Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement

RASTA started working in Wayanad district of Kerala since 1987. Its programme areas evolved out of continues interaction with the community over a period of 25 years. RASTA address the problems of rural people especially women, indigenous communities, small and marginal farmers related to agriculture deterioration, rural unemployment, food security, technology gaps in rural development, backwardness of women and tribal communities, water and sanitation, conservation of ecosystems, health and decentralized governance. ( see www.rastaindia.org. Ms. Omana was short listed among the last three for prestigious UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize 2007 on climate change.