Community & Civic Engagement
Supporting community-led conservation through participation, education, and local stewardship.
At Sahya, we merge the latest digital advancements with profound ecological understanding.
The Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation (SDCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Open Data, FOSS (Free and Open Source Software), Open Knowledge, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), Biodiversity, and Citizen Science initiatives in India.
Supporting community-led conservation through participation, education, and local stewardship.
Strengthening governance, planning, and environmental decision-making through digital systems and structured data.
Making conservation and environmental datasets more open, reusable, and actionable.
Open Mapping Portal for Kerala
A collaborative platform for mapping, visualizing, and exploring geospatial data across Kerala using open data and community contributions.
Citizen Science & Open Biodiversity Initiative
A community-driven initiative for biodiversity monitoring and open data in Kerala and the Western Ghats.
Open Data for Public Good
A community-driven initiative to create, curate, and share open data about Kerala for transparency, innovation, and public benefit.
Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia with the community at Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) 2026.
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