Empowering indigenous communities through sustainable agriculture, climate action, and environmental conservation in Gujarat, India.
VIKALP (an alternative) is a voluntary organization working in Gujarat, India with Indigenous and Deprived Communities on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate Change, Agroforestry & Biodiversity, Natural Resource Management as well as Women Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood.
Registered in 2002 under Public Trust Act, India (Registration No. E/15763/Ahmedabad), VIKALP has official accreditation with UNFCCC, UNCCD & CBD, and is in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC.
We work toward climate-friendly inclusive development for sustainable traditional agricultural production and social forestry, leading to sustainable food security & livelihood, healthy society, and community access to dignified life through constitutional rights.
A World with Climate Friendly Inclusive Development Leading to a Healthy Society with access to a Dignified Life with Sustainable Food Security & Livelihood through Constitutional Rights.
To Empower the Community for Climate Friendly Inclusive Development towards Sustainable Food Security and Livelihood through Regenerative Agriculture production and Social Forestry from perspective of Social Justice with special focus on women on a Collective Basis.
In 2023, VIKALP launched special campaigns aligned with our vision and mission, focusing on environmental conservation and community empowerment.
VIKALP supports the SDGs through various activities, programs, campaigns and networks
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A-12, Pushpak Tenaments, Opp. Kalapinagar, Near Nagari Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015, India
+91 79 2658 2962
info@vikalp.org
www.vikalp.org
Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat