Overview

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. Sawayra’s vision is to help communities develop their local ecospace that brings together energy, water, waste recycling and fruits/vegetables grown for household consumption into environmentally sustainable frameworks.