7th Ideal Village Conference on Rural Transformation for Sustainable Growth

"The future of India lies in its villages" - Mahatma Gandhi

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The iconic Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus in Varanasi, the holy city of India, will host the 7th Ideal Village Conference on Nov 11-13 this year. The conference represents a defining moment for the joint aspirations of Stanford University's Ideal Village Project, WHEELS Global Foundation, Pan-IIT Alumni, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Federation of Indian Physicians' Associations, BHU, and their program sponsors to launch a rural transformation movement in India, which can serve as the global model for achieving sustainable growth.

Since 2016, Stanford University in USA has been hosting the annual Ideal Village Conference to serve as a collaborative platform for diverse organizations involved in global rural development to come together and work on a holistic approach to improving rural lives, focused on essential needs in water, healthcare, education, energy and livelihoods.

In parallel, WHEELS Global Foundation (WGF) - an initiative of IIT Alumni, was applying technology to find solutions for the needs of rural communities in India for the same key needs of Water, Health, Energy, Education, Livelihood and Sustainability - the acronym for WHEELS.