Policy Change & Civic Engagement

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NESFAS: Safeguarding and Revitalising Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

May 29, 2026
The Locavore Team

NESFAS works with indigenous communities like Khasi-Jaintia, Garo, Karbi, and Biate in Meghalaya and Nagaland to revitalise, safeguard, and promote food systems. All photos courtesy NESFAS.

Working closely with farmers, weavers, fisherfolk, foragers, local entrepreneurs, and community cooks in Meghalaya and Nagaland, NESFAS is conserving Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and its diversity.

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Sahjeevan: Creating Livelihoods for Traditional Pastoral Communities in Gujarat

April 3, 2026
The Locavore Team

Established in 1991, Sahjeevan is a not-for-profit organisation working with marginalised pastoralist communities inhabiting the Kachchh, Surendranagar, and Rajkot districts in Gujarat to conserve biodiversity and build sustainable livelihoods.

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WASSAN: Managing Natural Resources in Rainfed Ecologies

November 4, 2025
The Locavore Team

Women—including Bhadradri Kothagudem, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Jayashankar Bhupalpally (from left to right)—gather as part of the Decentralised Inclusion of Millet-based Recipes as Hot-cooked Meals project under the ICDS Scheme. Photo by WASSAN.

Working closely with farmers, research institutions, and civil-society organisations, WASSAN is preserving natural resources across four Indian states.

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ATREE: Conserving the Environment Through Scientific Research and Community Support

July 21, 2025
The Locavore Team

PhD students at ATREE engage in immersive learning experiences during a forest field study in the Western Ghats. All photos by ATREE.

A non-profit organisation adopts community-based and scientific approaches to address environmental challenges across India.

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Khaana Chahiye Foundation: A Pandemic-Induced Initiative Still Combating Hunger in Mumbai

April 21, 2025
The Locavore Team

Currently, Khaana Chahiye supports two community kitchens: one in Kurla, run by a women’s self-help group, and the other in Ulhasnagar, driven by a transgender persons’ collective. All photos by Khaana Chahiye Foundation.

Khaana Chahiye Foundation began as a citizen-led crisis-management operation focussed on combating hunger in Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, it is an NGO that continues to feed those in need within the city through community kitchens and grocery kits.

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