Killai Celebrates International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
By Athmaramani and Jyotsna Krishnakumar, Climate Change Date: August 9, 2025Venue: KillaiOrganized by: Keystone Foundation India-UK PACT supported the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9, 2025, with a vibrant and thought-provoking event aimed at celebrating the rich cultural heritage, resilience, and contributions of indigenous communities around the globe. […]
Team Retreats for New Learnings and Building synergies
By Bhavya George-Climate Change and Sriram- Community Well-being Climate Change Team Retreat – Auroville & Killai (24–26 July 2025) For the Climate Change and Community Wellbeing Programme, July and early August were a time for team retreats. The Climate Change team held its retreat in Pondicherry from July 24th to 26th—two days at Auroville and […]
Nilgiris to Shimla: Climate Education cross learning across two mountain ecosystems
By Bharathi V, Shailaja C, and Greeta T– Climate Change Climate education in mountain ecosystems is crucial due to the unique vulnerability of these regions to the impacts of climate change. Keystone Foundation is working in Shimla in partnership with Eichers Group Foundation in four schools, imparting climate education. It is seen as an opportunity […]
My Experience at SB62, Bonn: Reflections on My First UN Climate Conference
By Bhavya George-Climate Change Understanding SB62 and Its Significance SB 62 means the 62nd session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies. This is a mid-year climate conference that brings together the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to advance negotiations on key issues. The outcomes of SB […]
Gender and Climate Change Workshop with SHG Women in Ooty
By Sneha-Knowledge Hub Workshop Overview On June 24th, Sneha, Monisha, and Vidya from Keystone Foundation conducted a workshop on gender and climate change at the Additional Collector’s Office in Ooty. The session was designed for Self-Help Group (SHG) women and Panchayat Level Federation members from Ooty, Gudalur, and Kotagiri. A total of 50 women participated […]
Building Inclusive Restoration: Insights from the GESI Workshop in Chiang Mai
By Reshma- Climate Change, Harsha-Biodiversity Conservation From June 9th to 11th, 2025, Women4Biodiversity, a global advocacy organisation working at the intersection of biodiversity and gender justice, organized a three-day regional workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The workshop, titled “Integrating the GESI Framework into Ecosystem Restoration: A Gender Responsive Approach,” brought together 30 participants from across […]
Nature Exploration Summer Camp at Ranchi
Exploring Nature with Curiosity and Creativity By Jyoti Patale, Climate change Urban childhoods often limit nature interactions to schoolbooks or short family outings. To bridge this gap, the Nature Summer Camp in Ranchi offered a vibrant and immersive space where children could connect with the natural world through play, art, and hands-on learning. To begin with, […]
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, […]
Analog Forestry Practitioners Receive Documentation and Soil Collection Workshops in Sigur
By Reshma R., Climate Change, and Anokha Venugopal, Knowledge Hub Analog forestry (AF) is one of the gender-just climate solutions that we have been implementing in Sigur for the last two years. Our program in Sigur consists of 10 AF promoters, mostly women and their families across 5 villages (Anaikatty, Chokkanahalli, Vazhaithottam, Chemanatham, and Boothanatham). […]
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 […]