Life strife
A recent encyclical from the Pope bolsters resurgent anti-abortionist "pro-life" groups in the US
Celebrating the role of Indian NGOs in combating the COVID-19 pandemic
The World NGO Day is an opportunity time to take note of the huge efforts put forth by non-profits in battling the monster virus as well their …
A sense of belonging
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Together they conquered
A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination
Hand in hand
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Populism, polemics, pandemic and cadre base helped BJP win Assam: Experts
With its populist schemes and organisational strength, the BJP endeared itself to various segments of Assamese society
People's forests
A workshop in Nepal on community forest use brings to the fore environmental gains of the concept
People's risk
Community-based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities
Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …
Power to the people
The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee
This is what Africa can learn from India's sanitation story
Despite the limitations of the Indian model of sanitation, Africa can draw inspiration from its many positive aspects
Return of the woods
Two decades of toil have given back to Seed village in Udaipur a forest that villagers felt had been destroyed forever
Revising an antiquated legislation
The environment ministry is updating the Indian Forest Act, but getting all the states to agree to it may prove to be tricky.
'We need technology, but on our own terms'
Nanuram Rawat was the adhyaksha of the gram sabha in Seed, one of the first gramdan villages where environmental resources have been regenerated …
Power of the people
As megacities across the world boom, simple pleasures of life like fresh air and clean water have been lost. Initially, governments tried to …
Is permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?
Permaculture farming, which spread across the West as part of the hippie movement, is fast gaining ground in India among subsistence farmers and …
The road ahead
India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …
COVID-19 deals a blow to United States non-profits as funds dry up
At least 25% non-profits laid off or furloughed employees; 69% reported a loss of critical programme volunteers in Arizona
Creating a wonderland
In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community
Words of wisdom
The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance
Dussehri's entrepreneurs
Village women emerge as successful entrepreneurs thanks to NEED an organisation with a difference
Betrayed
Nepal's forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much-hailed community forest management programme
In hope of benefit-sharing
In India, there has been a cautious move towards handing over control of natural resources to local communities
International Women’s Day: Self-help groups are institutions with bargaining power today; now it is time for the next step
Self-help groups bring about socio-economic empowerment of women by providing access to income-generating opportunities. Focus should now be on …
Community forest management is the future
It has been 10 years since the Joint Forest Management (jfm) was officially started in India. Ajit Banerjee, who first experimented with the …