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Gallery

Life in the hills, in pictures.

Moments from our work with tribal families, women's groups and village communities.

Community outreach

Awareness, health and support work in villages and tribal hamlets.

Villagers seated in a verandah during the Poothamoola village development committee meeting — Poothamoola village VDC meeting

A PALM2 staff member speaking to tribal villagers seated outside their homes — Legal awareness programme among the tribals in their village

Badaga women seated in a row listening to a health awareness session — Health awareness for Badaga tribes

Six people holding awareness leaflets in front of a World Blood Donor Day banner — Awareness on the Red Cross Society's free medical check-up camp, Gudalur, 14 June 2026

Four women standing around a wheelchair being handed over in Coonoor — Issuing a wheelchair to a disabled woman in Coonoor

A woman handing school bags and stationery to tribal children outside a village house — School bags and stationery for tribal children in Pandalur taluk

A tribal mother with her two sons standing in front of a damaged shelter in Ayyankolly — A tribal mother and her children in front of their damaged house, Ayyankolly

Groups and meetings

Women's groups, community meetings and our Thalavadi office.

Women of the Raja group seated in a circle on a veranda floor during a meeting — Raja group, SRFS

A large meeting of women and men seated on the floor of a community hall — Sangamithra RFS meeting

Members of Sangamithra RFS seated on a mat while a speaker addresses the group — Sangamithra RFS members in discussion

The PALM2 community development centre building in Thalavadi with its blue signboard — PALM2 office, Thalavadi

Programmes in the field

Gardens, classrooms, trainings and village visits, from the programmes we run.

A woman tending beans in a household kitchen garden — Kitchen garden

A woman checking hanging mushroom bags in a dark growing shed — Mushroom cultivation

Farmers and families holding a farmer training banner — Training on agriculture and farming

Children holding new school bags and study materials with PALM2 staff — Issue of school bags and study materials

Children stepping out of an auto-rickshaw arranged for school — Vehicle arranged for the children to attend regular class

A woman pointing at village resources drawn on a chart — A PRA tool used in the field to map village resources

A PALM2 staff member talking with a family outside their home — Individual family visits

A large meeting gathered under a shelter for a legal rights session — Legal rights awareness

A crowded hall of participants at a meeting with partner agencies — Networking with other agencies

PALM2 receiving an award on stage — Recognition for community work

Tribal products

Hand-woven bamboo bangles made by tribal women.

Stacks of woven bamboo bangles in many colours and patterns — Bangles made from bamboo

A cluster of hand-woven bamboo bangles — Bamboo bangles

A heap of patterned bamboo bangles — Bamboo bangles, ready for sale