🌿 Nizhal
Joint mangrove restoration at Kovalam, East Coast Road — native species planting and community engagement in urban coastal areas of Chennai.
🌿 Damooga Foundation
MFI's Mr. Meerasa serves as Mangrove Technical Consultant — providing CBEMR expertise and field guidance to this restoration initiative.
🌿 Project Alaiyathi
A million mangrove initiative — MFI provides technical leadership and field implementation expertise across multiple coastal sites.
🤝 SITE Women
Women's empowerment and livelihood collaboration — supporting SHG formation and skill development for fishing community women around Pulicat Lake.
🏫 Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation
Formation and management of 450 SHGs across 1,000 villages in 17 panchayats — ongoing since 2000.
🏥 CReNIEO
Child resource centres and education support for children of fishing communities — MFI has been Project Coordinator since 1999.
🌿 Thaseem Beevi Community Group
Women's self-help and livelihood network in the Pulicat region — crab fattening, palmyra leaf handicrafts, and tailoring programs.
🌎 SCINDeA
Community-based conservation and livelihood program at Pulicat Lake since 2000 — integrating ecological stewardship with sustainable income generation.
🏫 BftW — Building for the World
Education initiative providing life skills, career guidance, and environmental awareness to youth in coastal Tamil Nadu communities.
🤝 Rotary Club Partners
Active philanthropic collaboration — supporting social causes, career guidance workshops, and youth empowerment programs through multiple Rotary Club chapters.
