TACKLING THE ROOTS OF POVERTY
  
"The starting point of all our
considerations is poverty or rather, a
degree of poverty which means
misery, and degrades and stultifies
the human person."

OUR VISION
An India without endemic, absolute poverty where all people have the opportunity to live with dignity, free from hunger, deprivation and marginalization
 
OUR MISSION 
Tackling the roots of poverty in India, embracing E. F. Schumacher’s concepts of economic development and social change, through:
Revitalizing rural communities
Promoting inclusive, harmonious sustainable development
Creating and sharing appropriate knowledge
 
OUR VALUES
We are a value-based organization.
We seek to practice and promote the values of head, heart and hands – taking our inspiration from E. F. Schumacher, the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi.
 
We find our energy in
SAMBEDANA (Compassion), SEWA (Service), SANGHA (Co-operation)