Adivasis

Lessons from Practice

Development Actions by Pooling Resources

  • February 5, 2021

The foundation has partnered with a local NGO to implement HBMNC in this area. Young women from the region who have received education up to an undergraduate level or diploma in midwifery or nursing are enlisted for this program. Each of these young women works with about 15-16 ASHA workers to enhance their awareness and capacity and ensure that essential care is given to pregnant mothers.

Insights from Social Contexts

Implementation of Forest Rights Act: Observations from Kerala’s Attappadi Block

  • January 29, 2021

The Forest Rights Committees’ formation in most villages started only six years after the enactment of the FRA. Even after eight years of the formation of FRCs, Individual Forest Rights alone have been granted, that too only in a few villages. In many villages, the first FRC meeting was conducted more than ten years after the enactment.

Insights from Social Contexts

Implementation of Forest Rights Act: Lessons from Vazhachal Division of Kerala

  • January 19, 2021

Three things clearly emerged as instrumental in making Vazhachal a pioneer in FRA implementation in the state, especially in vesting the provisions under CFR: a) A mission mode of implementation with clear responsibilities; b) Committed, active and informed NGOs and; c) Proactive leadership from the community.

Insights from Social Contexts

Implementation of Forest Rights Act: Observations from Wayanad District of Kerala

  • January 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Wayanad saw land struggles gathering momentum, demanding rights of tribals to forest lands. Many landless tribals encroached forest lands and raised hutments. As per an agreement to put an end to the struggle, a decision to vest land to tribals was taken. But its implementation was tardy.
Notes on Strategy

Complete and Effective Implementation of FRA in Kerala: Strategies and Approaches

  • September 24, 2020

The cultural-ecological know-how of the adivasis is of obvious value in this era of the pandemic, economic slowdown and climate change. This realisation might accelerate and support effective FRA implementation by generating necessary momentum among departments and development agencies and within the constituency of the adivasis themselves.
Schools for Inclusive Society

Bringing Santhali Traditions to Mainstream Schooling: Lessons from Lakshmi Murmu Smriti Vidyalaya

  • December 6, 2019

Lakshmi Murmu Smriti Vidyalaya in Chaachanpur, West Bengal run by the Chaachanpur Mahila Kalyan Samiti is an initiative by two women who believed that only education could bring empowerment among the Santhali community.

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