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 […]
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 […]
Youth Leadership Camp ‘Reejh Rang’ in Orsa Pat, Latehar
By Prema Tigga – Community Wellbeing Eastern India Introduction to the Camp‘Reejh Rang’, a one-day youth leadership camp, was successfully organized on 3rd June 2025 at St. Mary’s Middle School in Chiropath, Orsa Panchayat. Over 132 children and youths from villages including Potmadih, Ambakona, Chetma, Surkai, Orsa, Nawatoli, Chiropath, Jarsidih, Basdih, and Chirchiri participated, with […]
Training on Community Forest Rights Filing in Hatnada, Jharkhand
By Budheswar Mahato, Jagabandhu Sanda- Using Diversity, Rohan Mukerjee –Community Wellbeing Supporting Forest Communities in Seraikela-Kharsawan District In the villages of Gamaria, Seraikela, and Chandil blocks of Seraikela-Kharsawan District, Jharkhand, the Keystone Foundation has been supporting community-led forest protection efforts alongside initiatives to claim forest rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. In this regard, […]
Training Session on promotion of Organic and Natural Farming practices among the Kheria Sabar people
By Kumaresh Mahato, Using diversity. keystone-foundation On the 9th of June 2025 a training cum planning session was held at the PBKSKS office in Rajnowagarh, Purulia District. The meeting involved 14 participants, composed of CRPs and members of the PBKSKS staff. The objective of the meeting was to help lay a platform for empowering Sabar […]
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 […]
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 […]
Celebrating the International Day of Forests in Pillur
By Eniyan, Community wellbeing On March 21, 2025, the International Day of Forests was celebrated in the Pillur area, bringing together over 50 participants from 16 villages across three clusters—FRC, FMC, and the Federation. The event was honored by the presence of Forest Department Rangers from Mettupalayam and Karamadai, who attended as chief guests. The […]