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On-going Projects:

  • Empowerment of Rural Women and Economic Rights  (a project working in 4 districts)
  • Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources (a project working in 6 locations)
  • Education and Child Rights Protection (a project working through 12 organisations)
  • Promotion of networking of grass-root level organisations (a project working with 18 groups)
  • Adivasi Solidarity Council – networking of NGOs & CBOs (a project working in 4 states with 40 different organisations at South India level and associated with National level organisations with 18 states in India)  

 Some of the Partners:

  • People’s Education and Rights Trust (PERT) –a grass root organisation based in Uttiramerur, Kancheepuram District working for the Irula’s development and empowering women through micro-credits and organising people’s movements…
  • Vanavil Women’s Welfare Society (VWWS) –a community based organisation helping urban poor women to improve their economic conditions with skill development activities and based in Chithalapakkam near Chennai…
  • Rural Development Council (RDC) –a local adivasi organisation based in Denkanikottai hills in Krishnagiri District, working for the livelihoods development of hill tribes by organising health, education and income generation activities…
  • World Society (WS) –a women’s rights organisation working for adivasi & dalit women’s advancement through formation and strengthening of self-help groups by increasing women’s political participation through federation and based in Thirupathur, Vellore District…  
  • Tamilnadu Adivasi Munnetra Sangam (TAMS) –a community based people’s organisation working for the development of adivasi communities based in Asanoor, Erode District and involved in collection and marketing of non-timber forest produces…
  • Rural Development Trust (RDT) –a woman headed organisation based in Chengalpet, working for the development of women and children by formation of self-help groups and helping people to obtain their basic amenities and services from the government…
  • Scheduled Tribe Federation (STF) –a people’s organisation working as movement for the rights and development of adivasi communities by organising youth federation towards socio-economic political change and based in Gingee in Villupuram district…
  • Rural Women and Educational Development Society (RWEDS) –an organisation working for the advancement of rural people, dalits and adivasi communities for their education and human rights and promoting rural women’s movement in Polur Taluk of Thiruvannamalai District… 
  • Society for Upliftment of Rural Poor (SURP) –a society working for the Social, Educational, Health and Economic Development of the rural & coastal poor through negotiation, collective bargaining and democratic struggles and based in Marakkanam, Villupuram District…   
  • Irula Tribal Development Society (ITDS) –a people’s organisation based in Jayamkondam, Ariyalur district and involved in protection & promotion of rights of the adivasi communities through development of village-based people’s associations…
  • Solidarity Wing for Education & Empowerment of Tribal (SWEET) – an organisation works for the welfare of the weaker sections of the society to realise their rights and responsibilities in education and economic development and located at Thirupporur in Kancheepuram district…. 
  • Anamalai Social Service Society (ASSS) – an hill area development organisation based in Vaalpaarai location, Coimbatore district, working for the conservation of forest resources and promoting rights and livelihoods of the forest dwelling communities through self-help approach… 
  • Light for Blind (LfB) –an organisation working for the Chenchu Primitive tribes by  promoting an effective and efficient leadership among the deprived sections for the sustainable development and the center is based in Dornala, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh state… 
  • Praja Pragathi Trust (PPT) – a local organisation working for the socio-economic, educational and health and sanitation development of the poorest communities and also involved in the protection and promotion of natural resources and it is based in Tirupati, Chithoor District, Andhra Pradesh state…
  • Scheduled Tribe Development Association (STDA) –an organisation working for the development of scheduled tribes with special focus on denotified tribes through promotion of their rights & development in government programmes & schemes and the organisation is based in Uthamapalayam area of Theni district…
  • Kotagiri Organisation for Research Action and Service (KORAS) – an organisation working for the advancement of hill areas and adivasi communities through applied research action and promoting economic & education development with government cooperation and it is based in Kotagiri, Niligiri District… 
  • Rural People Welfare Organisation (RPWO) – a community based organsiation working for the socio-economic development of lambadi tribes through micro-credit programmes and based on Chengam Taluk, Thiruvannamalai district…
  • Kurumans’ Welfare Association (KWA) – a welfare society started for the advancement of Kuruman’ tribes of Tamilnadu and working for their socio-economic, education and identity rights of the adivasi community and promoting scheduled tribes employees welfare associations and it is based in Gangavalli Taluk of Salem District…

The Foundation is helping such many other organisations that are involved in community development and conservation of common property resources for the betterment of people’s life and livelihoods.

The Foundation also facilitating over 40 non-government organisations and community-based groups who are the members of the Adivasi Solidarity Council and involved in the empowerment of indigenous communities of India. It has associations with all over the Country and supported by the Ford Foundation, Oxfam Novib, New Entity for Social Action and NACDIP.

 
   
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