Accord is a non-profit organisation based out of Gudalur in the Nilgiris District. They help the adivasi community of the Gudalur Valley in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu to take control of their own lives. ACCORD functions primarily as a Resource Centre providing Training and expertise and mobilising the required resources for the adivasi activists and sangams.

Why they are the right choice:

• Focus on empowering communities to community to take full ownership of the process of change. Involving the community in the analysis, design, and implementation of interventions ensures that the solutions are tailored to their needs and context.
  
• Multi-pronged approach of identifying, training, and building community leaders, shifting responsibility for planning and execution to village teams, and continuing to anchor specific programs that cannot be transferred immediately ensures a comprehensive and sustainable strategy for development.
  
• Prioritising preservation of traditional roots of the community while enabling the youth to find new solutions in a modern economy, prevent the loss of a centuries-old culture and contribute to the well-being of communities at large.