Awareness Program on Uncultivated Food with students of Kathalpara Medium School, Littipara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand, 25th July 2019
Pilathus Malto On the 25th of July an awareness program on the Uncultivated Food of the Paharias was organised for the school children of Kathalpara Medium School. 30 school children, 5 girls and 25 boys, accompanied by their teacher Ravi Kumar Das, were taken to Kathalpara’s forest where village elder Rama Paharia showed the children […]
Awareness Program on Uncultivated Food with students of Samelibhatta Primary School, Podi Block, Korba District, Chhatisgarh, 24th July 2019.
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Birhor On the 24th of July 2019, an awareness program on the Uncultivated Food of the Birhors was organised for the school children of Samelibhatta Primary School in Podi Block, Korba District Chhattisgarh. The students were taken for a forest trail, by village elders, to explore the rich diversity of uncultivated […]
Distribution of Saplings to Kamar villagers in Mainpur Block, Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh – 26th July 2019
By Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori On the 26th of July 2019 the Sarpanch of Kuladighat village, Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh, Bansingh Sori, inaugurated the sapling distribution program by distributing saplings of a variety of uncultivated food trees and local trees to villagers of the area. A total of 800 saplings of Munga (Drumstick), Amla, and […]
Awareness Program on Uncultivated Food with Kamar School Children – 19th July 2019, Bhattadighi Primary School, Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh
Basant Soni and Dhasay Sori On the 19th of July 2019 the UD fellows of Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh conducted an awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Bhattadighi Primary School, Kuladighat Panchayat, Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh. The school children accompanied by their teacher Pitambar Singh Banchir were taken on a forest trail by village […]
Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seed Mela Kenda Village, Dharamjaigarh Block, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh
On the 12th of March 2019 Using Diversity partner organisation, Nirman and the UD fellows for Raigarh District organised an Uncultivated Food and Traditional seed Mela at Kenda village. The Mela highlighted the rich diversity of uncultivated food and traditional crops of the Pahari Korwas of the region. The program, held at Kenda village located […]
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 […]
Awareness Program on Wild Food with Children of Amanara Village – 19th and 20th January 2019
Jaykumar Yadav and Bhawru Ram Hansda On the 19th and 20th of January 2019 Using Diversity (UD) Network fellows Jaykumar Yadav and Bhawru Ram Hansda conducted a two day Awareness Program on the Wild Food of the Pahari Korwas with the Angan Wadi and Primary School children of Amanara village, Dharamjaigarh Block, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. […]