Along the forest edges of the Sundarbans, life is shaped by water, weather and the forest itself. The local communities carry the weight of climate change despite having the least control over it.
Empowering Sagar
This is conservation that protects homes. It is education that opens doors. It is community taking charge of its future.
Life shaped by water and weather
The next storm
Cyclones and rising seas eat away at mud embankments that shield villages. Families depend on risky work like fishing and honey collection, which can bring them into conflict with wildlife. When land erodes, livelihoods vanish and children leave school to help at home. Without trusted information and local organisation, the next storm becomes a question of survival rather than recovery.
Organisation details
Name of organisation: Prameya Foundation
Country: India
Project Location: Sagar island, India
Website: prameyafoundation.org
Knowledge and nature
The Prameya Foundation brings two strands together, knowledge and nature. Through the Prameya Pathshala in Tridibnagar, set up in 2018, the team offers community education and skills so families have safer income options and a stronger voice in local decisions. Lessons are practical, rooted in the reality of the forest edge.
At the shoreline, women lead the way. One hundred women formed the Mangrove Action Committee, established and managed a nursery, and have planted two hundred thousand mangrove saplings. These living barriers restore over five acres, secure two kilometres of embankment, and help the village face future cyclones with greater confidence.
