Anisha, since its founding in 1994, has had a series of partners to accompany her first steps and her establishment as a widely recognized NGO, seeking to bring food sustainability to the rural population of a region of Martalli, Karnataka, in a way that is environmentally responsible, economically viable and socially equitable. In her effort to spread the concept of biological farming also to those who do not own land, Anisha has developed a concept for schools to integrate a two-year Kitchen Garden Programme for Students (KGP) in the curriculum. See separate page.
In 2016, Anisha started the Kitchen Garden Programme for Schools, focusing on educating middle and high school children in the cultivation of organic vegetables in school grounds and home gardens to address the nutritional deficiencies in their rural communities. This initiative was made possible in part by the support of the Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF), which has been an unwavering partner from 2016 to the present. From 2016 to 2025, Anisha reached 55 government schools in Hanur Taluk, covering 3,000 students from 7th to 10th grade. The school- and home gardens continue to grow organic vegetables, and the habit of eating vegetables along with an understanding of their importance in daily life has been instilled in both the students and the rural community. The idea of preserving or reviving a forgotten tradition practiced by former generations, is being instilled in the minds of children, encouraging them to continue the age-old practice of backyard farming both to improve their own health and to contribute to their family’s economy. To learn more about the work of GKF, click here: Guru Krupa Foundation Inc.
"Future through Education" is the mission the German Schöck Family Foundation is following. For two years (2023-2025) Schöck financed part of the KGP for 30 schools. The cooperation with Schöck was very successful. To learn more about the work of the foundation, click here: Schöck-Familien-Stiftung
Susila Dharma International (SDI) has been very helpful in connecting Anisha to National Susila Dharma Organisations worldwide, through their publications and during international meetings of members of the Subud organisation. Subud is an International Association that follows a spiritual training called latihan kedjiwaan. Susila Dharma is the social wing of that association, founded to assist Subud members with various social enterprises. Susila Dharma is sanscrit and means: "guided from within to take action in the world". Susila Dharma International is the umbrella organisation of all the National Susila Dharma organisations that exist in most countries where Subud is registered as an organisation. Learn more here: Susila Dharma International.
Susila Dharma USA is one of the larger SD-Nationals and an ongoing supporter of Anisha since 1999. They support the higher education (as of 8th grade) for poor but gifted children of Anisha`s project participants. They have also been instrumental in getting Anisha into contact with the Guru Krupa Foundation who - apart from the project grant - supported the yearly travel of two members of the SD US-team for the first years of the KGP to Anisha to oversee the implementation of the project - their meticulous reports have helped greatly to understand the success of the KGP and to measure results in terms of KGs and impact on household economics of participating families. SD-US like other national SDs is registered as a charity allowed to issue tax-refund receipts.
Subud Woodstock (SW) in Vermont has been a strong supporter of Anisha's agriculture and other activities since 1999. SW is like other SDs, registered as a charity and allowed to issue tax-return receipts.
Susila Dharma - Soziale Dienste e.V., in short SD, is a long-time member of Susila Dharma International and a partner of Anisha since 2007. SD has been securing co-financing grants from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in Bonn, Germany, for Anisha to start its programmes for farmers
sand landless in Martalli, Karnataka, including the construction of the Resource Centre on a big piece of land on the hilly grounds close to the so called blue mountains who build the natural border to Tamil Nadu, allowing for a spacious building, a seed bank and trial plots for vegetables and plots to serve as study objects for farmers and gardeners participating in Anishas training sessions for organic farming and related skills.
sand landless in Martalli, Karnataka, including the construction of the Resource Centre on a big piece of land on the hilly grounds close to the so called blue mountains who build the natural border to Tamil Nadu, allowing for a spacious building, a seed bank and trial plots for vegetables and plots to serve as study objects for farmers and gardeners participating in Anishas training sessions for organic farming and related skills.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supports NGOs through financial aid, advisory services and by fostering partnerships in development cooperation projects. Private NGOs like Susila Dharma-Soziale Dienste e.V. may apply for grants for projects on the basis of co-financing contracts. 75% Ministry, 25% Private NGO.
The North German Environmental Foundation NUE has funded the manual Anisha uses in schools to explain in coloured drawings the various steps needed to design and establish a kitchen garden - from breakting and preparing the grounds,
to mulching and sowing or planting and tending the garden to a plentiful harvest.
to mulching and sowing or planting and tending the garden to a plentiful harvest.
Azim Premji Foundation (APF) is a non-profit organization founded by Azim Premji, who is also the founder of Wipro Limited. The foundation works primarily in the field of education in India, with the aim of contributing to a just, equitable, humane, and sustainable society. APF also extended support for COVID-19 relief efforts.
Since 2022, Azim Premji University has been sending students to Anisha for the Community Learning and Reflection.
Since 2022, Azim Premji University has been sending students to Anisha for the Community Learning and Reflection.