Foundation For
Living Knowledge
Inspiring Impactful Change
About Us
Heritage
Conservation
We are a non-governmental organization to uphold the values of indigenous practices, local knowledge and cultural heritage for resilient societies and climate action. Ushering in a community-led change among the geographically marginalized and vulnerable communities and building resilient societies through channelizing indigenous/local ecological knowledge. We strive to build productive relationships and make a positive impact with all of our pursuits. Are you ready to join us and create real transformation in the lives of so many?
Indigenous knowledge
Systems
Climate and
Environmental Issues
Our Work
Meet Our Team
Madhusudan Singh
Co-Founder and Director
Madhusudan is an experienced Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction professional having years of global research and field experience with prestigious international organizations like the European Commission, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) India, and Global Heritage Fund, USA among others. He holds an M.Sc. degree in Disaster Management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India.
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Abhishek Kumar
Director
Abhishek Kumar is a development professional with a Master’s degree in Disaster Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. With extensive experience working across the Himalayan region, he has been deeply involved in conservation-centric projects, ecosystem-based adaptation, and community-led climate resilience strategies.
His work focuses on integrating traditional ecological knowledge with modern science to build sustainable, adaptive livelihood models for vulnerable mountain communities.
Mohini Mehta
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Mohini (she/her) is a doctoral scholar in Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden. She holds an MA degree in Social Anthropology from Central European University (CEU), Hungary, and an MA in Social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India. She finished her undergraduate degree in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Her academic work lies at the intersection of postcolonial feminism, identity politics, and food studies.