Moreover, Organiko found its inspiration in our desire to give back, a social venture that first started out as a Master’s graduation project which looked primarily at creating an alternative livelihood for the marginalized donkey owners of the Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra. Families migrated from surrounding villages to try and give themselves a better chance at life working at construction sites and so on, the donkeys serving as load bearing beasts bringing in a little extra money. Unfortunately the better life they sought was filled with hunger, poverty and deplorable living conditions for both man and beast. And so, we decided to beautify the lives of these donkey owners and their bread and butter, the donkeys.