REBUILDING TOLERANCE IN TIMES OF SCARCITY THINKING – CASE OF BAMBOO SCHOOL VILLAGE (ASSAM – INDIA)

Intolerance is once again tearing the world and much faster than foresighted by many experts. In this paper, we are going to investigate how the inspiration economy project in Assam - India, helped to build tolerance in the Dehingkalghar community. The case shows how the community life has been transformed from being only dependent on the riverside life, to being focused on exploiting the intrinsic powers that lead to further harmony and socioeconomic development for the whole village. The paper presents the Bamboo School case study that targeted to create a better quality of life model for many villages in Assam, where the number of unemployed youths and untapped natural resources increases. The authors illustrated how some of the SDG's goals as youth migration, poverty elimination, unemployment, family stability and eco-villages, were addressed. The case study could be further developed as a model for self-sufficiency in times of scarcity thinking.