AID was founded in 1982. The aim of AID is to fight poverty and give strength to people to participate in grassroots democracy in India. It provides support and technical assistance to community working for total transformation.
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This project is supported by European Union and Alternative For India Development, UK (Aid UK)

Useful links
  The European Commission  
http://www.delind.cec.eu.int
  Ministry of Tribal Affairs  
    www.tribal.nic.in
  To know more about the various products of Lac and its use see
    www.icar.org.in/ilri/basicinfo.htm  
  The Government of India has set up National Forest Commission in order to establish meaningful partnership and interface between forest department and local communities including tribals. For details see
    http://envfor.nic.in/nfc/fc-winfc.html
  Article "Return their patch of green", S. Faizi,
    http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=21943
  Article adapted from The Hindu, February 23, 2003, "Can this save the forests?"by Pankaj Sekhsaria, Kalpavriksh
    http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2003/02/23/stories/2003022300180700.htm
  India is perhaps the only country in the world where the Bank has been continuously involved in the forest sector for over two decades
    http://www- wds.worldbank.org
  India: Oppose World Bank and Save Forests
    wrm@wrm.org.uy/form.php