Under the community ecology initiative, we focus on creating an ecological balance in our proximate communities by taking up projects that have direct tangible benefits to the disadvantaged communities as well as those that have a positive impact on the environment.
Thematic Areas:
Water
Water Conservation & RWH, Watershed Program, Rejuvenation of Common Water Bodies: Canals, Lakes, etc. and WASH Intervention in Low-Income Settlements.
Waste and Pollution Management
Solid Waste Management in Low Income Settlements and Access to Social Benefits for Waste Pickers.
Ecosystem Services
Food and Agroforestry, Afforestation and Biodiversity.
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Flood Risk Management, Urban Forests, Coastal Conservation and Landscape Restoration.
The 2022 Community Ecology grants are open for the following locations – Amalner (Jalgaon, Maharashtra), Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi and NCR, Haridwar, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Maheshwaram (South Hyderabad), Mumbai, Pune, Tumakuru (Karnataka) and Vizag.