Civil Societies
Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN) was set up in 1997 with support from Government of Gujarat, Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). The major aim of the organization is to scale up and spawn grassroots innovations and help development of successful enterprises. Thereby, the society provides the innovators with adequate linkages to modern science and technology, market research, design institutions and funding organizations. The ultimate goal is to generate novel models of poverty alleviation, rural development, employment generation and conservation of natural resources without impairing the ecological balance.