ACTION VILLAGE INDIA

• 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

AVI was born out of the group ‘Friends of ASSEFA' (The Association for Sarva Seva Farms, Tamil Nadu) in 1988. This group formed when Chris Wilde, who had volunteered for many months with ASSEFA in Tamil Nadu, returned to the UK and was asked by ASSEFA's founder Sri Loganathan if he could create a support group. Chris gathered people who had visited ASSEFA's projects or had a long-standing relationship with India, including Ivan Nutbrown, who went on to co-ordinate AVI's activities from 2000 to 2016, Bryan Osbon, who set up Madras Café, James Copestake, Stephen Gibbs, Philip Jackson, Sarah Johnson, Elaine Morrison and Fran Wilde... Action Village India (AVI) believes that every man, woman and child in rural India has the right to take control of their lives and to prosper in fair, equal and inclusive communities. Our activities centre on securing the rights and strengthening the livelihoods of India's rural poor. We work with local partners on projects supporting education, health,..

Registration numbers: 06110505 (CH), 1118845 (W)

Primary location: London United Kingdom