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Programme for Social Action
To raise awareness about the negative impacts of the large-scale hydroelectric projects in the Uttarakhand state of India. The organization will use several different media sources, such as blogs, newspaper and magazine articles, and action alerts to disseminate the information. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-351
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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Debjeet Sarangi
To research the underlying causes for the prevalence of farmer suicides in the state of Orissa, and to share the results of this research with relevant stakeholders. Debjeet Sarangi is an environmental activist who seeks to initiate a discussion about how the state’s agricultural system can be changed to lower the rate of suicide among small-scale farmers, which is tragically high. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-114
Amount: $2,000
India Advisory Board
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Prakash Tripathi
To help Prakash Tripathi ensure that a pipeline currently under construction to provide clean water to Bhopal survivors is completed properly; to set up a commission of Bhopal survivors and experts; to raise awareness about Dow's track record in Bhopal; and to form action committees in the 18 communities whose water is being contaminated by chemicals left in the abandoned factory. The 1984 Bhopal disaster leaked poisonous gas into the air, killed thousands and has left thousands more suffering from chronic illness, making it the worst industrial disaster in history. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-140
Amount: $2,000
India Advisory Board
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Rahul Saxena
To mobilize hill communities to file community claims under the Forest Rights Act in Chota Bhangal and Karsog, two areas of Himachal Pradesh where the government has yet to implement any part of this act. The communities are currently at risk of losing their land because of proposed hydroelectric projects. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-486
Amount: $3,600
India Advisory Board
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Natabar Sarangi
To help Indian activist Natabar Sarangi to increase his collection of traditional seed varieties from 340 to 500 by 2012, by educating 300 neighboring farmers about the importance of seed variety; seed variety has decreased in India from many thousands to several hundred varieties with the introduction of chemically intensive agricultural systems and genetically modified seeds. This threatens the security of small-scale farmers and makes them vulnerable to a changing climate. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-456
Amount: $3,600
India Advisory Board
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Federation for Heritage and Environment Protection
To conserve water and reduce soil erosion and deforestation by planting bamboo along the watersheds of the Wayanad district in the state of Kerala; additionally, the bamboo will be used by local communities to produce handicrafts that can be sold at markets. The organization works to create alternative income projects and skill development trainings for women and indigenous communities of rural India. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-038
Amount: $3,000
India Advisory Board
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Kalpavriksh
To investigate why monkeys and wild boars have been damaging local crops. The organization, which works to empower local people to take an active role in the development of their community and natural resources, will disseminate information about this issue and help communities develop solutions to minimize the damage. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-039
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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BIRDS
To establish sustainable, citizen-run bamboo production centers in area villages. Specifically, funds will be used to identify and organize traditional bamboo workers, then train them on designing, finishing and packaging bamboo products. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-037
Amount: $4,400
India Advisory Board
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United Artists' Association
To examine the relationship between the precautionary principle and the delivery of environmental justice, then to popularize and broaden the debate on the use of the precautionary principle to foster a more equitable management of coastal ecosystems. The precautionary principle states that if an action or policy has suspected risk of causing harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the action. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-042
Amount: $5,500
India Advisory Board
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Navachethana
To continue Navachethana’s campaign, "Save Water, Save Coasts and Save Environment," which works to empower women workers in the cashew, coir, and handloom sectors of the Kanyakumari district. The campaign also raises awareness about the negative environmental and health impacts of the cashew and rubber factories that are located in the area. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-040
Amount: $4,000
India Advisory Board
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Janhit Foundation
To elevate environmental awareness and quality in Meerut. Funds will be used to restore the local green belt; to educate community members about rainwater harvesting and the importance of water conservation; and to raise awareness amongst school children about the importance of planting and preserving trees in the area. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-043
Amount: $4,250
India Advisory Board
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The Other Media
To support the Women’s Rights Committee's public awareness campaign targeting women and youth impacted by large scale mining activities in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. Funds will be used to organize several workshops as well as to facilitate a dialogue with local and state officials of the Department of Mines and Geology, the government agency responsible for mining leases, control, and mitigation of impacts. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-522
Amount: $2,400
India Advisory Board
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Navjyoti Development Society
To raise national awareness about the dangers of working with silicate and the policies that are necessary to protect workers and care for victims of silicosis. Specifically, funds will be used to hold workshops and disseminate informational materials. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-041
Amount: $4,000
India Advisory Board
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Dhara
To raise awareness among youth about the environmental and cultural impacts that have been caused by industrialization in the Bokaro and Dhanbad districts of Jharkhand. The community members have been victims of water contamination, displacement, land degradation, pollution, and occupational hazards. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-454
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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Saraswati Kavula
To support travel to coastal districts to raise awareness amongst farmers, fisherfolk and tribal people about the delicate ecosystems of the coast, the ways in which their livelihoods depend upon these ecosystems, and the effects that rapid industrialization will have on them. Saraswati Kavula is an environmental filmmaker in India, and will use film and other visual mediums as a means of outreach. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-036
Amount: $2,500
India Advisory Board
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Malabika Dutta
To develop small vegetable gardens around households in a small tribal community in West Bengal, which will help provide a year-round supply of supplementary food for the community. Also, animal and bird shelters and feeding systems will be improved. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-035
Amount: $3,500
India Advisory Board
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Anitha M
To stop the introduction of the genetically crop, Bt Brinjal, into Karnataka, uncontrolled release of which would contaminate traditional varieties of food crops. This activist will organize awareness-raising workshops, network with like-minded organizations, write a blog, manage a listserv, map brinjal varieties, and work to conserve the traditional brinjal seed. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-032
Amount: $3,600
India Advisory Board
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Ms. Nandini Oza
To document the struggle of the Gujarat tribal communities in their fight against the Sardar Sarovar Dam and Power Project that began in 1961. This movement has had a profound impact on the global debate around large dam projects. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-451
Amount: $3,600
India Advisory Board
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Team for Reformation of Education and Environmental Services
To educate women who own small tracts of land on the implementation and management of organic farming techniques. Organic farming methods can improve food security and decrease pressures on the area's natural resources. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-452
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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Putul Vidyaram
To research how drought, flood, forest degradation, and climate change in Bundelkhand has affected Kol women. Additional research will be done on the survival strategies that the Kol women are adopting as they adapt to the worsening conditions in the region, and how women are included in present forest conservation and reforestation projects. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-453
Amount: $3,300
India Advisory Board
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Women Welfare Society
To conduct an assessment on the proposal and implementation of the World Bank's forestry and carbon facilitation program in northeast India. The alliance was formed to share information and launch actions against policies that threaten marginalized indigenous communities. |
Year: 2010
ID: 54-455
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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