Workshop with Climate Smart School Educators on Lesson Plans
April 13, 2023 By Anna Norrby Andersson & Emelie SvenssonSwallows Fellows, Climate Change On April 12 and 13, 2023, eight educators from Kotagiri, Sigur and Nilambur were invited to the Keystone Foundation campus to participate in a two-day workshop. The workshop, held by Keystone staff from the Climate Change Programme, was part of the ongoing […]
Photo Story: Swallows Visit Aracode
March 17, 2023 By Emelie Svensson & Anna Norrby Andersson, Swallows Fellows, Climate Change This week, the new batch of Swallows Fellows went into the field, visiting Aracode. During the day, we had the opportunity to visit everything from a production center to a school. We had our cameras with us every step of the […]
Keystone’s Climate Stories Wraps Up with a Media Festival (Also in Tamil)
March 3 & 4, 2023 An overview of the two-day celebration, by Vidya S., Project Associate, Climate Change பல நாட்களாக நானும் Bhavya வும் பேசிக்கொண்டிருந்த அந்த நாள் நெருங்கியது. March 3&4ல் Media festival, நான் சேர்ந்ததும் வந்த ஒரு பெரிய நிகழ்ச்சி. மிகவும் ஆர்வமாய் கொஞ்சம் பதட்டமும் சேர்ந்து அந்த நிகழ்வினை நன்றாக முடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று நாங்கள் அந்த பெரிய நாளுக்கான வேலையை தொடங்கினோம். நிகழ்வுக்கான […]
Quiz on Climate Change for Kotagiri School Children
February 28, 2023 By Shailaja Bharathi Ponnamma, Climate Educator 28/02/2023ல் எங்கள் Keystone டீம் Climate Change Program ஒரு வினாடி வினா நடத்தலாம் என்று முடிவுசெய்தோம். ஏன் அந்த நாள் என்றால், அந்த நாள் Sir C.V. Raman அவர்களின் Raman Effect கண்டுபிடித்த நாளை குறிக்கிறது. அன்று National Science Dayஆகா கொண்டாட படுகிறது , அதனால் அந்த நாளில் போட்டி வைக்கலாம் என்று முடிவுசெய்தோம். இந்த போட்டியில் Climate Smart […]
Climate Educators Workshop with SeasonWatch (Also in Tamil)
February 2, 2023 by Gretta T., Climate Educator & Community Resource Person, Climate Change programme மிகவும் எதிர்பார்ப்ப்போடு காத்திருந்த பயிலரங்கம் நடத்தப்படும் நாள் வந்தது. Bhavya அவர்கள் ஏற்கனவே இப்பயிலரங்கம் பற்றி கூறியிருந்தார். எவ்விதமான activities இருக்குமோ resource person எங்குஇருந்து வருவார்கள் என்ற எதிர்பார்ப்போடு 9:15 மணிக்கே Keystone வந்துவிட்டேன் . அங்கு ஏற்கனவே வயநாடு, நிலம்பூர், கர்நாடக போன்ற இடங்களிலிருந்து climate educators வந்திருந்தனர். அவர்களோடு சிறிது நேரம் […]
The Future of Education is Here: Introducing Climate Smart Schools
December 5, 2022 By Divya KilikarCommunications Coordinator In November, we visited two schools that are quietly raising climate champions in Kotagiri – two of fourteen in the Nilgiris. At C.S.I. Primary School and Government High School Kannerimukku, I met some of the most inspiring educators. These are Climate Smart Schools – a project led by […]
Keystone Wins an Award at COP27 Egypt: Notes from our Climate Change Representative
November 14, 2022 By Bhavya GeorgeProgramme Coordinator – Climate Change After over 24 hours of travel, I arrived at the 27th United Nations Conference of Parties in Sharm-al-Sheikh, Egypt. As the first team member of Keystone’s newly launched Climate Change programme, I was honoured to be at the most influential global forum on the climate […]
Rethinking Education with Tribal Communities in the Nilgiris
November 9, 2022 By Madeleine Gefke & Nithya V.Oberlin Shansi Fellow & Field Assistant – Biodiversity Conservation While Keystone has been working on education for all ages across the Nilgiris for years, it is important to revisit our vision and strategy, and involve community members in this exercise. In September, we began taking surveys in […]
Tribal-Led Campaign for Traditional Foods in Central & Eastern India
October 17, 2022 By Rohan MukerjeeProgramme Coordinator – Networks & Alliances The global food crisis is intrinsically tied to the climate crisis. Chemical-based agricultural methods that overpower gentler, smaller-scale methods of growing food that have persisted for centuries have warped our food systems, with the fatalities being nutrition, diversity and precious, healthy soil. And when […]
Climate Stories: PARI Network on Storytelling for the Planet
October 7, 2022 By Bhavya George & Arathi MenonProgramme Coordinator – Climate ChangeLead Trainer, Climate Stories & Independent Environmental Journalist Keystone Foundation, in collaboration with Earth Journalism Network (EJN), has been organising Climate Stories, a short-term environment journalism programme to build capacity among the local and indigenous youth of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Individuals from […]
