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

Organisations: 1
Based in: Villupuram
Founded: 1983
Press: 1

References

[1] “AVAG was established in 1983 by Dee Decew aka Bhavana, as part of the Co-evolution collective initiative.” — Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG). Source

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