The Blue Community in South Asia started with a first partner in Pakistan, in spring 2025. Since then, the number of Blue Communities has grown rapidly, particularly in India.
In order to address this rapid growth and enable stronger networking and a greater presence, the Blue Community South Asia Core Coordination was set up by the end of May 2026.
There is a WhatsApp group South Asia, open to all interested institutions, organisations and persons. Additionally, an internal WhatsApp group was established for communication and coordination among designated Blue Communities. The core coordination team steers this process. For contact and information, write to the Blue Community South Asia Core Coordination.
Blue Communities in South Asia
(in chronological order by designation as Blue Community)
| AHD Pakistan – Association for Humanitarian Development, joined the Blue Community as first affiliate in Pakistan mid March 2025. AHD is particularly known for its innovation, the low-cost Nadi water filter. |
| Udyama was founded in 1997 in Odisha, India, aiming at strengthening and building capacities of local communities for rejuvenating ecological, economical and human capital by making optimum and sustainable use of local resources, working directly with the community and partner development organisations. Udyama joined the Blue Community in May 2025. |
| ISDE, the Integrated Social Development Effort from Bangladesh, joined the Blue Community in May 2025. As an organization from the southeastern coastal part of Bangladesh, ISDE always try to focus on the issues of the marginalized and disadvantaged community people of these areas. |
| Jeevan Rekha Parishad joined the Blue Community in June 2025. JRP is an independent, secular, non-governmental research and development grass-root organization in Odisha, one of the least developed and poorest states of India. |
| Darbar Sahitya Sansada (DSS) is based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. DSS has focused on livelihood security, gender equality, climate action, and conservation. End of June 2025 they were designated a Blue Community. |
| PRISM, the Professional Institute for Development and Socio-Environmental Management, was established in the year 2000 in the Bengal region of Eastern India. PRISM joined the Blue Community on August 25, 2025 |
| MANUVIKASA is a non-governmental, non-political, voluntary organization working in Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Haveri, Dharwad, Udupi and Shivamogga districts of Karnataka, India. In September 2025, MANUVIKASA received the designation as the first Blue Community in India’s Karnataka |
| Antardeep Foundation (AF) from Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India, joined the Blue Community in September 2025. AF is working in rural Uttar Pradesh to promote safe drinking water and sanitation. |
| Mayurbhanj Biological Research (MBR) is an NGO working with five “J’s” of Environment (Jal, Jamin, Jungle, Jan, and Jeevan, i.e. water, land, forest, animals, and life). Established back in 1999, MBR is based in Odisha, India. MBR was designated a Blue Community on 22 March 2026. |
| Indian Society for Rural Development (ISRD) is a non-profit organization committed to inclusive development and social justice. Founded in 1988 by Sudhir Sabat, ISRD operates in three tribal districts of Odisha, empowering marginalized communities. ISRD was designated a Blue Community on 25 March 2026. |
| Gautam Budh Jagruti Society GBJS from Uttar Pradesh, India, is a non-profit philanthropic organization «whose aim is to bring sustainable smile on the faces of the suffering, needy, poor, calamity affected, downtrodden and most deprived sections of the society». GBJS joined the Blue Community on 26 March 2026. |
| VIKASH is state level registered, non-governmental, not-for-profit voluntary organization dedicated to the cause of Rural and Urban Social Development in Odisha State, India. Established 1990, VIKASH was designated a Blue Community end of March 2026 |
| Save Water and Safe Water Foundation (SWSW) is a Non-Profitable Organization in Hyderabad, India, and a national movement to raise the issues related to water in the country. The Save Water and Safe Water Foundation in Hyderabad was designated a Blue Community on 14 April 2026. |
| Vaidic Srijan (VS) emerged with the vision to ensure peace through prosperity by restoring nature’s abundance. VS was formally established in 2021 as a Climate Tech startup dedicated to healing our planet. On 28 April 2026, VS was designated a Blue Community. |
| Human Social Care Foundation (HSCF) is a non-profit organization, based in Mumbai, India, with a Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC HQ and is accredited by United Nation Office Geneva. On 15 May 2026, HSCF was designated a Blue Community and joined the network. |
| Transformation Nepal (TFN) is a dedicated non-profit organization focused on uplifting marginalized communities across Nepal. Established in 2008, TFN believes in the fundamental right of every individual to lead a fulfilling life and work relentlessly towards this vision. In mid May 2026, TFN joined the Blue Community. |
| I.N.D.I.A. – the International Noble Work Development And Investigation Association, is a non-profit, democratic and secular voluntary organization that has its presence in the State of Odisha, India. On 22 May 2026, INDIA NPO joined the Blue Community. |
| KOTHOWAIN is an NGO in Bangladesh. A Tripura word meaning ‘Hope for Survival’, its vision is the socio economic development, promotion and empowerment among marginalized people in Bangladesh. KOTHOWAIN was designated Blue Community by end of June 2026. |
| Dalai Lama Foundation (DLF) is based in Nandurbar, a tribal district recognized as an Aspirational District by NITI Aayog on the border of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, India. By end of June 2026, DLF became a Blue Community and joined the network. |
| Yuva Vikas Samiti (YVS) is a dedicated NGO, based in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India, working since 2007 towards social transformation and community empowerment through sustainable development. Beginning of July 2026, they were designated a Blue Community. |
| Jai Bharati Shiksha Kendra (JBSK), based in Jabalpur, MP, India, is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious, and voluntary organization dedicated to the welfare of the poor, the underprivileged, and the socially marginalized - and a Blue Community since the beginning of July 2026. |
| Arj Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2009 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The organization works to improve the socio-economic conditions of disadvantaged and marginalized communities through various development initiatives. In July 2026, Arj Foundation turned blue. |
| Save Mission Community (SMC) is a faith-based organisation from Wahugapitiya, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka, serving village communities with free education programs, medical camps, and outreach activities. As the first Blue Community in this country, they joined the Blue Community Network in July 2026. |
| Indivirtus Ecological Services Pvt. Ltd. (IESPL), part of the Indivirtus Group, leverages the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) for total climate resilience by restoring and rejuvenating water bodies. In July 2026, IESPL was designated a Blue Community. |
| Voice of Environment (VoE) from Guwahati, Assam, India, is a scientific and environmental research organization «for a clean, green, and sustainable environment», dedicated to «environment, people, and mother Earth». On 2 August 2026 they joined the Blue Community. |
| Rural Reconstruction Organisation (RRO) was founded in the year 1992 in a tribal pocket of a remote dist. Keonjhar of Orissa with a view to pool the skills and expertise of the members, rural youths for the benefit of the society. Mid August 2026, RRO was designated a Blue Community. |
| G H Raisoni University in Saikheda, at the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, is an independent, coeducational institution that provides Diploma undergraduate, post graduate programs and Doctorate prograrn with different specializations and research facilities. On 12 September 2026, it became the first Blue University in India. |