Ms Puneeta Roy, Executive Director, The Tehelka Foundation, New Delhi visited us in March 2008 and here are her comments

I was completely bowled over by the work you have been doing at DDS these past 20 years!   I have shared my experience with Tarun this morning, about meeting the illiterate women farmers, who form the highly articulate & dynamic DDS Community Media trust....the work on bio-diversity, enabling the community to take empowered decisions on prioritization of crops, the Green school. the ethnic cafe, the Farm Science center etc....   the vision & scale of your work took my breath away!

Gareth Haysom & team from Sustainability Institute, South Africa visited us at the end of February 2008 and below is their opinion

Thanks for your time.  We have enjoyed a different  perspective of developments in India.  Much learning to take home to South Africa

Narsingh Majhi, Mohudia, Tiring, Muyanbhaj, Orissa visited at the end of February

It should be what every agriculture nation should accept. 

Arya Vijay Kumar , Uppada Raju & Vishal Diwan,  Mass Communications students from Hyderbad Central University, Hyderabad visited us at the end of February 2008 and here are their words

Better I would have been here.    It is nice experience to uplift the poor.   Very encouraging.  Dedication is awesome.

Sam Sundheer & Janne Bjcoruses, Communication Department, Exchange Student from Norway, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

You have ___________to do more and to contribute to the society on you do. Hoping to be associated with you in future

David Bruer, Inter Pares, Canada visited us in the middle of February 2008 and below are comments

Amazing work and an honour for us to be able to collaborate with DDS.   I have learned so much over the past few days and have met so many great farmers.  Thank you

Ok Kyung Pak & Jennifer Thomson, CIDA, Canada visited us in third week of February

We had a very inspiring day.  Thank you for telling us all about your work and giving us a very meaningful day we will take home with us. 

A team visited from ECONET, Pune in third week of January and below are their expressions after their visit

We are the working with nomadic and dalit communities in Ahemadnagar.  We really inspired after visiting DDS specifical the work women group is doing.  We are very thankful that DDS give us opportunity to see the work.  We wish you all the best

David Mc Dougal & 20 students from  The Beacon School Trilok Fusion, New York, USA visited us in the last week of December 07

American high school students had a tremendously inspiring and eye-opening experience today at DDS.  We are moved by what you do and even more by the strong leaders and communities that you service.

Mr Saban Shrestha, SAHAS, Nepal  visited in the last week of October

We are 12 members, we spent here 3 days.  This visit is very fruitful and me based very much and we are very impressed from your work.

Ms Sadhana Strehbel Visited in the first week of September

Certifying our ideas, efforts and approaches to development.  It can only be demand driven development that will sustain

K J Abraham & MH Suresh,  Nagrath Charitable Trust, Indore, MP visited first week of September

Unforgettable learning visit and interaction

Dr H K Jain, Director, Institute for Resources Conservation, Indore visited in the first week of September

Memorable & fruitful visit to DDS

Shradha Biyani, Bangalore visited in the first week of September

I am ancestruck by the of DDS.  I hope it spreads far and wide.  Thank you very very much.  I received a lot of warmth

Gigi Manicad, Programme Officer, Global Strategies and Analyses, Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands  visited in third week of July 07

Thank you very much for the “safe space”

Prof Aabha Adhiya & Prof Aashish Kumar Dept. of Communication, Southern Connecticut State Univ., New York, USA visited in the first week of July 07

It is an honor and privilege to be making a film about DDS’s work.  We hope to return soon to do more filming

Dr K Hanumantha Rao, NIRD, Hyderabad visited in last week of May

Congratulations for the innovative experiments of DDS

Ms P Sulochana, DWMA, Vikarabad visited in last week of May

Indur social forestry is very good.  It is inspired.