Kalpavalli ("Eternal source of Abundance")
The Kalpavalli (“eternal source of abundance”) is the Collective’s work on the restoration of village commons. Initiated in 1992, Kalpavalli programme seeks to reverse the damage caused to common lands due to deforestation, overgrazing, forest fires, and climate change. This work was done in more than 4,000 acres of common lands, in three mandals of Sri Sathya Sai District. Under this initiative, the Collective has promoted the Kalpavalli Tree Growers’ Cooperative, a federation of 11 informal Village Forest Protection Committees (VFCs) that manage the common lands associated with their village.
