The programmes and interventions are designed by viewing “wellbeing” as a concept beyond the set parameters of Human Development Index and through various lenses like livelihood outcomes and political autonomy and its implications on traditional knowledge systems and cultural practices as well as on the mental and physical health of indigenous communities.
Community wellbeing is achieved only when the economic, social, physical, psychological, political and cultural conditions of every individual in the community are satisfied. The programme components represent these elements of wellbeing and interventions are designed accordingly by prioritising gender inclusivity, climate change and sustainable outcomes.
Based on economic and environmental vulnerability, the project focuses on improving the livelihoods, health and wellness of marginalised, rural farmers in Malappuram and Wayanad districts. Our approach includes the lens of climate change. This duration of this project is 2022-2027.
The project is running in Pillur, Aracode Konovakkarai, Coonoor, Sigur and Nilambur, wherein the main goal is to ensure tribal communities engaged in sustainable agriculture have improved access to water, other natural resource management capacities and access to NTFPs through secured forest tenures. The duration of this project is 2017-2025.
This project focused on strengthening the local economy by way of promoting farm-based livelihoods through the production of climate-resilient foods and cash crops, which are linked to farmer enterprises. This project was active in the Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts from 2022 to 2025.
The project focused on ensuring land tenure and developing appropriate practices for food sovereignty, health and nutrition among indigenous communities in 104 villages in Aracode, Konnavakarai, Coonoor, Sigur, Pillur and Hasanur. Milestones we are working towards include improving and strengthening social, economic, political and cultural conditions. The duration of this project was 2019-2022.
The project ran in Pillur, Aracode Konovakkarai, Coonoor, Sigur and Nilambur, wherein the main goal is to ensure tribal communities engaged in sustainable agriculture have improved access to water, other natural resource management capacities and access to NTFPs through secured forest tenures. The duration of this project was 2017-2022.
This project aimed to assess the formal and informal workings of the state, local institutions and community members to determine how local democratic systems work, abd implications on the implementation of the Forest Rights Act. For this, a comparative-analysis of Sigur and Nilambur was done. The duration of this project was 2021-2022.
Jyotsna partook as a panelist
that discussed "Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems"
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By Muhammed Rafi, Field Coordinator, Governance, Community Wellbeing Jaivolsavam is an agricultural program that has been organized by the Nattarivu Padana Kendra and the Keystone
By BWS-School of Birds Team, Jyoti Patale Through Keystone Foundation’s Forest Education initiative in Eastern India, we conducted a workshop on storytelling and puppetry to engage
By Mahadesh Basavegowda, Additional Programme Coordinator, Biodiversity Conservation On December 16, 2024, we conducted a Forest Rights Act (FRA) meeting in Punanjanur. 70 Participants from
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