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DHAATRI trust

A RESOURCE CENTRE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Our work is guided by the Wise Old Women of the Hills protecting our natural resources, practising an ecological economics that holds profound and practical pathways to universal well-being and harmony with the Earth.

Our Work

Women

We work with Adivasi and rural women to promote their traditional ecological practices in their traditional habitats. Women are restoring fallow lands, innovating on foraging and farming, leading community health initiatives and reviving forest-based livelihoods.

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Children

We work for children’s right to education, health, safety and intergenerational ecological education and for prevention of child labour.

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Youth

We engage with Adivasi and rural youth to connect ecological resources with their education and livelihood.

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Celebrating Chenchu Culture

Women elders shared their knowledge of the forest and quizzed the children by displaying a wide array of wildfoods, traditional tools and local landscapes.