Uravu was established in 1996. Uravu Indigenous Science & Technology Study Centre, commonly known as Uravu, is a not-for-profit bamboo-based developmental organization. Uravu Wayanad is a non-government organisation in Wayanad. It works in coordination with people, governments, and businesses to implement programmes for sustainable employment and income generation in rural areas. It is a charitable trust established under the Indian Trusts Act. It began by promoting bamboo and, as a result, providing employment to marginalised social groups through crafts. They provide skill training in bamboo processing, establish micro enterprises; marketing of bamboo handicrafts; cultivate bamboo; and promotion of eco-tourism.