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We have established Kanha’s
Conservation Trust to be of assistance
to and support of both the Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Forest
Departments by helping the Baiga
& Gond Tribes to share a more
inclusive life around Kanha Tiger
Reserve, Phen & Bhoremdeo Wildlife
Sanctuaries.
It is our goal to reverse the wrongs
and indignities these indigenous
peoples have faced for just too
many years, and to stop them being
targeted by poachers to aid and
abet in the annihilation of the
“keystone” specie of
these jungles, the Tigers.
Our Aims:
To set up medical clinics for villagers
when no such facility exists, and
to organise annual health camps.
To improve their earning potential
by establishing many small artisan
centers for these first and second
men & women of the soil, bringing
their inherent artistic skills to
the fore.
To encourage local village improvements
& maintenance of an ecological
balance with reforestation projects
of indigenous trees and bamboo,
outside the confines of these vital
green belts. Thus negating the necessity
to cause human/animal conflict inside
Kanha’s core areas. This will
ensure they are surrounded by the
green world they all love, respect
and require.
To create eco-friendly employment
of true value that Baiga & Gond
Tribes have an understanding of,
and hopefully make successful for
their own benefit, and their future
security.
To raise the standard of education
at village schools in these buffer
zone areas from the current levels
of mediocrity, by donating better
facilities, equipment and providing
teaching aids.
To raise awareness, or rather reiterate
the importance of preserving Kanha’s
green belt at a grass roots level
for future generations of their
people, and for the good of nation
as a whole. Also to encourage elders
to impart their inherent knowledge
of the jungles and all aspects of
the natural world to the Baiga’
and Gonds of tomorrow.
The ultimate result of our combined
efforts will hopefully result in
the creation of an indigenous ring
tribal of protection around Kanha
Tiger Reserve, Fen & Bhoremdeo
Wildlife Sanctuaries, giving India’s
Tigers & all the other magical,
yet dependant wildlife species and
flora a better chance of survival.
For without the majestic Tigers
our Indian jungles will simply disappear.
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