Sawayra, Inc

Sawayra is a humanitarian, non-profit, 501c(3) organization registered in Texas, United States and is committed to social uplift and improved quality of life via engagement at the grassroots level. We promote self-sufficiency in basic necessities such as electricity, water, waste disposal and recycling, using low-cost, distributed solutions. Instead of relying on large projects that require significant capital investments, infrastructure and centralized management, we take a bottoms-up approach grounded in local ownership, social entrepreneurship and civic pride at the household and community level. Moreover, education and empowerment is key to combating corruption rampant in many developing countries ... unless people believe they are participating in transformational changes, a myopic approach can stall the pace of improvements. Sawayras vision is to help communities develop their local ecospace that brings together energy, water, waste recycling and fruits/vegetables grown fo...