| NGO | Action Village India |
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| Address | Action Village India,
76 Wentworth St,
London,
E1 7SA |
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| Telephone | 020 72476406 |
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| Email | contact@aviuk.org |
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| Website | www.actionvillageindia.org.uk |
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| Background Information | Action Village India is a small-scale international development charity (no. 1007678), currently supporting five projects in India. Following in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi, the group focuses on the problems of India's impoverished rural population, deploying financial aid to support agriculture, and backing those who press for land reform. The charity now also incorporates Returned Volunteer Action (RVA) (formerly the Voluntary Overseas Service Association). Sources: www.bond.org.uk; contact with NGO, 2006 |
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| Year Created | 1988 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | Originally known as Friends of Assefa (Association of Sarva Seva Farms); Returned Volunteer Action (RVA) (formerly the Voluntary Overseas Service Association) |
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| Keywords | Hinduism; International development and humanitarian aid. |
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| Last Edited By | RC at 04/09/2007 15:25:46 |
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