To launch a nationwide Movement for creating Ideal Villages which uplift and empower underserved communities through the adoption of Best Practices in Rural Development and appropriate Technology. The Ideal Village concept focuses on enabling essential need for underserved and rural communities globally, Through holistic and sustainable technology solutions, By promoting collaboration among stakeholders and all organizations working on social impact.
The 7th Ideal Village Conference will be held in India in view of the Indian Government's major advances in rural development. India's target GDP growth rate of 8.5% per annum will not be possible without a healthy rural economy. Starting with India, this conference will initiate a global movement in holistic and integrated rural development. Given the high quality and diversity of topics, speakers, organizations, and participants in the Ideal Village Conferences held at Stanford University over the past six years, the theme for 2022 Ideal Village Conference will be "Rural Transformation for Sustainable Growth". Conference presentations and panel discussions will focus on the 6 conference tracks, namely, Agriculture & Farming, Water & Sanitation, Healthcare & Nutrition, Education & Skill Development, Energy & Environment, Livelihoods & Sustainability. Parallel sessions and workshops will capture the lessons learnt and best practices from the successful implementation of rural programs, and thereby define the future of global rural development. In addition, poster presentations will be invited from academia, industry, government, and local stakeholders in rural development, further enhanced with a vibrant exhibition in all these sectors.
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LIVELIHOODS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP and
SOCIAL IMPACT (26)
AMERSI FOUNDATION, UK (Poverty, Social Impact)
ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV (Agriculture)
CALIX NETWORKS (Women entrepreneurship)
CISCO FOUNDATION (Social Impact) CA
CROPIN TECH (Agritech)
DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES GROUP (New Delhi, India)
DIGITAL GREEN (Agritech)
EKO FINANCIAL (Fintech, India)
EMPOWER Energy, UK (Rural Livelihoods)
GOODWILL SILICON VALLEY
INDIASPORA
INTREXON (Sustainable Agriculture)
MAGAN SANGRAHALAYA SAMITI. Wardha
MISSISSIPPI SOUTH DELTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MS
MRIDA GROUP (Rural Women's Livelihoads)
MTUITY (Smart city management SW)
PEOPLE SHORES (Social Impact, San Jose CA & Clarksdale MS)
RURAL SHORES (Rural BPO, India)
SALESFORCE (Inner Cities)
SAMHITA SOCIAL VENTURES, Mumbai
SARJAN FOUNDATION, Gujarat
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (SEED)
STARBUCKS (Agriculture)
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (Agritech)
UPAYA SOCIAL VENTURES (Livelihoods, Seattle)
WATERMARK CA
HEALTHCARE, WATER, SANITATION (19)
AMRITA UNIVERSITY (Telemedicine) and Live In Labs)
ANNAPOORNA TRUST (Nutrition, Bangalore)
APOLLO HOSPITALS (Healthcare)
ARKANSAS DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (Healthcare, Sanitation)
DESHPANDE FOUNDATION
DIVINE MOTHER & CHILD Program (Maternal & Child Wellness)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL
(Sewage treatment)
EVOLKO: Health Radar
HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Global Health)
HD MEDICAL (Cardiac health)
SANITATION FIRST (UK)
SCIENTIFIC PRECISION (Water. Mumbai"
SOUTH ASIAN PURE WATER INITIATIVE (Clean water)
SRI SATHYA SAI SANJEEVANI HOSPITAL (Pediatric cardiac care)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (Global Health, Woods Institute)
TELE VITAL (Telemedicine)
WHO DIRECTORATE, Geneva (Child Health)
WISH FOUNDATION
ENERGY, CONNECTIVITY (8)
BLOOM ENERGY (Utility grade fuel cells)
ERICSSON AB (Rural connectivity)
HEWLETT FOUNDATION
IEEE SMART VILLAGE (Energy)
MICROSOFT (Rural Broadband)
MTUITY (Smart city management SW)
TESLA ENERGY (Storage batteries)
ZOLA ELECTRIC CA (Solar power)
EDUCATION (13)
E1E1 FOUNDATION, EDUCATION FOR ALL (Rural campuses)
EKAL VIDYALAYA FOUNDATION (Tribal Education)
GUMPERT FOUNDATION (Education, San Diego CA)
HOPE COLLABORATIVE (Boston MA)
KHAN ACADEMY, CA (On line Education)
PRASHANTHI BALAMANDIRA TRUST, India
PRATHAM (Education)
SKOLL FOUNDATION. CA
TEACHAIDS (HIV education)
UNITED WE REACH (Digital delivery of education in Pakistan"
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
VIBHA. VIDYA Foundation (Education)
