PA Bangladesh

Practical Action (PA) aims to demonstrate and advocate the sustainable use of technology to reduce poverty in developing countries.Practical Action was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives. With their commitment to poverty reduction, environmental conservation and technology choice they think Practical Action is uniquely placed to contribute to a world free of poverty. Practical Action has a unique approach to development – they don't start with technology, but with people. The tools may be simple or sophisticated – but to provide long-term, appropriate and practical answers, they must be firmly in the hands of local people: people who shape technology and control it for themselves.