Northeast India

A non-local nonprofit shares insights from their solar electrification programme, on why trust and local partnership matter more to work in Northeast India.

A 2022 land titling scheme promised security for Tripura's tea workers. But gaps in information and implementation have blunted its impact.

A low-cost learning centre in North Tripura caters to school students, dropouts, and children who never went to school.

Growing pressures on land and ecological changes have made jhum cultivation difficult for Manipur’s farmers. Alternative practices offer a way to improve soil fertility and build sustainable livelihoods.

A football club in Shillong is helping vulnerable children learn life skills and emotional resilience through the sport.

A music movement in Mizoram brings artists and audiences together to volunteer and donate for social causes.

In Tripura’s Dhalai district, ravaged by natural and man-made floods, farmers and nonprofits are turning to mango plantations to restore livelihoods.

In the northeastern state’s rigid and male-dominated social sector, a nonprofit tackles biases against women leaders and young people.

How a tea shop in Aizawl reduced single-use plastic and packaging waste to manage additional work and business expenses.

In Mamit, Mizoram, jhum farmers face multiple crises through erratic weather, rodent attacks, and failed plantation shifts.