ARUDECS

ARUDECS was founded in 1989 by young social workers to focus on communal harmony and gender equality in the rural and tribal areas. Since 2004, ARUDECS has been working for protecting and supporting the development of the Paliyan Tribes in Southern Tamil Nadu. ARUDECS works with the mainstream agencies to ensure entitlements meant for the Adivasi (tribal) community... ARUDECS is active in wider advocacy efforts to address tribal and environmental issues. At the state level ARUDECS is a founding member of Collective Action for Forest Adivasi's (CAFAT) and at the national level is an active member of the Ekta Parishad, National Adivasi Alliance (NAA) and the land rights movement. At international level, ARUDECS works with Indigenous People's Groups strengthening the global movement for sustainable development.

Primary location: Bodinayakanur India