroyi Chula
Indoor Air Pollution Solutions for the Marginalized of Bangladesh
The Sashroyi Chula program provides portable improved cookstoves to marginalized communities in Bangladesh, including refugees and remote tribal areas, to reduce indoor air pollution and improve cooking efficiency.
Amader Brikkho, Amader Bhabishyot
Ecosystem-based Land Management in Bangladesh
Our community forestry program is a comprehensive initiative driven by farming communities in Bangladesh to restore ecosystems, generate sustainable livelihoods, and contribute to climate action through community-led tree planting and organic farming.
Baha’ Mou
Blue Carbon in the Sundarbans
The Baha’ Mou initiative revitalizes the Sundarbans mangroves, benefiting local Mouli communities through enhanced education, sustainable livelihoods, including honey production, and a renewed sense of stewardship over their ancestral lands.
The Banj Collective
Afforestation in the Kumaon
Leveraging high-altitude afforestation in mountain communities through the Van Panchayats of the Kumaon region (Uttarakhand, India) to plant native Himalayan species and foster sustainable livelihoods through non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
Mangroves for Resilience
Blue Carbon in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s coastal communities are driving a significant mangrove restoration project, revitalizing 3000 hectares of degraded lands, creating resilient coastal ecosystems, and bolstering local livelihoods.
Increased Energy Access in India with IDES
Enabling Energy Entrepreneurship and Adaptation
The IDES program is a one-of-a-kind women-led initiative that provides clean energy solutions, including renewable microgrids, clean cooking, and LED lighting, to rural communities.
Kitchens of Progress: The Bondhu Chula
The Rural Modular Kitchen Solution
The Bondhu Chula initiative is a massive program revolutionizing rural cooking in Bangladesh, combating indoor air pollution, deforestation, powered by a strong force of women entrepreneurs.
Goḍ Mātīchī (The Sweet Soil)
Strengthening Capacity through Regenerative Solutions for Native Sugarcane Farmers in Maharashtra, India
The transformative cultivation of sugarcane in Maharashtra represents a pivotal shift toward sustainable agricultural practices, intertwining ecological stewardship with economic vitality. As one of India’s foremost cash crops, sugarcane underpins rural livelihoods sustaining a vast agro-industrial ecosystem.
For the Agariyas
Sustainable Salt Farming using Solar PV Systems
Led by women from the Indigenous Agariya community—who produce nearly a third of India’s salt—this project introduces solar PV systems to traditional salt farming practices, cutting emissions, lowering costs, and improving health while paving the way for economic inclusion.
Ibu Bakau, Bakau Kita
Participatory Mangrove Restoration in Indonesia
Restoring mangroves and mobilizing local communities to rebuild Indonesia’s natural coastal defenses — enhancing climate security and creating sustainable livelihoods through blue carbon nature-based solutions.
Rays of Relief
Water Purification Technology for Coastal Bangladesh
In response to saltwater intrusion following repeated cyclones, this community-owned initiative installs solar-powered filtration plants to ensure access to safe, clean drinking water—tackling waterborne diseases and preventing further environmental degradation in coastal Bangladesh.
Kitchens for Clean Air: Safa Chulo
Promoting Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) in Nepal
Transforming kitchens across Nepal, this initiative trains local artisans and distributes improved cookstoves (ICS) that reduce emissions, improve indoor air quality, and support women-led climate action at the community level.
Harit Sandarbh
Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh, India
Addressing both environmental and agricultural challenges in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur, this initiative integrates native tree species into farms—promoting biodiversity, watershed health, and women-led land stewardship through a participatory model.
Off-grid: On the Rise
Solar-Powered Solutions for Rural Electrification
Bringing affordable and reliable clean energy to where the grid ends in rural India, our inverterless solar DC systems enable remote communities with decentralized solar solutions, reducing emissions, improving health, and unlocking education for children and economic opportunities for women.
Yaf Keru
Coral Reef Restoration for Biodiversity Action in Western Papua, Indonesia
Combining traditional stewardship with market-based conservation, Yaf Keru equips local communities to restore coral reefs, protect biodiversity, and grow sustainable ecotourism in the heart of Indonesia’s Coral Triangle.
Ma Hazo
Ecosystem Restoration through Sustainable Agriculture in Madagascar
Rooted in indigenous farming knowledge, Ma Hazo supports community-led agroforestry through sustainable coffee and cocoa production—restoring ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, and connecting local farmers to global markets.
Paaniko Srot, Samudayako Shakti
Water Filtration Systems That Power Self-Sustaining Economies
Our low-GHG water filtration systems provide safe drinking water to schools and communities, reducing health risks, and supporting community-driven solutions in Nepal.
Coming Full Circle
Embracing the Circular Economy for Plastic Recycling in India
India’s first plastic recycling program to be verified and issuance approved by Verra, this initiative strengthens waste value chains, supports formal waste networks, and advances circular economy practices.
Trees For Transition/ Rai Lulik (Sacred Land)
Social Forestry for Locally-led Adaptation in Timor-Leste
In one of the world’s youngest nations, this project brings together agroforestry, climate adaptation, and women-led collectives to support smallholder farmers in restoring sacred landscapes, strengthening food security, and shaping community-driven climate resilience.
Mangroves for Tomorrow
Transforming Myanmar’s Coastal Landscapes through REDD+ Initiative
This pioneering initiative restores over 550 hectares of degraded mangroves, supporting sustainable livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and strengthening climate resilience for coastal communities in Myanmar.
