Primary healthcare
A clinic and dispensary will bring essential primary care closer to local villagers and forest workers, alongside referrals for specialist treatment.
One centre.
Many possibilities.
A permanent base in the Bandhavgarh landscape for healthcare, learning, livelihoods, field research and community life.
Seven acres of land secured · Design in place · Construction support now sought
Training and education
Classrooms and flexible training rooms will support practical skills, employment-linked learning and local enterprise.
A shared community space
Spaces for meetings, cultural activities, awareness programmes and collective decisions, arranged around a central courtyard and existing trees.
A centre for surrounding communities
Built for the people who call this place home.
Local relationships and everyday needs will shape the centre’s work. Healthcare, learning and practical skills will come together in a place designed to remain useful throughout the year.
Designed around people and the landscape
The planned spaces will work together: classrooms can serve as training rooms, and community areas can host learning and awareness programmes. The aim is a useful, adaptable centre that responds to local needs throughout the year.
Learn from the landscape
Students, researchers and practitioners from India and abroad studying forestry, ecology, environmental sciences and related fields will be able to connect classroom knowledge with first-hand experience of the forest landscape.
Planned accommodation includes twin-sharing dormitories for women and men, with a common kitchen and food facilities. Field learning may include habitat observation, wildlife documentation and practical exposure to camera-trap methods, subject to relevant permissions and responsible field practices.
Local knowledge will inform academic understanding, while research and documentation can contribute back to conservation and community initiatives.