Dee Decew aka Bhavana

Dee Decew aka Bhavana

Founder

Founder of Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG)

Dee Decew aka Bhavana is the founder of Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) (1983)[1], an Indian non-profit working on rural & agriculture, livelihood and women & children from Villupuram.

Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG)

AVAG promotes integrated, holistic community development in the Vanur block of Villupuram district around the Auroville bio-region, running education, women's empowerment, livelihood-lending and community wellness programmes.

Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) reports the following, on its own site:

  • 100,000 people touched
  • 78+ settlements impacted
  • 20,000+ families impacted during the pandemic
  • 5,000+ students supported for education in 5 years