The Friends of H.O.P.E – PHOTO GALLERY
Indigenous tribes' peoples of the Nilgiri Hills – cultivation, eco clubs & educational projects.
Soil erosion
![Mountain showing soil erosion due to over–use of fertilizers, destruction of forests/grassland, etc. Sparse mountain showing soil erosion](images/soilerode.jpg)
Cultivation – Kollimalai Nursery
![Restoration of the land and soil through teaching farmers bio–dynamic principles such as crop rotation.](images/kollimalai.jpg)
Seedlings care
![Seedlings produced from seeds gathered from crops at Kollimalai Man tending seedling cultivation](images/man_seedlings.jpg)
Educating the Nilgiri farmers
![Farmers being shown composting techniques Composting](images/education1.jpg)
Giant cauliflowers – Thenali School
![Eleven children holding giant cauliflowers grown in Thenali school garden – avg 3.5kgs Children with cauliflowers](images/caulis3.jpg)
Droog village, Chengalpuddur
![Droog village, Chengalpuddur – 100 inhabitants to whom we have introduced a herbal medicine sustainable livelihoods project Droog Village homes on mountain](images/village1.jpg)
Kollimalai water collection project
![Natural spring at Kollimalai enabled 10ft deep pond allowing pumping of water to high levels of nursery Spring water collection pond](images/reservoir.jpg)
Vanya Orr and Friends
![A smiling Vanya Orr dressed in traditional garments with some of the village women Vanya Orr](images/vanya_orr1.jpg)
Hope for their future
![Chengalpuddar village woman and child by their home – FOH helped form a women's self–help group producing herbal medicines & oils Village women and child by home and washing line](images/lady_son.jpg)
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