Education
Providing foundational education for tribal children
Health
Health initiatives to address sickle cell anaemia and organising eye camps
Environment
Motivating rural tribes to establish medicinal plants and kitchen gardens
Livelihood Development
Supporting farming, animal husbandry and entrepreneurship
DISCOVER OUR STORY
COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING TRIBES
Founded and led by Adivasi women, the Adi Federation works to ensure that Irulas live with dignity, access education, and preserve their deep relationship with the forest.
Adi Federation is a community-based organisation in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. For over a decade, we’ve worked alongside Adivasi communities to strengthen education, protect forest rights, and revive indigenous knowledge. Our approach is simple: empower from within — so that progress does not erase identity.
WHAT WE DO
For the tribals, by the tribals.
1
Community Education
Evening Learning Centres for Adivasi children, led by trained local educators.
2
Cultural Revival
Preserving language, songs, and indigenous stories through music and film.
3
Forest Rights
Supporting tribal families in securing legal rights to their land and forest.
10
Evening Learning Centres
250
Families securing forest rights
7
Villages supported in Community Forest Rights
20+
Tribal girl educators leading learning
1000+
Children reached through education and culture