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List of social enterprises in Auroville
Auroville has around 170 social enterprises providing employment to around 5000 people from the surrounding villages.
Arts&Crafts:
Aurokriya: T-shirts
Auro Rachana: Antiques and restored classic furniture
Auroville Printers: printing, book binding and stationery items
Auroville Press: offset printing plus graphic design
Bijou: beaded wear, tapestries and jewellery
Discovery: garments, bags and purses, dolls
Auroville Press: Handmade paper and publications
Gecko ! : clothing collections
Ikebana: Teaching and preparation of flower arrangements by Valeria
Imagination Japanese Art Furniture: by Kenji
Joy Postcards: Postcards and visual documentation on India
L'etoile du Sud Studio: Designing, promoting and marketing AV products
Lotus Fraternity: Hammocks, hammock chairs, cloth bags
Lumiere: Screen printing
Magica: Classic, modern and ethnic jewellery
Mandala Pottery : Handmade pottery items & other ceramics
Mantra: Handmade glazed stoneware/pottery items and tiles
Maroma: Perfumes, incense, floral candles, gift sets etc.
Matrigold: Gold-in-glass jewellery, Silver-in-glass jewellery
Mereville: Incense
Miniature: Designer fashion, ready-made garments
New Creation Fraternity Crafts: Hammocks and other handicraft items
New School Crafts: Ayurvedic food products, incense
Nymphea Creations: Interior decorative items
OK upcycling: bags, hats, etc, all made of recycled materials
Papyrus: printing, book binding, stationery, displays, paper
Plastic Seasongs: plastic fabricated items, bags, accessories
Prisma: advertising, design, DTP, text preparation & editing
Rangoli: garments
Santosham: children's clothes and bags
Shradhanjali: pressed flower stationery; lampshades, trays, screens
Svaram http://www.svaram.org/: music instruments, research
The Colours Of Nature: pure/naturally dyed textile garments and fabrics
Upasana Design Studio: garment design and manufacture
Vardan: website design, book-binding in leather
WELLpaper: necklaces, baskets, earrings and other design objects made of recycled newspaper
Boutiques:
Languages:
Food Processing:
Restaurants:
Roma's Kitchen; Auromode, Kuylappalayam
Tanto (New Creation Corner); Auroville Main road
Tanto (ECR Road)
Tanto Srima Beach
Well cafe': Svedame
Naturellement Garden Cafe
La Terrace: upstairs Solar Kitchen Auroville
Aurelec Cafeteria
Happy Food restaurant
Sustainable Energy, Research:
CSR Centre for Scientific research
Architecture:
Auroville Design Consultants
Fabian Ostner Architecture
Auroville Earth Institute
Cadd Consultants: CAD drawing for architecture and engineering
Electronic Systems, Computer & Peripherals, Media:
Mira Computers: Computer Repair & Services, Aurelec
Penta Services
Miscellaneous:
Freeland Bookshop: books and publications
Eco Femme: healthy, dignified, affordable and eco-positive menstrual practices
Linea : Consultancy in dental equipment and allied products
Music:
Travel:
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Some insights into the Industry and commerce evolution in Auroville
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Social enterprises in Auroville context
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Auroville Board of Commerce (ABC)
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Local food sufficiency - Auroville and Covid 19
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La Ferme Cheese
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The Colours of Nature: masks made for Village Action - Auroville and Covid 19
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Gratitude cakes - Auroville and Covid 19
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For All Pour Tous Foundation