MANUVIKASA is a non-governmental, non-political, voluntary organization committed for the advancement of education, environment and rural folk. It was registered in the year 2003 and works in Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Haveri, Dharwad, Udupi and Shivamogga districts of Karnataka, India.

The board is consisted with the members from different walks of life like social workers, educationists, accountants and agriculturists. The organization is addressing the issues like alleviation of poverty, awareness activities on different social problems; publicize human rights and child rights, employment creation, proper management of natural resource and various other issues for rural development.