February 2025 marked another milestone for our team as we brought our comprehensive eye camp to the villages of Appapur, Amrabad, Polepalli, Kollapur, and Kondanagula in Nallamalla forest region.Over 500
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We organized the mobilization of individuals to undergo eye surgery at our partner hospital. After their procedures, we travelled to their locations for post-operative check-ups. These visit helps to prioritize
Eye Camp, Nallamala Forest – March 2024
Our dedicated team of volunteers visited both new and familiar Chenchu villages during this series of eye camps. In the deep-forest village of Palutla, where we had last worked in
Eye Camp, Nallamala Forest – February 2023
Covering the Eastern and Nothern parts of the Nallamala forest, we treated over 850 people. We also followed up with patients from previous camps who had cataract surgery. Their smiling
Northern Nallamala Forest – April 2022
In our first eye camp since the COVID pandemic, we will be traveling to interior villages north of the Krishna river (Amrabad Tiger Reserve) where tigers were once abundant and
Central Nallamala Forest – November 2019
We are committed to a sustained presence for eye care in the Chenchu communities. During this trip, we revisited the villages of Marripalem, Chinthala, and Thummalabailu to conduct follow-up eye
Eye Camp, Eastern Nallamala Forest – March 2019
In March 2019, our volunteers conducted eye camps in the Chenchu villages in the Eastern portion of Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. These villages, including the beautiful Palutla (with its majestic
A conservation victory: The Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat
Have you ever dreamed of discovering a species thought to be extinct? Well, Lokana Team members Chelmala Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, and their son Aditya, did just that 4 years ago.
Children of the Forest 2
“Can you print this one, sir?” Thummalabailu 2017. The woman scrolling through my phone pointed to a picture of a man next to the the TV and a shower of
Children of the Forest 1
In 2004, a documentary was released about the indigenous people with whom I had lived and worked 5 years prior. Few people saw the film then, but it is now