This area contains the following activities:
- Rural development
- Micro-finance
- Community Services
- Orientation & Hospitality
- Community-based Economy
Community and Social Change
“Auroville will be a site of material and spiritual researches for a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity”.
This pronouncement of the Mother reflects a large span of activities and projects related to community living, participatory approaches of social life, educational/environmental programs, rural areas of the bio-region development projects, intercultural exchanges, social entrepreneurship, women empowerment and capacity building.
Auroville has progressively developed to become a distinctive example in social and cultural integration and international understanding.
Rural Development
Micro-Finance
Community Services
- Accessible Auroville
- Eco Service
- Housing service
- Koodam mediation
- L’avenir d’Auroville – Town Development Council
- Roads and Cycle Paths
- Working Committee
- Matrimandir Access & Maintenance
Orientation & Hospitality
- Afsanah Guest House
- Aspiration Guest House
- Centre Guest House
- Gaia’s Garden Guest House
- Guest Service
- Inside India
- International House
- Joy Guest house
- Meera Youth Camp
- Naturellement Restaurant
- New Creation Guest House
- Samasti Guest House
- Visitors Centre – Information centre
- Visitors Centre – Right Path Café
Community-based Economy
- Auroville Bakery
- Coffee Ideas
- Foodlink Distribution centre
- Freeland Bookshop
- Kalki boutique
- La Boutique d’Auroville
- Pour Tous Distribution Centre
- Solar Kitchen