Empowering Tribal Women through Non-Timber Forest Products
Non-timber forest products encompass a wide range of resources, such as medicinal plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, and fibers that are harvested sustainably from forests without damaging the ecosystem. By focusing on these products, we ensure that tribal communities can derive livelihoods from forests while conserving their natural resources and biodiversity.
Our Approach
- We provide training and capacity-building programs tailored to the needs of tribal women. These programs cover sustainable harvesting techniques, processing methods, value addition, and market linkages.
- We promote sustainable practices for harvesting and managing non-timber forest products, ensuring tribal women have the knowledge and skills to preserve forest ecosystems for future generations.
- We facilitate access to fair markets and create market linkages for products derived from non-timber forest resources. This enables tribal women to earn fair product prices and improve their economic status.
- We empower tribal women to become leaders and decision-makers in forest management and community development initiatives, fostering inclusive and sustainable growth.
Through our efforts, we aim to
- Improved livelihoods for tribal women and their families
- Conservation of forest biodiversity and ecosystems
- Enhanced resilience to climate change and environmental degradation
- Empowerment of tribal women as custodians of forest resources and advocates for sustainable practices.
