Environmental Action Workshops in November
By Manickam A., Additional Programme Coordinator, Radio Kotagiri ER Workshop: A Platform for Environmental Action The ER Workshop, hosted at Keystone Foundation on 21st November 2024, brought together elected representatives (ERs), ward members, and the vice president of Nedugula Panchayat to discuss urgent environmental and community issues. This workshop served as a critical forum to address challenges arising from deforestation, climate change, […]
Essentials of Humanitarian Action Training
By Muhammed Rafi, Field Coordinator, Governance, Community Wellbeing This month, Keystone Foundation planned and implemented a training program titled Essentials of Humanitarian Action. This program recognizies that the leadership of trained volunteers in the face of disasters is one of the most important interventions to reduce the impact of disasters, as disasters become a recurring […]
GAGGA Seminar on Air Pollution in Palakkad
By Faseela V., Governance, Additional Programme Coordinator, Community Wellbeing As a part of our project through the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), we, along with the Kerala Mahila Samakhya, organized a one-day seminar on the topic of ‘Encroachment of Motor Vehicles and Air Pollution. The seminar was held at Krishi Bhavan Hall, Agli […]
Bridging Generations: Passing Traditional Knowledge with the Village Elder Program
By Jyoti Patale, Eastern India Team Consultant Cover photo credit: Satyajeet Sabar Knowledge can exist outside formal education, yet traditional knowledge is often overlooked in today’s educational models. To address this, Keystone Foundation runs the Village Elder Program. Through the Forest Education initiative in Eastern India, we have conducted village elder program in 4 villages. The program bridges […]
Tribal Graduation and Education Festival
By Ranjani Prasad, Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives Header Photo: Anokha Venugopal On 21st September 2024, Keystone Foundation organised a Youth Festival as a gathering and building new networks of graduates and educated indigenous youth from across the Nilgiris district, titled Tribal Graduation and Education Festival’ / Pazhangudiyanar Pattamallippu Matrum Kalvi Urungainaipu Vizha. Nearly 270 educated […]
Good Earth School Visits Keystone Foundation
By Vidya S., Technical Coordinator, Climate Change, and Silambarasan S., Technical Coordinator, Biodiversity Conservation Photo credits: Vidya Vidya: Good Earth School Visit – Day 1 On September 13th and 14th, the Good Earth School from Chennai visited Keystone Foundation. Simbu and I facilitated over the two days. There were 23 students from class 11, along […]
Nilgiris Field Learning Program Commences its Third Year
By Anokha Venugopal The third year of the Nilgiris Field Learning Program (NFLP) began on July 1st, 2024. This year, the focus of NFLP is slightly different, as it maintains not just a community mental health focus, but an equally significant focus on global public health through understanding public health concerns within an indigenous context. […]
May Updates from Community Wellbeing: FRA and Youth Trainings
By Bagavanidhi M., Grassroots Governance, Community Wellbeing Forest Rights Act Trainings: This month, we successfully completed the campaign on IFR and Development Rights for FRC members through workshops in all our working villages including Aracode, Konavakarai, Coonoor, Sigur, Kadambur, and Pillur. Youth Trainings: A 2 day training on creating youth groups, social movements and leadership […]
Stakeholder Consultation: The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve as a Learning Hub for Climate Education
March 6, 2024 By Bhavya George Keystone Foundation, along with the Department of Education and other relevant stakeholders, have taken the past one and a half years to explore Climate Education through Climate Smart Schools. Following the principles of the Mission LiFE(Lifestyle for Environment) and green schools of Tamil Nadu, the Climate Smart Schools program […]
Monthly Training for 16 Community Health Workers in Kotagiri
December 20, 2023 By Anagha C.Technical Coordinator – Community Wellbeing On December 19 and 20, our cadre of 16 community health workers convened for their routine monthly training session at the Keystone campus. These are community members who have been trained carefully by our team and medical partners to provide crucial healthcare consultations in the […]
