6 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“We bring wood from the forest, and we bring wood, cook food, also make bread, sell it, and for our home.”
“हम जो है जंगल से लकड़ी लाते और लकड़ी ला जो है लाते और खाना बनाते और रोटी भी जो है बनाते और बेचते और अपने घर”
translated from Hindi
In your area, citizens are describing a life of intense labor and struggle for livelihood 😥. Many are engaged in multi-shift work, farming, and collecting forest resources to sustain their families. A significant concern is the acute lack of local employment opportunities, causing great distress and feelings of scrutiny. These communities often reside in geographically isolated 🏞️ and hilly regions, relying heavily on subsistence agriculture and forest products for survival.
“Now, in four or five villages, people are surrounded by jungle on all sides; the village is situated in the middle, and mostly towards the hilly area.”
“We are people in the 'char pani' area who work based on agriculture and make a living. We mostly cultivate the Kodo Kutki crop in our village and consume it.”
“We bring wood from the forest, burn the wood, cook food, sell it, and after selling, we are...”
“We are people who work in four shifts, and we do farming, and raise our children, and manage our livelihood, and go to school.”
“We go out to work. There is no employment here, which causes us great distress. People mostly scrutinize us.”
