4.2. WELL PAPER - AUROVILLE

4.2. WELL PAPER - AUROVILLE

Figure 21: Well paper institute Location: Kottakarai Village, Auroville Area: 225 sq.m Built Year: 2005 Architect: Sreevatsa tapasya design studio

WELL: women, empowerment, local, livelihood.

These are the words that sustain this project of social economy. Training and empowering women from the villages develops and maintains a social business unit of great local importance. Over time, the women’s groups have developed into autonomous units, making their own business decisions. Today, some of the WELL women are conducting the training workshops themselves to reach other local women and small business units.

Figure 22: Organization of spaces on site

Workshops:

Paper Mache Introductory Workshop Bowls Coiling Introductory Workshop

Baskets Weaving Introductory Workshop

Use of CSEB blocks and rammed earth foundation and wooden door window Wall of Rammed earth and CSEB blocks precast Roofing channel & Ferro cement & flooring of cement oxide

Figure 23: Use of local materials in building

This project includes a Social enterprise for women empowerment through recycled crafts and training programs A model for Social enterprise. All workshops are instructed by WELL women from the villages around Auroville. These women are very well practiced and have teaching experience in and out of Auroville.