Awareness Program on Forest Rights Act – Hitbasa, Potka Block, Jharkhand
Sidheshwar Sardar On the 22nd of February 2021 a one day awareness program on the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and its implementation was organized in Mansa Club in Hitbasa village. 12 Sabar villagers (7 women and 6 men) from Hitbasa Sabar Tola, Chirugoda and Saharjudi attended the meeting. 19 villager (8 women and 11 men) […]
Legal aid camp for Katkari Community Leaders at Narur, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K G Along with the advocacy meetings being held across the region, a legal aid camp was also arranged at Narur village of Sidhudurg district in the month of January 2021 for equipping the Katkari community leaders to claim their land rights. 25 community leaders attended this legal aid camp. A well known lawyer, […]
Training on Habitat Rights Provisions of Forest Rights Act with Baiga leaders at Karpa Village, Pusparajgarh Block, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh – 2nd and 3rd December 2020
Based on inputs from Naresh Biswas In order provide information about the Habitat Rights provisions of the Forest Rights Act (2006) Nirman (UD partner organisation) organised a two day training program on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2020 in the Community Hall of Karpa village. 25 Baiga leaders from 10 villages of Pusparajgarh Block […]
Field visit to Sabar villages of East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Rohan Mukerjee The Sabar people are classified as one of Jharkhand’s 8 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and they primarily dwell in the forested hills of East Singhbhum District in south-east Jharkhand. The Sabar have traditionally depended on forests for their survival and livelihoods and are yet to adopt sedentary agriculture in a big way. […]
Exhibition of Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seeds of the Pahari Korwas and PVTG Conference for Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa Tribes – Kendha Village, Dharamjaigarh Block, Raigarh District Chhattisgarh, 6th December 2019
Naresh Biswas and Rohan Mukerjee On the 6th of December a conference for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh focusing on the Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa tribes was held at Kendha village which is located at the foothills of Chui Pahar in Dharamjaigarh Block of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. Through […]
Celebration of Food and Culture of the Kaathkaari community – 2nd March 2019
On March 2nd of 2019, more than 780 of community members belonging to Kaathkaari tribe including women, men and children gathered at Kudal, Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, for celebrating their culture and food and also for discussing various issues community being faced at present with a focus on their rights and land tenure. Top officials […]
Using Diversity Network National Partners Meeting Hasanur, Tamilnadu 14th-16th February 2019 Reporting and Planning
Sharing of Area Specific Progress in 2018-19, 14th February 2019 Central India – The Program Coordinator of Central India provided an overview of the progress in different project areas of Central India in 2018-19 since the last annual meeting in May 2018 in Bhopal. This was followed by fellows from each of the 8 project […]
Using Diversity Network National Partners Meeting Hasanur, Tamilnadu 14th-16th February 2019 Exposure and Learning Events
The Using Diversity Network’s Annual Meeting for 2019 was held in Hasanur, Tamilnadu from the 14th to the 16th of February 2019. The annual meeting brought together 28 project fellows and farmers from the 8 project areas of Central India; 15 fellows and community representatives from Western Ghats; project coordinators from Central India and Western […]
Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seed Mela, Gaildubba Village, Patalkot, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh 28th January, 2019
Patalkot as the Sanskrit origin of its name suggests is a deep valley spread over 79 km2 located 78 km from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. This unique horse-shoe shaped valley is surrounded by hills with several pathways and recently developed roads to reach the 12 villages located within the valley. Patalkot’s villages are home to […]
Meeting of Using Diversity (Western Ghats) and Exposure visit to Joida Tuber Festival – 18th and 19th December 2018
18th December 2018 Introductory session Participants introduced themselves to all in the first session before the lunch. There were 28 participants in the meeting including the community members, project fellows and project advisors from the different project areas namely Pillur (Tamil Nadu), Nilambur and Mananthavady (Kerala), Periyapatna, Sirsi and Joida (Karnataka) and Sindhudurg (Maharashtra). Field […]
