Livelihoods
Employment-linked training and practical skills to build real job opportunities, local enterprise and alternatives to dependence on forest resources.
Care beyond the forest.
Our work connects the wellbeing of forest-edge communities with the protection of the wider living landscape.
The work has already begun
WCCF has helped people from the Bandhavgarh landscape access specialist hospital treatment, including cancer care and treatment for a serious condition affecting mobility. The Foundation also provides monthly epilepsy medicine to a villager, supporting continuity of essential care.
Our healthcare support is not limited to particular diagnoses. We aim to facilitate access to appropriate tertiary care when needed, while the planned centre will provide primary healthcare locally.
Education
Learning spaces and opportunities for children, young people and adults, supported by partnerships and local participation.
Conservation
Field learning, research, awareness and shared stewardship that recognise both ecological needs and everyday community realities.
Livelihoods are part of the conservation story
Our planned training programmes will build on local experience and support opportunities for employment and enterprise beyond dependence on forest resources.
The wild is more than one species
Protecting habitat means protecting an entire living system. Bandhavgarh’s forests, grasslands and streams sustain diverse wildlife alongside communities living and working in the wider landscape.
Conservation pressures rarely stop at a forest boundary. Livelihood insecurity and limited access to services are part of the same story. WCCF’s approach is to build practical opportunities and relationships that can support coexistence over time.
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