WASH and Environmental Summer Camp to Empower Children in Rural Villages
By Monisha Ravi, Community Wellbeing, Silambarasan S.P., Biodiversity Conservation, and Vidya S., Climate Change Monisha: A successful WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Summer Camp was held in five rural villages: Konnavakkarai, Aracode, Pillur, Sigur, and Connoor, for 10 days. The camp aimed to educate children about the importance of water conservation, sanitation, and hygiene practices, […]
A Bee Tree Fall Gap – Memories and Relationships
By Snehlata Nath – with inputs from Rajendran, Justin, Shiny and Anita “Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” — Kahlil Gibran This article is an ode to a tree that was a constant presence in our journeys through Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. It was a message from Rajendran on 2nd May this year…”Today, […]
Eastern India Regional Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture and Management of Natural Resources
By Rohan Mukerjee,Community Wellbeing Hatnada, Seraikela-Kharsawan District, Jharkhand 24th and 25th April 2025 As the monsoon and Rainfed Agriculture season approach, Keystone Foundation’s Eastern India initiative held a two-day workshop and planning meeting in Hatnada village, Seraikela Block, Jharkhand—an ideal time to engage with the community despite the midday heat.In the forests of the area, […]
Agroecology in Practice: Insights from Sigur and Azim Premji University Course
By Reshma R., Climate Change and Sriram Paramasivan, Community Wellbeing This month, Reshma and Sriram attended a course at Azim Premji University called Agro-Ecology: Science and Practice. Here they share their takeaways and experiences from the course. (May 2- 6th) Reshma Working with the implementation of Analog Forestry, a Gender-Just Climate solution, in Sigur for […]
Lessons from Nepal: Indigenous Peoples Biocentric Restoration and Food Systems
By Vishnu N.M, Biodiversity Conservation From Keystone Foundation, three of us participated in a workshop titled ‘Indigenous Peoples Biocentric Restoration & Indigenous Peoples Food Systems Profiling Methodologies in Nepal,’ organized by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and NTNC (National Trust for Nature Conservation) from May 26 to 30, 2025. Krishna Prasad Silwal, representing the Ministry […]
Empowering Women in Beekeeping: UNESCO-Supported Trainings in Wayanad and Nilambur by Keystone Foundation
By Shawn J. Stephen and Justin Raj ,Biodiversity Conservation Report on Beekeeping training- Wayanad. UNESCO Women for Bees and Keystone Foundation, 21st and 22nd May, 2025.As part of the UNESCO Women for Bees initiative, Keystone Foundation had carried out beekeeping training for 5 women from Wayanad on the 21st and 22nd of May, 2025. The […]
World Bee Day Celebrations in Wayanad
By Ayoob A., Community Wellbeing We celebrate World Bee Day each year on May 20th. The day raises awareness about the crucial role bees play in pollination, food security, and biodiversity. This year, we organized several programs and activities at our Mananthavady Resource Centre in Wayanad. These events highlighted the importance of bees. They also […]
Clean Water, Healthy Lives: Monitoring Water Quality in Godda District, Jharkhand
By Rabiullah Md,Community Wellbeing Access to clean and safe drinking water is a basic need and right for every person. To ensure this, we have implemented a Water Quality Monitoring System in Chota Palma village, Badapaktari Panchayat, and Sundarpahari block of Godda district on 29/01/2025. This initiative plays an important role in protecting the health […]
