community participation

From sanitation to livelihoods, five nonprofits discuss how their work reflects Amartya Sen's ideas of development as freedom, as the realisation of people's aspirations, as access to basic goods and services, and as meaningful, democratic participation in decision-making.

Courts, communities, and the state are turning to geospatial tools to monitor encroachments, restore commons, and land governance but challenges remain.

The decades-long fight for water rights in Mumbai's informal settlements shows what it takes to sustain a social movement, and why the work doesn’t end with policy wins.

Citizen science can help document Northeast's rich biodiversity and ecological knowledge, while also ensuring community participation in environmental policymaking.

To effectively track progress and evaluate results of community-driven initiatives, funders and nonprofits must start by asking what success looks like from the community’s perspective.

From livelihoods to ecosystems, commons sustain much more than we see. Here's what economic valuations can do for their protection.

Disasters impact both humans and animals—but rescue efforts prioritise the former. Here’s how policy and community-based planning can bridge this gap.

The Morung education system, focused on community values and indigenous knowledge, is helping conserve Nagaland’s forests. Here’s how.

To navigate community engagement in politically sensitive areas, development practitioners must ground their work in humility, empathy, and an ability to listen.

Three women from Nizamuddin reflect on leading the same nonprofit that shaped their childhood, highlighting the power and challenges of community-led leadership.