Collaborating Organisations
Collaborators
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) provides humanitarian aid in the form of disaster and emergency relief worldwide and is involved in sustainable development cooperation and human rights work. SoH sees itself as a bridge of love, developing a relationship between those who give, those who receive, and those who participate. Its thematic focus areas are water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), food security, livelihoods, adaptation to climate change, and health. SoH has a consultative status and can influence the discussions and decisions of the relevant UN bodies with submissions, publications, and events. It is the facilitator of the Sound of Silence project.
Development Research Communication and Services Centre (DRCSC) is resource centre for collection, collation, and dissemination of information on various socioeconomic issues in order to promote social justice, especially for informal sector workers, indigenous communities, small and marginal farmers, landless labourers, and self-employed artisans. DRCSC also promotes awareness of environmental degradation, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management for improving communities’ food and livelihood security and the nutritional status of girls and women in ecologically vulnerable rural areas across West Bengal. DRCSC is administering this project in Hingalganj, Sandeshkhali I and Kakdwip blocks, Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.
Lokmata Rani Rashmoni Mission (LRRM) conducts multidirectional developmental activities involving skill development, capacity building, alternate livelihood generation, rational utilization of natural resources, and health support, to promote sustainable development among poor rural communities in the South 24 Parganas district and urban slum dwellers in southern Kolkata, West Bengal. Committed to empowering India’s rural poor, especially women, children, and old and disabled persons, LRRM helps them overcome inequality and poverty and create a healthy environment for their overall well-being and prosperity. It also regularly organizes awareness camps, cultural and sports events and seminars to promote socio-culturally-grounded awareness and knowledge dissemination. LRRM is administering this project in Kultali block, Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.`
Research & Editorial Team
The research team of the project as well as editorial team of the website comprises Prof. Sugata Hazra, Ms. Shaberi Das, and Mr. Sourav Samanta.
Donor
Oak Foundation
Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global, social, and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. Through its grant-making, Oak supports others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live. With offices in Europe, India, and North America, it grants to organisations in approximately 40 countries worldwide. The Sound of Silence project was possible thanks to the support of Oak Foundation.
