WCCF
Bandhavgarh · Madhya Pradesh · India

Conservation begins
with communities.

Stronger livelihoods. Accessible healthcare. Learning rooted in the landscape. A shared future for people and wildlife.

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Our purpose

Thriving communities.
Forests with a future.

The people living around forests can be their strongest guardians. WCCF brings community wellbeing and wildlife conservation together, creating opportunities that can reduce dependence on forest resources.

A community member seated beside a field in the Bandhavgarh landscape
The people at the heart of conservation

A shared landscape.
A shared future.

For families living at the forest fringe, livelihood and conservation are closely connected. Access to healthcare, practical skills and meaningful work can give families more choices and strengthen their role in caring for the forest.

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Health close to home

Facilitating specialist treatment today, and planning a primary healthcare clinic and dispensary at the centre.

Healthcare support

Skills that open doors

Practical, employment-linked training and local enterprise to help families build livelihoods outside the forest.

Livelihoods and learning

A living classroom

A planned base for students and researchers to connect forestry and ecology studies with field experience.

Field learning
Architectural concept for the proposed Bandhavgarh Community Centre
Our next chapter

Seven acres.
A long-term commitment.

The land is secured and the design is in place. Our immediate priority is raising support for construction of the Bandhavgarh Community Centre.

Planned project · Construction is expected to commence soon. The centre and its facilities are not yet operational.

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Art with a purpose.

Community-made art and wildlife-related products, with all proceeds used exclusively for community welfare.

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