By efficient harvesting of water, the communities of Krishna Dehariya village in Madhya Pradesh are not only able to meet the current water requirement of the village but are...
Scaling up Community Managed Water Supply Programme
J. James A demand based, community-managed and conservation-focused approach was envisioned to bring about a reform at the sectoral level. However, the large scale programme...
Natural conservationists: struggle and success
Rajesh Paudel Policies and practices combined with the empowerment of people at the grassroots can bring about significant changes in the livelihoods of the poor. Involving...
Including the poor through participatory action process
Chandrashekhar S. Hunshal and A. T. Patil Approaches that include the poor in the development process are required to bring about a meaningful change in the livelihoods of the...
Communities of Faith and Action
Siddhartha Communities of Faith and Action (CFA) process integrates the spiritual life of village people with their social and ecological concerns. Re-interpreting traditional...
Villages join hands to combat land degradation
Sanjay Joshie New legislation in India allows communities to take charge of degraded forest areas. One village claimed to have legal rights over a particular forest area. But...
Visually impaired students grow better maize
Humphrey Nkonde In the past, visually impaired adults in Zambia had few choices besides begging in the streets. In Ndola, a special school for the visually impaired was...
Women break down barriers in Mali
Jonas Wanvoeke, Rosaline Maiga Dacko, Kalifa Yattara and Paul Van Mele In the village of Zamblara, gender differences as well as caste division have long been clearly defined....
Struggle for land rights
Nikku.Balaraju and Pranita Bhushan Background Land is the most crucial resource, valued for its economic, political and symbolic importance. It is a productive, wealth creating...