Aaranyak, a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered under Societies Regulation Act XXI of 1860. It is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) works in close cooperation and partnership with the local communities, civil society organisations and government agencies to achieve its conservation goals.
Since its inception in 1989, Aaranyak has been working to promote conservation of biodiversity in eastern Himalayas and Northeastern India through research and monitoring, environment and sustainability education & outreach, conservation livelihood, advocacy for legal as well as policy reform to lead a new era of ecological security. Aaranyak is anchored on a firm research and development base that is supplemented by toiling in the field to achieve conservation goals. Currently the organization has 14 Divisions and one species recovery program which form the core of its conservation strategy.
AMYAA NGO is a non-governmental organization, with its head office based in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh. It believes in working with and for the tribal communities for their holistic development. This social transformation society was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, on June 28, 2002. AMYAA is currently serving communities in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. AMYAA’s core work is in the space of Education, Human Rights Protection, Environment, Livelihood and Skill Development of local youths.
Arannya Environment Research Organisation was founded by a group of like-minded youngsters from Goa, India’s smallest state with the aim of connecting the young generation with nature, to explore and experience the rich natural heritage of the state and work towards wildlife conservation, Environment and sustainability through research, education, outreach and action.
Aripana Foundation is a grassroots NGO based in Darbhanga, that is working to improve education in government schools in the Mithila region of North Bihar (which comprises of Darbhanga and a few neighbouring districts such as Madhubani and Saharsa). A few of Aripana’s areas of work have been the following-
Wipro Sustainability Educator’s Program whereby, it is strengthening environment and sustainability education in schools of Mithila.
Maithil Youth Empowerment Program, to encourage, guide and support interested and capable youth from Mithila to apply for suitable degrees / courses, fellowships, in the field of Education and Development.
Project Lemon-Choos: Creating children’s literature in Maithil
Ayang — ‘love’ in the language of the Mising tribe — is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation in Majuli, Assam, transforming marginalized communities of North East India by creating equal opportunities through education, health-care, and livelihood. The Hummingbird School, now the heart of Ayang’s initiatives, marked the beginning. The idea was to facilitate a contextual and holistic education for the children of Majuli, in close engagement with the local community. Begun in January 2017, Hummingbird soon emerged as the informal hub inspiring a social conversation seeking to address diverse developmental needs of Majuli’s people. And, Ayang evolved from this shared dialogue to be registered as an NGO in November 2017.
Community Educational Centre Society (CECS) began in 2005 with the aim to alleviate and strengthen marginalized children through formal and informal education. Over the years the organization has evolved and has broadened its work from education, to health care, to advocating of child rights, women empowerment and an overall community development. Joining the network of Sustainability Ecducators this year, they plan to work towards increasing sustainability practices within the communities they operate in. CECS with the strength of 120+ staff operates in three districts of Nagaland i.e. Dimapur, Chumukedima and Mokokchung with its Head office in Dimapur. The organization now works hand in hand with other NGOs, State and Central Governments.
CHINAR is a research and development organization which is mainly dedicated for mountain development which includes environmental sustainability, livelihoods improvement of mountain communities, conservation and promotion of culture, documentation and promotion of traditional knowledge system and research in the
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“Earthjust is an organisation/platform promoting sustainable living practices. They believe that the individual has the power to make the environment around him more sustainable and co-thinking and collaborate with individuals, households, institutions and communities in making them more sustainable in their practices. EarthJust believes that non-sustainable actions lead to disaster and that building an ecosystem that supports collaborators to move from awareness to inducing action till they are able to build habit through easily do-able practices that help connect the head, heart and hand. They aim to create a swacch, sundar, swasth, saksham, samriddh, sanyukt, satat – samaj.”
GFF are a group of environment conservation professionals with more than 20 years of committed conservation work in various landscapes of India. The team is focused on studying all aspects of the ecosystem- from mammals, reptiles, corals etc., all the way through farming techniques, local fishing, sustainable livelihoods, alternate farming systems and ways of life.
Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology is an initiative of a group of wildlife conservationists and researchers to work for the protection of ecosystems and wildlife of India. The Centre is named after the late Mr. A.O Hume, the British naturalist who laid the foundations of Indian ornithology. The centre was established in the year 2005, based in Kalpetta, Wayanad district of Kerala, one of the biodiversity rich regions in the Western Ghats.
Jammu & Kashmir Association of Social Workers – JKASW is Non-governmental, Developmental organisation working in the UT of J & K from past 15 Years. The core work of JKASW is around child education sustainability. JKASW envisages to create replicable models of intervention to bring change in lives of children and communities they live in.
Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community is a home, school and lifelong learning centre for orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children ranging from toddlers through college age. It is located in the remote district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Jhamtse Gatsal means Garden of Love and Compassion in the local language. Our focus is on nurturing children with the wisdom to guide, compassion to nurture and skill to serve all sentient beings and planet Earth.
NSI was set up to strengthen networks of researchers and institutions based in North India, in order to facilitate long-term research and biodiversity conservation programs. Presently NSI runs programs on environment education and citizen science communication called Nature Vidya and Do-No Trash respectively.
Navikru Eco Foundation is a subsidiary of Little Green World is a social enterprise and an environmental consulting organization that works with institutes, schools, and villages; and helps them conserve resources and achieve zero waste. The foundation is a section-8, not-for-profit organization. Under this organization, Corporate Social Responsibility projects in India are undertaken.
North East Network is a women’s rights organisation working for women irrespective of their diversity and regardless of ethnicity, sexual/gender identity disability, culture and space. NEN also connects to different civil society organisations on development and social justice issues within North East India.
Samavesh Society for Development & Governance, set up in 2003, has a vision to link education to comprehensive processes of development and governance. The objective is to create an environment in which vulnerable people, especially from amongst Tribals, Dalits and women make efforts for an equitable & democratic society.
Samavesh develops comprehensive approaches to provide academic support to schools, builds capacity of community members to monitor public facilities, and strengthens local governance. In partnership with the Government Samavesh works closely with education functionaries at cluster, block & district levels to enhance their capacities & provide them a motivating environment. Samavesh has a long experience of working directly with government schools and administration, as well as surrounding communities. Presently Samavesh is working in six districts- Panna, Sagar, Bhopal, Dewas, Harda & Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and reaches more than 2200 primary schools, covering over one lac children.
Samavesh focuses on marginalised sections of the community, especially women, youth and children. Network of women groups from village to block/district level provides strength and confidence to women to assert their position in decision making processes from home to district as well as they attain economic and social liberty too. At present Samavesh is working in three districts – Panna, Dewas and Harda of Madhya Pradesh with more than 5000 women through 400 SHGs and 90 Village level women forums called Sakhi Manch.
Shiksharth is a not-for-profit organisation developing contextual and comprehensive positive childhood experiences for children coming from spaces of conflict and adverse geography by strengthening classroom instruction, community engagement and system support in an integrated approach. Currently we are based out of the tribal Chhattisgarh in Sukma district and Bastar division of Chhattisgarh in collaboration with the local administration. Shiksharth has been working in Sukma since 2015 with proximity of problem in an immersive mode and currently serve 8000+ children in the region.
‘Vayam’, the name of our organisation is a Sanskrit word that means ‘all of us’. It denotes our belief in inclusion of not only human beings, but of all living beings in this idea of ‘we’ or ‘Vayam’. Vayam is a movement for making leaders at roots: for democracy and environment.
We work towards empowering village assemblies and Communities with knowledge of PESA and BDA . The results are seen in formation of PBR , protection of community forest, watershed management and check on distress migration.
TITLI TRUST is a not-for-profit nature conservation organisation based in Dehradun, India. It is primarily focussed on conservation and livelihoods in the Himalayas. Community-led nature tours to Pakke,Eaglenest, Garo Hills in NE India and Pawalgarh, Devalsari & Naina Devi in W Himalayas.
Pawalgarh Prakrati Prahari (PPP), a not-for-profit nature conservation society, was formed in Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve, Nainital District, Uttarakhand in Dec 2015. The main objective of the society is to support nature conservation, environment protection and sustainable living by promoting alternate livelihoods such as ecotourism through village homestays, nature tours with experienced guides and promoting local produce and cuisine in the landscape of the Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve in Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Ficus is a non-profit organization working in Chennai to identify small school communities where middle school student dropout rates are high due to a lack of inclusive learning spaces. Ficus works by providing teacher and student support in ensuring classroom spaces are sensitive towards diverse learning needs. Ficus works with teachers to create the necessary learning tools to empower students to make sense of what is being taught in their textbooks, in relation to their everyday lives. This is achieved using a mix of art, nature and library-based pedagogies. Outside classroom spaces, Ficus is a member of the Climate Action Collective in the city, working alongside other youth groups to advocate for climate affected communities.
Disappearing Dialogues Collective (dD) works in different communities and social groups through interdisciplinary arts practices. The core areas of dD’s focus lie at the intersection of arts, education and the environment – using collaborative processes that lead to transformative trajectories of experience, knowledge sharing and awareness building.
