Practical Action in Sri Lanka
Practical Action (previously known as the Intermediate Technology Development
Group (ITDG)) is a development charity registered in the United Kingdom which works directly in four regions
of the developing world – Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia, with
particular concentration on Peru, Kenya, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
In these countries, Practical Action works with poor communities
to develop appropriate
technologies in renewable energy, food production, agro-processing, sustainable
transport,water, sanitation, small
enterprise development, building and shelter, climate change adaptationand disaster risk reduction.
Lessons from Practical Action’s grassroots experience are spread
through consultancy services, publishing activities, education resources,
advocacy and an international technical enquiries service, Practical Answers
Practical Action is helping farmers in Sri Lanka install biogas units on their farmers to convert cow dung into an alternative power supply.
http://practicalaction.org/biogas_expertise
Some useful Links
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jun/08/fritz-schumacher-economic-environmental-visionary
- http://www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk/
- http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/small-is-beautiful-revisited
- http://neweconomicsinstitute.org/publications/essays/fullerton/john/the-relevance-of-ef-schumacher-in-the-21st-century
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