Tribal Community Centers

Tribal communities contribute 17% of the total population in Wayanad district. Eight different communities are living in this hilly and backward district. 由于来自不同地区的移民国家，这些当地社区得到了边缘化，一直面临着几个问题，如缺乏土地所有权的涌入, unemployment, 粮食不安全和缺乏基本设施. During the past 15 years RASTA tried to improve the situation of the tribal communities in the following ways:

Five community centers have been constructed at Tribal hamlets in Kolpora (Muttil Panchayath), Kariyathanpara (Muttil Panchayath), Poolakunnu (Meppadi Panchayath), Vattakundu (Vythiri Panchayath), 和Thoniyambam (Vengapally Panchayath), 所有这些瓦亚纳德偏远地区和山区. 这样做是与印度政府部落事务部的帮助. 该中心作为学习和文化中心，为部落社区.

Since 1987, RASTA constructed housing facilities for 120 部落家庭CAPART的支持下农村发展部的auspieces, Government of India.

426 联合国开发计划署模型 卫生厕所 have been constructed for tribal families with the support of CAPART.

Six month long leadership 培训 were conducted for 20 选择部落妇女, 之后，他们二人通过公选成为当地自治政府成员.

84 形成部落社区之间的自助团体有近一个参与 890 members. 他们动员 savings of Rs. 22,50,000 between 2000 and 2005.