List of Funding Agencies
Over the past decades, Auroville has received support from a considerable number of governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, corporate donors and private well-wishers in India and abroad.
This selective list comprises funding agencies, which have supported specific research and pilot projects and programmes in Auroville and the neighbouring villages.
International Organisations
- European Commission (EC)
- ICEF (India - Canadian Environment Facility)
- OECD/Hunger Campaign
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- UNESCO
Foreign Governments & Governmental Organisations
- AUSTRALIA: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- BELGIUM: Algemene Belgische Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (ABOS)
- CANADA: Canadian High Commission in India
- DENMARK: Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
- FRANCE: Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
- GERMANY: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit
- Deutsche Welthunger Hilfe (FAO)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Foerdergemeinschaft Rotary Ludwigshafen
- German Agro-Action
- German Appropriate Technology Exchange(GATE)
- Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW)
- Ministerium für Bundes- und Europa-angelegenheiten des
- Landes Schleswig-Holstein
- JAPAN: Japanese Embassy in India
- NETHERLANDS: Royal Netherlands Embassy in India
- NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand High Commission in India
- SPAIN: Government of Navarra
- Municipality of Pamplona
- SWITZERLAND: SWISSAID
- U.K.: Overseas Development Administration (ODA now DFID)
- USA: V.I.T.A. (Volunteers in Technical Assistance)
Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations
- AUSTRALIA: Quaker Service Australia
- CANADA: Centre Créatif l'Elan
- FRANCE: Alliance Française
- Association Vitalis
- Communautés d'Emmaus
- INERP
- Secours Populaire Français
- GERMANY: BORDA
- Caritas
- Deutsch - Indisches Kinderhilfswerk (DIK)
- Dritte Welt Kreis (DWK)
- Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung
- ISRAEL: GIFRID
- ITALY: Association VIDYA
- Himalaya Trust
- JAPAN: Human Performance Institute
- NETHERLANDS: Stichting de Zaaier
- SPAIN: Fundacion Centro Sri Aurobindo
- U.K.: Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
- Findhorn Foundation
- OXFAM
- U.S.A.: Earthstewards Network
- Foundation for World Education
- Infinity Foundation
- Institute of Evolutionary Research
- Matagiri Centre
- Merriam Hill Centre
- Sri Aurobindo's Action Centre
- Threshold Foundation
- Trickle-up Program
- Turtle Island Fund
Indian Government and Governmental Organisations
Government of India
- Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
- Indian Navy
- Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
- National Wasteland Development Board (NWDB)
Pondicherry Government
- District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Tamil Nadu Government
- Tamil Fund
- Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
- Tamil Nadu Family Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu State Forest Department
- TRYSEM Programme
Indian Non-Governmental Organisations & Businesses
- All India Books
- Aurofood
- Auroshikha
- Bombay Natural History Society
- Credit Himatsingka
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Indian Tobacco Company
- INTACH
- Janagri
- J.R.D.Tata Trust
- Modi Charitable Trust
- New Horizon Sugar Mills
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Sri Aurobindo's Action
- Sri Aurobindo Memorial Fund
- Sri. Dorabji Tata Trust
- Sri. Ratan Tata Trust
- Tata Energy Research Institute
