Ethnic bonding

Neglected Nilgiri tribes gathered together to celebrate their ethnic identity and work towards community development

Pickled power

Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group

Wanderlust goes bust

Settling nomads is tricky business, especially when it comes to garnering votes

Shimla in a shambles

The beautiful resort is fast greying under the onslaught of modernity

Small is beautiful

In the nick of time

The rediscovery of a traditional system of water management that involves the construction of embankments to harness rainwater, has revived …

Nets but no strings

An informal banking scheme designed to assist the fisherwomen of Kerala has gained momentum within its short period of operation

Show the way out

Holding out the olive branch

Run of the mill

For a better tomorrow

There are many in Kerala who just would not have anything to do with the obsolete official education system. They want change, and that, …

Snatching someone's baby

Villagers in Rajasthan have revived a dried up river in the region with help of a NGO. Now, their fight is with the state government, which has …

Freedom on the freeway

A people's movement in northern California has weeded out the use of pesticide on highways

Seeds of progress

An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district

A learning experience

NGOs in Bangladesh have made non-formal education a trailblazing success story by employing ingenious teaching methods tailored to the needs of …

The Seed Supremo

The Beej Bachao Andolan boasts of a collection of native seed varieties that could put any genebank to shame

Tribal turmoil

Upbeat about the restoration of ownership rights, Gadchiroli tribals march towards self-governance

City cycling

With the introduction of bicycles for public use, Luud Schimmelpenninck hopes to make Amsterdam a "car-free" city

A space of their own

A garden for blind persons that explores more than just botanical learning

Solar lighting systems successful in Rajasthan

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Living in style in Ladakh

The Ladakh Ecological Development Group is working to make the harsh life of Ladakhis easier through improved housing and easier methods of …

When participation holds sway

Gouditikra in Orissa provides a model of how community participation can transform a village

When the Sharda flows wild

Villages on its path prepare for the recurrent misery of inundation as an apathetic government looks on

Bark and bite

A whopping 25,000 people formed a human chain in Kerala's Jeerakappara forest to rally against the wanton destruction wrought by encroachers