Decentralisation, a pinnacle for local governance and development – but is TN there yet?

‘Local self-governance, is a term that signifies various key aspects such as autonomy, grassroots decision making, self-sufficiency, local development amongst other things. In the context of tribal societies, it becomes all the more important to ensure decision-making at the local level as opposed to mainstream concepts of development and well-being. In furthering this idea Keystone […]
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A farmer field school in the making

Kookalthorai valley is one of our working areas which is a 10 km downhill drive from the Keystone foundation campus. The region enjoys warm weather throughout the year as it is lower in elevation compared to the Kotagiri hills. The valley opens up into the Thengumarahaada region where the Kookalthorai stream joins the Moyar river. […]
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Enhancing Nursery Management skills through knowledge exchange

Community-managed nurseries across the globe have been lately explored as an approach to restoring forests. However, enabling them to actively engage in propagating native forest plants and managing nurseries requires the appropriate deployment of skill sets through trainings that will ensure seedling survival leading to successful forest restoration. Through our Using Diversity Project that is […]
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Visitors from the wild ( A book review)

The life of the villagers of Kookalthorai in the Nilgiris district is very different from what life is for a majority of people.The region is connected to contiguous forests of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve through the Moyar Valley which is an important elephant corridor. This makes interactions with wildlife an everyday occurrence in this village. […]
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Distribution of Safety Gears for Sanitary Workers

On the 23rd of October, Keystone Foundation with support from HCL Foundation distributed safety gear (gumboots, gloves, and face masks) to 100 Sanitary workers in the Kotagiri Town Panchayat. The distribution took place at the Kotagiri Town Panchayat Office in the presence of Mr. Mani, Executive Officer and Mr. Ranjith, Sanitary Inspector. The importance of wearing […]
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People from A tribal village in the Coonoor slopes standing to get relief kits

Covid Relief Efforts

Ever since the pandemic began in 2019, providing relief support to communities in our working regions across the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve have been an essential part of our work. This includes indigenous and non-indigenous communities from three states – Tamilnadu, Karnataka & Kerala.

Distribution of essential provisions, nutrition food kits, millet seeds to farmers, vegetable seeds at the household level for setting up kitchen gardens, suppling oxygen concentrators are some of our key interventions. 

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"Our Mission is to enhance the Quality of Life and the Environment with Indigenous Communities using Eco-development Approaches"

Perspective

T. Justin Raj

"I like everything about this. The bees, the pollination, the processes and the whole service that bees provide. "

Bhavya George

"“This is a different kind of work-cubicle. There is nothing that separates you from nature and I wake up to the sound of birds. It is a life I would like to live. Quiet, calm and simple.”"

Aradukuttan

""To go up the hills, singing songs that my father sang and his father before him, with my buffaloes ahead of me, and my family waiting back home – that is what I would like to do""


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