Voices of the Marginalized

  • Bio-cultural Community Protocol of Danus and Takulis of Jhuni

    The report sensitizes local communities of Jhuni in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand to the legal control they can exercise over management of their natural resources and the associated traditional knowledge.

  • Bio-cultural Community Protocol of the Baigas, Traditional Healers’ Community, Tatidhar Village, Marwahi Forest Division, Chhattisgarh

    The report aims to protect the rich traditional knowledge of the Baigas community, a primitive tribal group, on the healing properties of medicinal plants found in the forests near their villages. It also seeks to promote more equitable agreements on benefits sharing of natural resources and the associated traditional knowledge with third parties.

  • Bio-cultural Community Protocol of the Men-Hing (Medicinal Plants) of the Monpa (Sartang) of Salari, Arunachal Pradesh

    The report sensitizes local communities of Salari area in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh to the various laws governing the sharing of knowledge associated with natural resources. By doing so, it not only seeks to improve sustainable natural resource management but also empower communities.

  • Hijras/Transgender in India: HIV, Human Rights And Social Exclusion

    The brief summarizes various issues faced by the Hijra and the transgender women community, and highlights the close links between this exclusion and vulnerability to HIV and other health risks. The document also outlines a range of recommendations to address other forms of exclusion faced by the community.

  • Voices from the Field

    The aim of the study is to reflect the voices of the women leaders and understand their financial world and their perspectives on financial inclusion. Their role as leaders within this framework was also investigated. It further aimed to understand the ‘other side,’ that is, the views of bankers about the community-level women leaders in microfinance and their relation to the formal world of the banks. The study also sought to carry the issues and challenges through these voices to policymakers and bring to table possibilities of innovative methods of financially including the poor.