Explore TCI projects that have come to a close:
Every fall in northern India, the skies are darkened by soot and the air is polluted as rice farmers set fire to the stubble or straw that remains after harvesting paddy. TCI’s Farm Waste to Furniture Project aimed to curb the practice of burning farm waste by creating a demand for the straw to make composite panels that can replace commonly used wood-based products like particleboard and plywood.
Access to clean water and sanitation in India continues to be inadequate, resulting in poor health outcomes. Despite longstanding efforts by various levels of government to improve the access and affordability of safe drinking water, only 40% of Indians have access to piped water in their homes. TCI partnered with AguaClara to provide clean drinking water technology for villages in rural India.
In the fight against malnutrition, fortified staples like flour can help ensure that people consume critical micronutrients. Yet, in many areas of India, smallholder farmers do not purchase flour at the market, opting instead to grow and process their own grain. To address micronutrient deficiency among these communities, TCI spearheaded Sfurti, providing an easy-to-use, home-based method for fortification.
TCI’s flagship project, TARINA was a consortium that brought together policy-focused academics from diverse disciplines with scale, quality, and impact-focused non-governmental organizations to design and implement data-driven solutions for addressing the complex problem of malnutrition in India.
