OUR WORK IN ACTION

Activities that help
communities thrive.

Rural development, health, livelihoods, environment, women’s empowerment and child protection — shaped with communities, for lasting change.

Explore our activities

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WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK

Local action.
Lasting impact.

CONARE is committed to rural development and forest conservation through active community participation. Its work includes improving agricultural productivity for poor and marginal farmers, encouraging sustainable farming practices, and supporting access to health awareness and services in underserved areas.

In the Nallamala forest range, activities have focused on sustainable livelihoods for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), watershed development, child welfare and protection, livestock productivity, women’s economic empowerment and inclusive community-led planning.

01Community participation

Building plans around local priorities and knowledge.

02Resilient livelihoods

Supporting practical skills, agriculture and income generation.

03People and nature

Connecting wellbeing with responsible natural resource use.

AREAS OF WORK

Where change
takes root.

Explore CONARE’s work across essential services, local livelihoods, environmental stewardship and community resilience. Past achievements and present activities are separated below to preserve the distinction made in the source content.

01Children & learning

Education

Helping children access education and supporting stronger learning environments.

Past achievements

More than 3,000 out-of-school children, dropouts and never-enrolled children were released from work and supported to continue their education, including through residential bridge courses.
Beautification of government schools and Anganwadis.
Teacher training programmes.
Formation of children’s clubs and organisation of parents’ meetings.

Present activities

Strengthening and improving students’ educational standards.
Addressing child marriage.
Preventing child trafficking.

02Wellbeing

Health

Promoting health awareness and supporting families in underserved communities.

Past achievements

Organised Fixed Health Day services by providing nutritious food and oil to lactating women, pregnant women and children below five years.

Present activities

Awareness and promotion of nutritious kitchen gardens to address health-related issues.

03Land & forests

Natural Resource Management & Agro-forestry

Supporting sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and reduced pressure on forest resources.

15,000 acresof land and crops treated through the Non-Pesticidal Management System, as recorded in the source website.

Past achievements

Developed fodder plots in 500 farmers’ fields to balance livestock and fodder needs and reduce forest dependency.
Developed grazing lands using various fodder seeds to support village livestock.
Prepared People’s Biodiversity Registers and strengthened biodiversity conservation.
Conducted forest-protection awareness programmes, including Tiger Calling activities involving school and college children.

Present activities

Agro-forestry and Climate Proofing activities are in progress.

04Climate resilience

WDF, Soil Projects, FPOs & CPP

Land development, soil and water-related work, and stronger farmer institutions.

Programmes named on the original site

WDF (Watershed Development Fund).
Soil Projects.
FPOs (Farmers Producer Organizations).
CPP (Climate Proofing Project).

Past achievements

Land development activities implemented through various programmes.

Present activities

Strengthening Farmers Producer Companies.

05Income & enterprise

Livelihoods

Supporting sustainable income generation and practical livelihood options.

Past achievements

Promoted sustainable practices for non-timber forest produce (NTFP), including honey.
Development of dairies.
Kitchen gardens and backyard poultry.
Other income-generating activities, including agricultural activities.

Present activities

Continuing livelihood support activities.

06Local leadership

Governance

Encouraging community participation in village planning and local institutions.

Past achievements

Panchayatraj initiative activities implemented in 15 Gram Panchayats to strengthen capacities and prepare village development plans through community participation.

Present activities

Moral support.

07Emergency response

Natural Calamities & Pandemic Diseases

Helping communities prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Past achievements

Flood relief and rehabilitation in 5 villages.
Supported 5,000 families affected by severe heat waves.
Completed a vaccination programme in 4 Primary Health Centres, covering 117 villages, including forest-area villages.

Present activities

A Disaster Management Team has been trained to respond whenever required.

08Economic inclusion

Women Empowerment

Supporting women’s socio-economic development through collective structures.

Past achievements

Chaithanyavikas MACTS established for urban and semi-urban women, with 3,500 women supported for socio-economic development.
CONARE Laxmi MACTS established for rural women’s empowerment.