Preservation of Traditional Knowledge Systems

05 Jan 2015

Toda Embroidery: Display counter at Taj Gateway (Coonoor)

Toda Embroidery: A unique form of Traditional Cultural Expression One Earth Foundation recently set up a display counter for Toda embroidery at the Taj Gateway Hotel in Coonoor. We take this opportunity to thank Indian Hotels and the management of the Taj Gateway […]

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08 Dec 2014

Arsh: The need for preservation

Toda Architecture: Need for preservation A field study by IB – Diploma students by One Earth Foundation Arsh: The Toda hut is rapidly disappearing from Toda Munds in the Nilgiris. Many villages still have a few remaining huts but most are […]

Tags: corporate social responsibility, environmental education, IB field trips, Potential CSR project, Raminder Chowdhary, student field trips, tribes of Nilgiris
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09 Nov 2014

Ethno-medicinal system of the Nilgiri Tribes

Students from a leading Bangalore school attended a workshop on Ethno-medicinal systems of Nilgiri Tribes organized by One Earth Foundation. The objectives were to sensitize students to tribal communities and their unique knowledge systems and to highlight the need to preserve such […]

Tags: environmental education, IB field trips, IGCSE student projects, student field trips
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07 Nov 2014

One Earth Foundation’s project among Top 10 presented at India CSR Summit – New Delhi

The 10 shortlisted entries after the two-stage evaluation process for ‘IdeaPitch’ Presentation in ‘India CSR Summit 2014’ All India Institute of Local Self Government Pune: Menstrual Hygiene Management: creating Enabling Environment in Schools for Privacy, Dignity and Education for Adolescent Girl […]