Location: Karnataka
Amount Supported: Rs 3,19,000 over 2010-2011
Chapters: Pittsburgh

Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA), Karnataka addresses a complex web of issues faced by farmers in India by coupling low-input agricultural techniques with NREGA implementation. Specifically, the project aims to help small farmers and landless laborers. Below, we review some of these issues, and then give details on how the project addresses them.
 

Supporting Chapters: Boston, Princeton, Troy

Amount: Rs. 531200

After Cyclone Aila in May 2009, Saathi Revathi started training 25 farmers in the heavily affected Sunderbans region to revive agriculture using inexpensive organic methods. This effort helped some of the farmers become trainers themselves and has now helped 800 farmers practice organic farming on 60 acres in 13 villages under 3 blocks.

Supporting Chapter: New York City

Amount: Rs.239400

The Kuteera shelter in Kolar (dist) Karnataka, provides a safe space for women from violence and suicidal or homicidal dangers. Supports for about 30 – 35 women at a time so that they could heal and be in a safe space while their domestic problems are being sorted out through negotiations/legal interventions.

Supporting Chapter: Seattle

Amount: Rs. 179740

 More than 90% of the waste generated by 220 families in Tungabatra block in Bangalore was successfully recycled.

Daughters of Fire : The Indian Court of Women on Dowry and Related Forms of Violence Against Women is organised by Vimochana and Asian Women’s Human Rights Council in partnership with JAGORI, other women’s groups and civil societie.

AID has signed on as a Friend of the Court and expresses solidarity with the women who have spoken out against Dowry and Related forms of Violence against Women.  AID supports Vimochana's work in extending Services to Women in Prostitution.

 NGO: Environment Support Group
 Location: Karnataka
 Chapter: Austin

Local communities affected by a project have very little information about the process of land acquisition, their rights, the entire process of Environmental decision-making and therefore feel helpless to defend themselves against a proposed project in their locality.

Bhargavi's work will educate, guide and empower people to access legal provisions using which they can protect their land, livelihood and environment from forceful intrusion by industrial and infrastructure projects.

NGO: Samaja Parivartana Samudaya(SPS)
Location: Dharward, Karnataka
Chapter: Boston, Cincinnati
Budget: Boston- $3000, Cincinnati-$5450

SPS fosters rural livelihood development and protection of natural resources through capacity building programs for women,farmers and tribals and aims to find employment to thousands of rural citizens in Karnataka.