A Tuber Mela to Inaugurate a Community Seed Bank
Tubers for centuries have been a staple diet and a dependable source of nutritional security for forest-dependent communities. Interestingly, tubers are so diverse that they vary in size, shape and flavors. As a part of our ongoing livelihoods rehabilitation efforts in Kerala, a tuber fest along with the inauguration of a new community seed bank […]
Understanding death by suicide in indigenous communities
We have been hearing a lot about it recently. Some gut wrenchingly difficult accounts in the tribal communities steeped in distress makes them no exception. While the act of taking one’s own life is met with much critique and philosophical questioning, it requires in-depth understanding in terms of the need for inter-sectional interventions that include […]
Exploring alternatives – a biodegradable Sanitary pad
Over the past few months, we decided to do a small study in our working areas to understand the condition of MHM in these places. Simultaneously, we started working on a design which is – a 100% environment-friendly disposable sanitary napkins. This is currently in it’s testing phase. We are tentatively planning to launch it […]
Study on Food Security among indigenous populations: An Experiment in online Ecological literacy
The format of the internship Ecological literacy and development of ecological consciousness is always understood as an experiential process. Also as students of the social sciences, the field has been described to us as a tangible entity. But within these unusual circumstances these ideas had to be recalibrated. This involved trying to understand the field […]
Education lost or Knowledge found?
Lockdowns, movement restrictions – is life at standstill? The past month in the Nilgiris and in the tribal communities have been about adjusting and reorienting to these new alterations in living. While the adults in the tribal communities are cut off from their wage-livelihood sources and have taken to farming, wonder what the kids are […]
Community seed bank (Tubers) at a tribal settlement
Food security is one of the primary concerns for communities residing in the tribal areas of Kerala. The problem gets compounded when communities do not have proper records and documents for their landholdings, which ends up restricting their access to Government support. Godavary tribal settlement is one such place where many of the families have […]
Mending Minds post Covid
The loudest mental health narrative is based on illnesses, disorders, symptoms and categorization. While this does have a purpose in a clinical context, what are its implications in the wake of this pandemic? As we see people talk about anxiety, depression , other disorders and quick remedies and techniques to counter the language of despair […]
Kitchen Garden in Urban Spaces
“It was all so coincidental that a lockdownfollowed after we distributed kitchen garden sets to 36 houses in Kotagiri”,said Shailaja- a community steward who has been engaged with KeystoneFoundation for over 4 years. What started as a vision to re-think restorationin the urban by increasing biodiversity in spaces where there is high built upareas turned […]
Herbal Medicine and Natural Remedy Workshop
A two-day workshop on Herbal medicine and Natural remedy was conducted at Bangalapadigai and Sigur on the 9th and 10th of November, 2019. The workshop was facilitated by Parvathi Nagaraj from Pichandikulam Forest and she was assisted by Kalaiselvi from Amrutha Herbal Food. At Bangalapadigai – Six women took part among whom, few are part […]
Free Health Camp – ESOINDIA & Keystone Foundation
