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Taking firm root: A cooperative success story off Salem

Member-farmers do not cultivate the same crop; the produce is purchased by the society; and farmers are debt-free.

Melghat’s Payvihir brands its forest produce to success

Payvihir, which has a 182-hectare forest under community forest rights (CFR), has worked wonders in the last four years, showing the way for tribals.

Grounded in Communities: People-Powered Alternatives Spark Hope in Kachchh

Spotlighting grassroots voices and faces that are amplifying ecological alternatives to promote dignified livelihoods, sustainable agriculture and traditional arts

Chetna Andolan’s “Best Ecologist Award 2016”

Participants were judged on their ability to cut grass without harming other plants, and on their knowledge of the forest.

Prosperity in times of drought

The objective of building a water shed, making trenches, etc. is to cut down the speed of rain water and controlling soil erosion.

Tribal women in M.P. show that strength lies in numbers

They have formed a farmers’ produce organisation in Dewas that bypasses exploitative middlemen to access markets directly

Solar Panels and Solidarity

The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have helped light up their villages with solar power!

Vikalp Sangam Posters: Ideas and Initiatives

A set of posters photographically narrating the idea of Vikalp Sangam through examples in various catagories is exhibited at every Vikalp Sangam gathering.

Radical movements and initiatives in Latin America – A source of learning for social movements in India

A wide diversity of movements have arisen in Latin America, in four countries: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela. Each of these has significant lessons for progressive movements in India