Eco hamlet
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This document describes plans for an eco hamlet center in Tapola, India that promotes sustainable tourism and appropriate technologies to benefit nearby tribal communities. The eco hamlet will provide accommodations, demonstrate ecological practices, and support local entrepreneurship and livelihoods projects. Visitors can experience slow tourism, volunteer activities, and personal development programs while contributing to community development and environmental conservation. The goal is to empower underprivileged tribes through micro-entrepreneurship and generate stable incomes, improving lives in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
Eco hamlet
- 1. eco hamlet sustainable tourism and appropriate technologies centre
- 2. VALUE PROPOSITION. A centre for sustainable tourism where travelers live, develop their Self, relax and volunteer in our appropriate technologies and livelihoods projects that impact nearby tribal communities. A role model hamlet in terms of ecological practices, an unique case of social innovation and sustainability, an opportunity for empower underprivileged tribes by fostering micro-entrepreneurship towards their autonomy, dignity and well-being. We focus both on the ecologic and social impact, the care for the surrounding people and environment. ECO HAMLET . 1
- 3. nature nurture live love help the society care for others respect the environment be authentic open communication simplify your lifestyle live in the moment eco hamlet OUR BRAND. our logo and core values: our motto and slogan: ECO HAMLET . 2
- 5. LOCATION. Tapola, Satara district, Maharashtra state, India (5 hours from Mumbai). Natural surroudings with lakes and forests, mild temperatures during indian summer, great accessibility by road from Mumbai or Pune. and an unexplored market ECO HAMLET . 4 Mumbai Tapola
- 6. Katkari Tribes from nearby hamlets, facing overwhelming discrimination practices and mainly living in bamboo huts without a stable source of income, electricity, safe drinking water, toilets or proper cooking methods. Travelers looking for unique experiences, personal development, volunteerism, community living, social contribution and awareness raising (ecology, tribal lifestyle, etc). Organizations interested in innovative corporate social moral and cohesion while having long-term social impact). TARGETS. ECO HAMLET . 5
- 7. DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS. space ecological construction and practices (local materials, bamboo/mud bungalows, rainwater harvesting, solar energy, composting toilets, etc.) organic farming and healthy indian/fusion solar restaurant low-cost accommodation in a place without competitors chill out area near the lake for resting, reading, meditation, yoga, etc. construction, furniture and decoration made by local tribes as an employment generation activity facilities for team building events, artist residencies, etc. small shop selling handicrafts and products made by tribes ECO HAMLET . 6
- 8. DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS. + space experience focus on slow tourism, community living and personal development (e.g. book crossing, open communication workshops, self-awareness exercises, meditation and yoga, debates, technology detox, etc.) workshops on ecological practices, appropriate technologies, organic farming, handicrafts, artistic expression using recycled materials, etc. services delivered by local people (e.g. photography excursions, kayaking on the lake, bicycle renting, etc.) opportunity for volunteerism and field work on nearby tribal hamlets (conduct trainings, support micro-entrepreneurs, awareness activities) ECO HAMLET . 7
- 9. DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS. + + space experience impact deep trust relations with the tribes and empathy for their needs and aspirations, having years of experience on working with them research and dissemination of appropriate technologies as a means for livelihood through nearby tribes support of micro-tribal-entrepreneurs (financial literacy, skills training) employment generation for tribes through goods and services price for visitors based on gift economy (standard rate + donation) financial sustainability for the non-profit organizations involved whole revenue applied on the expansion of the project and the uplifting of the beneficiaries ECO HAMLET . 8
- 10. EXAMPLES OF PRACTICES. ECO HAMLET . 9
- 11. EXAMPLES OF PRACTICES. App. technologies and micro-tribal-entrepreneurship livelihoods: Craftspreneurs Solarpreneurs Briquettepreneurs Sprinklepreneurs Cookerpreneurs Handicrafts with local/recycling materials Low-cost solar cookers and solar dryers Biomass briquettes for cooking Efficient irrigation systems for farming Efficient cooking stoves Honeypreneurs Waterpreneurs Fridgepreneurs Lightpreneurs Toiletpreneurs Beekeeping and selling of organic honey Water filters made of local resources Cold storage without electricity Solar bulbs made of plastic bottles Eco-toilets that use compost for trees ECO HAMLET . 10
- 12. AIILSG - All India Institute of Local Self-Government, a wide NGO with more than 80 years of experience and presence in all India, working on capacity building, research and social development. SHRAMIK JVS, a community-based organization working with these tribal communities for more than 25 years on information and awareness raising. SAPANA.org, a young non-profit organization focused on delivering new and innovative solutions for social awakening and economic development: we empower lives from passion to action. PARTNERS. ECO HAMLET . 11
- 13. JOIN US AS AN INVESTOR! opportunity to reach 9500 individuals in 125 villages in five years); an healthy approach to social investment and corporate social responsibility, focusing on long-term impact and sustainability both for the beneficiaries and the non-profit organizations involved; and visibility on media appearances, the eco hamlet website, traditional- greatest change of ECO HAMLET . 12
- 14. THANK YOU! contact us : asia@sapana.org