Siddharth Village is a social enterprise in Odisha, India focused on empowering poor tribal communities. It works with 200,000 tribal people across multiple villages in Odisha on initiatives like livelihood, food security, healthcare, and human rights. THREAD began as a training institution in 1984 and has become a leading development organization, conducting training programs and projects around empowerment, economic development, and environment protection for excluded groups. Its vision is to create a just, sustainable society through grassroots work empowering tribal women's organizations and communities.

1. Siddharth Village
Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Anakha Ajith
Chandana R.
Liya Elizabeth
Malavika Dileep
Irfan Khan
Sreevas A.P.
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2. Outline Introduction
Vision & Mission
Thread Activities
Annual Reports
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3. Siddharth Village is part of a social enterprise that is
focussed on poor tribal communities primarily in Odisha. It
works in areas like socio-economic empowerment,
livelihood and food security, holistic health and protection
of human rights.
Siddharth is not just one village, but an entire network of
eco-villages around the eastern state of Orissa, Siddharth
works with 200,000 tribal people to promote indigenous
culture, organic farming techniques, and farmer trainings.
Guests are welcome to stay at its picturesque headquarters
in the rolling green Barunei hills, located outside Orissa’s
state capital, where visits and homestays to surrounding
villages can be arranged. A third of all proceeds go to Orissa
Nari Samaj, a federation of 54 tribal women’s groups.
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4. Geographical
Coverage
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5. Practice & Advocate Eco-Farming.
Promote indigenous culture & medicine.
Conduct ‘Avishkar-Individual and organization
transformation’ courses for diverse groups.
Conduct workshops on ‘Eco-friendly living’ in schools
and colleges
Training for networks of tribal people.
Contribute to conflict transformation in SAARC countries.
What they do?
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6. Get rooted to mother earth once again.
Let her cradle you in her arms & nurture
you. Allow yourself to appreciate &
respect the beauty of her harmony.
Connect with her people and learn the
art of bonding with her
– OUR MOTHER EARTH
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The individual discovers the self and evolves;
The community cares and shares its all with all;
The nature is nurtured and all three live in a harmonious and symbiotic
relationship.
Thread envisages a society based on values of equity, happiness, justice, peace,
self-reliance and sustainability, where:
Vision
By generating genuine love, concern and care within the individual,
spreading it to the community and nature,
Protecting human rights and the environment
Careful use of nature’s wealth
To bring about social transformation through a value based peoples’
movement
Mission
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7. EMPOWERMENT,
ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
through tribal and dalith
women’s organisations of
Malkangiri district. Under
Entraide et Fraternite,
Belgium
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF WOMEN ORGANISATION
THROUGH EMPOWERMENT,
ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES-
supported by MISEREOR,
Germany
Food Security
Demonstration and Self
Reliance for tribal and
dalith women’s
organizations- supported
by Perma Fund, Australia
Eco food Court
Empowering and Building
Capacity of Tribal Communities
of Four Gram Panchayats of
Laxmipur Block of Koraput
District to Increase Food
Security, Strengthen Social
Cohesion, and EnhanceClimate
Resilience Supported by Scottish
Government
THREAD began as a training institution way back in 1984 and
has now established itself as a leading social and human
development outfit in one of the poorest states of India. Since its
very existence, it has been conducting self-exploratory
experiential training programmes for all and sundry and has
established its reputation within and beyond the state of Odisha
and India. It has developed many innovative training modules,
both for government and NGOs.
THREAD Activities
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8. Ecological Block Brick
Making for Indigenous Youth
for Their Livelihood, Ethos
Global Foundation, Australia
International Ecovillage
Design Education Course
Ecovillage Design
Education and
Transition town by Gaia
Education (Scottish
Government)
Empowering
Socially Excluded
Groups for Right to
Livelihood, Land,
Health and
Nutrition
Grow Your Own
Food Congress &
Asian Ecovillage
Summit
Ecovillage
THREAD began as a training institution way back in 1984 and
has now established itself as a leading social and human
development outfit in one of the poorest states of India. Since its
very existence, it has been conducting self-exploratory
experiential training programmes for all and sundry and has
established its reputation within and beyond the state of Odisha
and India. It has developed many innovative training modules,
both for government and NGOs.
THREAD Activities
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9. Since its inception, THREAD along with its partner Orissa Nari Samaj (ONS) has been working for
socio-economic development of the excluded groups (SC & ST) with special focus on indigenous
women.
It has worked on life and livelihood issues of these groups.
THREAD has always sought to generate awareness through ONS on various social issues among
the excluded groups so that they can join the mainstream society.
Ensuring food security, promoting eco-farming, etc. for sustainable livelihood, conservation of
traditional seeds, herbal medicine and building peoples’ institution in the villages and network of
peoples institution etc are some of the important activities.
EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES through tribal and dalith women’s organisations of
Malkangiri district. Under Entraide et Fraternite, Belgium
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THREAD from its inception thrusting on enhancing the social capital of social excluded groups and their
organisation to assert their rights and entitlements for addressing the livelihood, food, environment and social
security issues.
The earlier movement against BT Brinjal, Sponge Iron, effectiveness PASA are the examples which inspired the
tribal women by which they are being united under a common platform and also recognised by Government
departments for their unity and collective efforts.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN ORGANISATION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT,
ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES- supported by MISEREOR, Germany
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10. This project aims at Food security, self reliance for supporting eco food court
run by tribal womens organizations namely NariSugyanisamaj, demonstration
on food chain concept for all fifty four tribal womens organisations on food
chain are the purpose of the activities Installation of poultry over the pond,
Organising state level tribal organsiations to demonstrate food chain to
replicate.
Food Security Demonstration and Self Reliance for tribal and dalith
women’s organizations- supported by Perma Fund, Australia
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Eco food court- a livelihood activity by the tribal and dalith women self help groups federation of Kotpad.
Slowly eco food court will be opened in their respective areas for the financial development &
sustainability of the members .
The Eco food court constructed in Geodesic dome structure with the mud plaster along with the
beautiful statue in the middle adorn the food court which serves food for travellers from Rayagada to
Koraput.
All waste materials have been used for beautifying the place and for table and chair made with river
stones attract the visitors and customers to learn about zero waste.
Eco food Court
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11. This project has overseen the training of 25 youth, especially girls from indigenous tribes who
dropped out of school.
After the practical training, the students form a team of their own under the tribal women’s
organisations (registered) and take up infrastructure construction contracts for social welfare
programmes sanctioned by the govt of Odisha.
Ecological Block Brick Making for Indigenous Youth for Their Livelihood, Ethos
Global Foundation, Australia
Gaia Education and THREAD have been working in collaboration for five years.
THREAD leaders completed Gaia Education Ecovillage Design programme
(EDE) in Sieben Linden Ecovillage in Germany in 2008, where they acquired
practical ecovillage skills to promote viable economies, equity and justice, and
ecological integrity in their tribal villages.
Empowering and Building Capacity of Tribal Communities of Four Gram
Panchayats of Laxmipur Block of Koraput District to Increase Food
Security, Strengthen Social Cohesion, and EnhanceClimate Resilience
Supported by Scottish Government
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12. 42 community leaders, university students and NGO activists were selected and they took part in the
EDE course in three phases and a Transition Town workshop . The EDE students also attended the
Transition Town workshop.
During the second phase for permaculture design, 77 villagers participated at Jinjira village where the
third phase of the permaculture course was conducted. The sessions were largely practical and made a
tangible impact in the village.
Ecovillage Design Education and Transition town by Gaia Education (Scottish
Government)
Eco Village Design Education conducted at Siddharth Village, Odisha is a transforming
experience.
A course with attendance from all over the world, it is designed with EDE mandala as base,
integrating the ‘World view’, ‘Social’, ‘Economic’ and ‘Ecology’ dimensions.
The course sets a stage for questioning long held perspectives about life, oneself and the world
around us. This in turn may lead to experiencing changes in the here and now. Relaxation and
meditation techniques, exercises to manifest desires and so on, facilitate participants to
experience the incredible connection between mind and matter/body, mind and energy systems.
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13. Mayurbhanj occupies a special position in the tribal map of India. Lying at the northern border of
Odisha, it is the largest Adivasi-dominated district of the state.
The indigenous population of the district is 58% of its total population and shares 15% of the state’s
total indigenous population. Out of 62 types of Adivasis living in Odisha, this district alone houses 53
types.
The targeted communities of the proposed project are mostly tribal groups (SCs & STs) of Mayurbhanj.
Despite their large numbers, these people live as “socially excluded” groups. The chief among them
are “Bhumija”, “Santal”, “Bhuiyan”, “Gond”, “Ho” and “Kolha”.
Empowering Socially Excluded Groups for Right to Livelihood, Land, Health and
Nutrition
To combat climate change and natural disasters while uphold the traditional wisdom, knowledge,
and culture, THREAD is one of the vital organisations working in the state to promote and develop
ecovillage in tribal areas of Odisha.
To expedite the process of ecovillage development, youth belonging to tribal and dalit
communities have been provided with a month-long training program on Ecovillage Design
Education.
Ecovillage models have been created in many villages with certain indicators which allow them to
be identified as ecovillages. Ecovillage is a new concept which covers four dimensions i.e. World
view, social, ecology and economy.
Ecovillage
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14. The congress will gather different civil societies govt officials and
media to propagate and lobby for Grow your own food concept.
Over twenty five techniques of organic manure making units will
be demonstrated. Liquid manure and pesticides organically
prepared will be exhibited.
A biodiversity campus with ecovillage principles can be seen
while a solar pump and solar energy harvest for the whole
Siddharth village Resort will also be demonstrated.
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15. Empowerment / Employment / Economics / Entitlements /Ecological development of socially excluded communities
Annual Report
Total 61 MGNREGA meetings were
conducted. Total participants were
attended the
Individual Forest Right Act
Community forest right Act (CFRA)
Right to Information (RTI)
Nursery
Kitchen garden
Ecovillage
Co-operative
Training Programme
Economic programme
meetings (902 female & 703 male)
Committee prepared a list of work for village.
The committee has identified both individual and
community project for commencing during this
year.
Discussion was focused on need base project for
village and wages for the poor job card holders.
Volunteers and GRS of concerned GP has
prepared list of projects to generate muster roll on.
Committee prepared a list of work for village to
provide support to access govt. facilities
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Clarification of the project to the media further about
the vision of the project.
The display board “grow your own food” distributed
to 192 families in eight villages.
Harvest result details collected in the format in eight
villages 121 families and analysis done.
Seven villages, 200 families the IPPE participatory
planning for the villages though these beneficiaries
done.
One Gram panchayat meeting was conducted to
settle an issue of ration cards for the people.
In three villages ( Maliguda, Dangapaidguda,
Kapsiput) liquid manure demonstrated to deal with
issue of climate change etc…
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ORGANIZATION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT,
ECONOMIC, ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES IN THE 5 SAMAJAS.
EMERGENCY OF MODEL ECO VILLAGES AND
PEOPLES INSTITUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOR EXCLUDED
COMMUNITIES IN MALKANGIRI.
ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD:

16. Annual Report
Empowerment / Employment / Economics / Entitlements /Ecological development of socially excluded communities
KITCHEN GARDEN
TRAININGS
ECOVILLAGE
NURSERY : Implementing the project and achieving its objectives
ECOVILLAGE
Emergence Of Model Eco Villages And Peoples Institutions For Implementation Of Sustainable Communities For
Excluded Communities In Malkangiri.
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17. Siddharth Village is part of a social
enterprise that is focused on poor tribal
communities primarily in Odisha.
What began as a training institution has
now established itself as a leading social
and human development outfit in one of
the poorest states of India.
THREAD tried to generate awareness on
various social issues among the excluded
groups so that they can join the
mainstream society.
Their main vision is to create a society
based on values of equity, happiness,
justice, peace, self-reliance and
sustainability.
About Us – Siddharth Village Eco & Tribal Tourism. (2018). Siddharth
Village Eco & Tribal Tourism. https://siddharthvillage.org/about-us/
Annual Report. (n.d.). Siddharth Village Eco & Tribal Tourism.
http://www.siddharthvillage.org/wp-
content/uploads/2018/02/Annual-Report-2015-2016-17-min.pdf
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