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Schumacher Centre is a non-governmental organisation which focuses on rural Indian poverty and related issues including forestry, tribal rights and climate change. The organisation has been based in New Delhi since the year 2000. On its website it declares that "Schumacher Centre exists as a bridge to link India’s rural poor with government, business and the civil sector." Schumacher Centre is one of a number of international organisations founded to promote the ideas of renowned economist and thinker E. F. Schumacher. The organisation's chairman is Professor T.K. Oommen, one of India's leading sociologists.

Projects
Schumacher Centre receives funding from donor agencies, trusts, foundations and individual donors, within India and abroad, to launch field projects in rural locations. It provides professional consultancy and training on Indian development issues, and also advocates for Indian rural dwellers.

Methods
Schumacher Centre uses livelihood issues as an "entry point", then focusing on a wealth of poverty-related themes including health, sanitation, eduction, local demoracy, and access to resources.

Media coverage
Schumacher Centre staff have written on issues relating to Indian development and climate change in publications including UK newspaper The Guardian, India's Civil Society magazine and the OneWorld South Asia website. The organisation's staff also maintain a blog named The Burning Issue.