Social Forestry
(Kalpa Kunja)
Healthy forests are essential to the well-being of both people and the environment. In the Tansa Valley, decades of deforestation and land degradation reduced biodiversity, depleted soil fertility, and made farming communities increasingly vulnerable to drought and climate change. Through its Social Forestry Program, PRASAD Chikitsa is restoring the valley's natural landscape by planting native trees, regenerating degraded land, and working alongside local communities to create a healthier, more resilient ecosystem for future generations.
Since 2003, more than 1,23,668 forestry saplings have taken root. Planted by many hands and hopeful hearts, they prove what’s possible when communities unite to protect what sustains them.
What we do
We bring together farmers, women’s self‑help groups, and local schools to plant fruit and timber trees around homes, fields, and community spaces. We share hands‑on training in tree care and organic methods so people can care for them for years to come. From mango and jamun to teak and bamboo, each tree is chosen to restore soil health, offer shade, and promise future harvests.
The landscape before
Years of deforestation and degrading soils once left the entire valley vulnerable: harvests shrank, biodiversity waned, and the land’s resilience to drought and climate change weakened.
Today
Thousands of trees now stand tall across the Tansa Valley – grown through our forestry program and nurtured by communities who care.