• [Round Three Winner: 2/8] Sekhar Raghavan—Promoting Rainwater Harvesting in Urban Areas and Ecological Sanitation in Peri-Urban and Rural Areas

    [Round Three Winner: 2/8] Sekhar Raghavan—Promoting Rainwater Harvesting in Urban Areas and Ecological Sanitation in Peri-Urban and Rural Areas

    Living Rise | February 24, 2012

    Learn how a group of citizens in partnership with the government raised Chennai’s groundwater levels to up to 8 meters, and made Chennai no longer water starved.

  • Give Life a Positive Spin

    Give Life a Positive Spin

    Culture & Education | February 28, 2012

    The way we think triggers our attitude toward life. Study...

  • Living Rise

    People around the world are living Rise every day - accepting no limits, thinking alternatively, and driving positive change. Do you know someone whose story should be shared, or an organization whose work should be recognized?

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  • [Round Three Winner: 1/8] Ananth Kumar—Education of rural ‘Out-of-system’ children

    [Round Three Winner: 1/8] Ananth Kumar—Education of rural ‘Out-of-system’ children

    Living Rise | February 22, 2012

    Learn about this free, eco-friendly, and innovative rural school for opportunity-deprived children. Its mission? To transform opportunity-deprived children into self-reliant citizens of India by giving them LOVE, CARE, EMPATHY and QUALITY EDUCATION

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  • Congratulations to Round 6 Winners!

    Congratulations to Round 6 Winners!

    News & Updates | March 1, 2012

    Dear Spark the Rise folks, Wow.  The final round of...

  • [Round Three Winner: 3/8] Manoharan A N— Solar Powered Rotary Huller

    [Round Three Winner: 3/8] Manoharan A N— Solar Powered Rotary Huller

    Living Rise | March 1, 2012

    My solar powered rotary huller is the only food processor which can under take the traditional method of hulling using solar energy, which is first of its kind in whole world.

  • Lighting up lives – Bridging the energy divide

    Lighting up lives – Bridging the energy divide

    Energy & Technology | March 1, 2012

    Barefoot Power has impacted the lives of 1 million people...