Socially Responsible/Green/Sustainability Resources
Tilonia
Friends of Tilonia, Inc. is a US-based, 501(c)3 non-profit
organization established to provide marketing and business
development assistance to the crafts section of the Barefoot
College, in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. For more than 35
years, the Barefoot College has been working to address
basic needs of the rural poor: water, health, education,
energy and employment, while enrolling individuals in the
processes that govern their lives. Their online crafts store
supports these efforts.
Maya Eco Center
They sell textiles hand
woven by the a local co-op in Chiapas, Mexico and from the
weavers in Rabinal, Guatemala. Their goal is for these
communities to have money to eat, to continue their
resistance and to maintain their culture and way of life.
Maya Eco Center is a project of Amethyst Luna Cooperative,
which supports sustainable economic development projects.
EcoDater
is an eco-friendly online green dating and social networking
site for single men and women who engage in a natural,
holistic lifestyle. We are environmentalists, vegans and
vegetarians, organic farmers, outdoor enthusiasts, eco
travelers and many other practitioners of green living.
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