SwitchON Foundation | NGO India – Solar & Renewable Energy

From Grassroots to Green Growth

Building sustainable solutions. Creating better livelihoods.

Since 2008, Environment Conservation Society (SwitchON Foundation) has worked with communities across India in regenerative agriculture , distributed renewable energy and sustainable cities. Our work builds green skills, sustainable livelihoods and social enterprises.

Programs & Initiatives

GreenovatiON Accelerator

Greenovation Accelerator builds strong social enterprises and farmer-producer organisations and promotes sustainable practices and technologies through challenges, workshops, bootcamps, and gurukuls.

ON Skills

ONSkills builds skilled, job-ready youth for India’s growing green economy like solar and sustainable agriculture. We connect quality skills with green jobs, better incomes, and a sustainable future through industry-aligned training, certification and hands-on learning.

ON Sandbox

ON Sandbox pilots and scales emerging sustainability ideas and projects through research, pilots and partnerships, helping promising initiatives grow into flagship programmes. It works across sustainable cities, resilient livelihoods etc.

A Legacy of Impact

Years of work. Thousands of opportunities. Communities moving forward.

300+

Green Start Ups and Social Enterprises Accelerated

150+

FPOs and FPCs Supported

2000+

Youth Trained and Placed

100+

Partner Institutions Engaged

Impact Stories

Change is best understood through people: Stories of farmers, entrepreneurs and workers building better livelihoods, stronger communities and new opportunities.

Shevgaon Agro Producer Company

Farmer Collective · Maharashtra

Shevgaon Agro Producer Company

Empowering 750+ farmers through collective marketing and sustainable agriculture, Shevgaon FPO has achieved ₹3.43 crore in turnover and improved returns for its members.

Mawhati Cluster FPO

Farmer Collective · Meghalaya

Mawhati Cluster FPO

With solar-powered ginger processing, Mawhati FPO has increased its turnover nearly 12-fold, strengthened market access and created livelihood opportunities for 188 members, including 140 women.

Sharbari Roy Das

Rural Entrepreneur · West Bengal

Sharbari Roy Das

From weaving silk to weaving independence, Sharbari Roy Das now leads a Cocoon Hub, earns nearly ₹5,000 a month, and inspires other women to rise.

Nira Bhuniya

Tea Garden Worker · North Bengal

Nira Bhuniya

A solar pico light has made Nira’s home brighter and safer, improving everyday life for her family.

Shreyasi Mandol

Renewable Energy Professional · West Bengal

Shreyasi Mandol

Through the ONSkills Suryamitra programme, Shreyasi overcame barriers to training and built a career in the renewable energy sector.

AmpCycle

Renewable Energy Professional · Maharashtra

AmpCycle

AmpCycle is advancing circularity by recovering high-purity critical minerals from used lithium-ion batteries through an energy-efficient process, reducing dependence on primary mining.

Recent Updates

What's happening at SwitchON: Recent events and programme developments creating opportunities for farmers, entrepreneurs and young people.

20–22 January 2026

Move for Earth Symposium 2026: Kolkata

Three days of field immersion in Nadia, a symposium at Science City and a Buyer–Seller Meet with NABARD.

18 September 2026

Move for Earth Symposium 2026: Ranchi

A multi-stakeholder symposium focused on accelerating Farmer Producer Organisations through stronger governance, improved market access, technology adoption, value addition and strategic partnerships.