Phone Storytelling Workshop with Kerala PNC Members
By Anokha Venugopal, Shansi Fellow, Communications Last month, Kerala members from the People and Nature Collectives came to Keystone for a two day workshop on using their phones to create short documentaries on their cultural and Indigenous practices. Syamjith, Sumithra, Suresh, Geetha, Amal, Aswathy, and Kavya participated in the workshop, and I led it (thanks […]
Radio Kotagiri Promotes Climate Awareness and Senior Schemes
By Manickam A., Radio Kotagiri Radio Kotagiri recently organized a series of narrowcasting sessions as part of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVAY) project. This initiative, implemented by the Community Radio Association and supported by the Ministry of Information and Social Justice, aims to raise awareness about government schemes designed for senior citizens. Narrowcasting is a form of disseminating information […]
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, […]
The Language Workshop/Convention November 2024
By Faisal Rehman, Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives The People and Nature Collectives took an important step forward in its efforts to address larger questions of Tribal identity and knowledge mobilisation through organising a meeting in Hyderabad from the 25th – 27th of November, 2024. Convened under the banner ‘Language, Culture and Identity: Indigenous […]
Workshop on Indigenous Seed Diversity in Eastern Ghats
By Ranjani Prasad and Faisal Rehman, Programme Coordinators, People and Nature Collective Paderu (Alluri Sitarama Raju District) & Kotturu (Srikakulam District), Andhra Pradesh This event was organised by Keystone Foundation, with support from Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and in collaboration with Sanjeevini Environment Protection Society and Velugu Association. These are NGOs that have worked extensively in the […]
Tholkudi: A Conference on Tribal Cultural Heritage
By Ranjani Prasad, Programme Coordinator and Jeyanthi R., Additional Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives Header photo: From left, Jeyanthi, Ranjani, Dr. Tarun Chhabra, and Siddhartha Krishnan at the conference. On October 27th and 28th, Ranjani Prasad and Jeyanthi R. from the People and Nature Collective attended Tholkudi, a conference held for the preservation and […]
Community Foundations Consultation Meeting
By Faseela V., Additional Porgramme Coordinator, Community Wellbeing Header Photo Credit: Faseela V. September 4, 2024 On September 4th and 5th, a meeting of various community foundations working in tribal areas of Nilambur was organized at Cherupuzha Resource Center, under the leadership of Keystone Foundation. Executive members of community foundations such as Thoduve Community Foundation […]
Radio Kotagiri Honoured in National Community Radio Awards
Radio Kotagiri, People and Nature Collectives Radio Kotagiri 90.4MHz is proud to announce that they have received an award in the Government of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 10th annual National Community Radio Awards, winning second place in the category of Promoting Local Culture. The Radio Kotagiri program recognized for this award was “En […]
Radio Kotagiri Conducts Drug and Alcohol Awareness Session
By Manickam A., Additional Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collective and Radio Kotagiri On July 4th, an awareness program on drug eradication was conducted at CSI Higher Secondary School. In this event, Mr. Vinoba , Administrator of Kotagiri Care Trust, Manickam from Keystone Foundation, Radio Kotagiri, and office staff, Dr. Thirumurthy from NAWA, Vinod Kumar, […]
Inclusive and Equitable Nature Conservation Workshop, Pune
By Faisal Rehman, Archiving and Research, Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives The Nature Conservancy, India, organised a workshop on the 26th & 27th of June, 2024, in Pune on ‘Inclusive and Equitable Nature Conservation’, with community-based initiatives from many different regions of India participating. The workshop was a knowledge exchange event where ecologists and community leaders from different political and ecological contexts shared […]
