WASH and Environmental Summer Camp to Empower Children in Rural Villages
By Monisha Ravi, Community Wellbeing, Silambarasan S.P., Biodiversity Conservation, and Vidya S., Climate Change Monisha: A successful WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Summer Camp was held in five rural villages: Konnavakkarai, Aracode, Pillur, Sigur, and Connoor, for 10 days. The camp aimed to educate children about the importance of water conservation, sanitation, and hygiene practices, […]
Clean Water, Healthy Lives: Monitoring Water Quality in Godda District, Jharkhand
By Rabiullah Md,Community Wellbeing Access to clean and safe drinking water is a basic need and right for every person. To ensure this, we have implemented a Water Quality Monitoring System in Chota Palma village, Badapaktari Panchayat, and Sundarpahari block of Godda district on 29/01/2025. This initiative plays an important role in protecting the health […]
Water Conservation Efforts and Community Feedback in Jharkhand
By Jagabandhu Sanda, Baby Patar, Kapra Mahali, Sulekha Rani Mahato, Dulari Hansda and Budheswar Mahato Keystone Foundation has been working in several villages of East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand to promote Agroecology, Natural and Ecological Farming practices. Agriculture continues to be an integral part of the lives of the communities we work with […]
Animal-Proof Waste Storage Structure Built in Indra Nagar
By Chandrasekar Das, Wildlife Biologist, Biodiversity Conservation Team Indra Nagar is a village within the Nadugula Panchayat in Kotagiri Taluk, with 192 houses in the village. For the past two years, the Biodiversity team has worked to promote coexistence between humans and wildlife in the village through initiatives such as solar-powered streetlights, closing unused/unsafe wells, […]
Keystone and PSG College Partner for Water & Sanitation Practices in Coimbatore
December 1, 2023 By Water and Sanitation programme Last month, Keystone’s Water and Sanitation programme signed an Memorandum of Understanding with PSG College of Arts and Science (PSGCAS) to kick off a partnership in studying and improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices in Sulur and Sultanpet blocks of Coimbatore district. This will also include […]
WASH Team Participates in CSR Conclave in Coimbatore
August 5, 2023 By Vinitha MurukesanProgramme Coodinator (Water & Sanitation) Coimbatore-based group CSR Spark held a conclave in the city, inviting Keystone’s Water & Sanitation programme to provide insights on CSR funding. The Conclave, held on August 5, brought together stakeholders from across south India, including corporates, CSR agencies, academics, social entrepreneurs and nonprofit organisations. […]
Bio-Digester Toilets for Sustainable Sanitation in the Hills
May 22, 2023 By Vignesh M. & Nathania John,Water & Sanitation team & Communications The Water and Sanitation programme constructed eight bio-digester toilets in partnership with ‘cleantech’ organisation Nirgandh, in villages within Kotagiri taluk. Between March 15 and March 28, two units were set up in Sedikal, one in Garikayur, four in HMC Nagar and […]
Keystone and IIT Palakkad Sign an MoU to Improve Sanitation
March 20, 2023 By Pratim Roy & Nathania JohnFounder-Director, Keystone & Communications Intern On March 20, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was established between Keystone Foundation and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad in Kerala. This agreement was under the wood work’s for quite some time but was only solidified in recent months. IIT […]
Keystone Judges the TN Sustainable Development Goals Girls Championship
February 20, 2023 By Vinitha MurukesanProgramme Coordinator, Water & Sanitation Collaboratively conducted by the United Nations and Startup Tamil Nadu, the TN Sustainable Development Goals Girls Championship invited 20 colleges in Tiruppur, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore and Nilgiris to propose their best pitches for achieving a chosen SDG. The jury panel included representatives from three institutes […]
First Aid Training for Sanitation Workers in Coimbatore
February 8, 2023 By Vinitha Murukesan and Blessy OviyaProgramme Coordinator & Technical Coordinator – Water & Sanitation In partnership with Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP), Keystone’s Water and Sanitation team members situated in our Coimbatore office are organising a three-day first-aid training programme for 150 sanitation workers and desludging operators of the Coimbatore […]
