the echo network: Sustainability Ambassadors Global Exchange Meeting
By Rohan Mukerjee, Programme Coordinator, Networks and Alliances Keystone Foundation is a member of the echo network, a social innovation partnership with the specific focus of increasing trust between sectors, increasing the value of science for society, and instilling a sense of responsibility in everyone for our human and environmental ecosystems. Keystone Foundation was part […]
APEX Workshop in Malaysia
By Ramachandran K G, Governance and Livelihoods Programme Coordinator, Community Wellbeing Keystone Foundation is one of the key partners of the network called Asian People’s Exchange for Food Sovereignty and Agro-ecology (APEX), which is an alliance of different organisations in South and South East Asia. The Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PANAP) and Asian People’s […]
Misereor Partner Organisations Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Agro Ecology
By Robert Leo A knowledge exchange workshop on agroecology was organized for Misereor Partner Organisation (MPO’s) in Bangalore on the 20th and 21st of June 2024. The workshop was facilitated by consultant Marita Ishwar. The MPOs that participated were Agriculture, Man and Ecology(AME), Bangalore, and Keystone Foundation. Keystone Foundation was represented by Mahadesha, Sriram and Leo. […]
Agroecology Workshop & Training Meeting of the Eastern India Initiative
By Rohan Mukerjee, Eastern India Team, Networks and Alliances Programme Coordinator Since its inception in 2022, Keystone Foundation’s Eastern India Initiative has been steadily expanding, with projects currently being carried out across 5 districts of Jharkhand, and 2 districts each in West Bengal and Odisha. On the 10th, 11th and 12th of June the staff, […]
Meeting of the Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group of the IUCN SSC
By Anita Varghese & Anokha Venugopal This month, the Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group of the IUCN SSC convened for two days of energising discussions on the present and future state of plant conservation and assessments. The Mandarae meeting hall was adorned with native plant species from our nursery and arboretum, including neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana). […]
Paper Bag and Leaf Plate Community Enterprise in Kalajhor village
By Rohan Mukerjee, Eastern India Team, Networks and Alliances Programme Coordinator Kalajhor is a Santal village located in the forests of Seraikela Block, Seraikela-Kharswan District Jharkhand. Since 2022, Keystone Foundation, represented by Jagabandhu Sanda (Consultant) and Community Resource Person (CRP) Budheswar Mahato, has been working with the community of Kalajhor to promote Agroecology approaches, conservation […]
Agents of Change: Women-Led Mahua Enterprises in Jharkhand
By Jyoti Patale, Eastern India Team Consultant In the Musabani block of West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, lies Vikrampur, a Santhal village witha few Sabar community members. Since 2022, Keystone Foundation, led by Jagabandhu Sanda(Consultant) and Community Resource Person (CRP) Kapra Mahali, has been working closely with thiscommunity. Members of Vikrampur are involved in promoting agroecology […]
Water Security Initiatives in Paharia Villages of Sundar Pahari Block, Godda District, Jharkhand
April 23, 2024 By Rohan Mukerjee and Soumik Banerjee Keystone Foundation commenced work in the Paharia villages of Sundar Pahari Block, Godda District, in 2017 through the Using Diversity (UD) Network with Soumik Banerjee as a partner. The UD network enables civil society groups and community leaders to revive and promote uncultivated foods and traditional […]
Two Weeks in Thimphu With the Climate Uncertainties Network
May 3, 2024 By Bhavya George The Climate Uncertainties Network is formed by 3 mountainous ecosystems: Keystone Foundation from Nilgiris in India, Royal Thimphu College from Bhutan, and South Asia Institute of Advanced Studies from Nepal, all lead by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). We met at Royal Thimphu College (RTC) for two […]
Field Visits to Kheria Sabar villages of Purulia District, West Bengal
By Rohan Mukerjee Alongside Paschim Banga Kheria Sabar Kalyan Samiti (PBKSKS), Keystone Foundation has been working with the Kheria Sabar community in Purulia district of West Bengal since 2020. Our work in the region commenced through the Using Diversity (UD) project. Subsequently, Community Resource Persons (CRPs) in different blocks of the district have been supported […]
