July 2023

EMPOWERING FARMERS WITH LAVENDER, ROSEMARY, AND GERANIUM CUTTING AND PLANTING TRAINING Brief:  Our recent efforts to empower local farmers with training on lavender, rosemary, and geranium cutting and planting have yielded promising results. Through this initiative, we have not only provided valuable knowledge and resources to our farmers but have also procured lavender cuttings to […]

AGROECOLOGICAL NURSERY AND VEGETABLE UNIT – APRIL UPDATE Greetings, As we approach the halfway mark of our project, we are excited to share our progress with you in our fourth-month update. Despite facing several challenges due to climate, we have made significant strides in the agroecological nursery and vegetable production unit. We have also taken

AGROECOLOGICAL NURSERY AND VEGETABLE UNIT – A PROJECT FOR GRAM DISHA JAIVIK SAMUH (MAY UPDATE) We are happy to share the highlights of the fifth month of our project and offer a sneak peek at the remaining portion of our journey. We have put in a lot of effort over the past few months to

OTHER INTERNSHIPS JOHANNA´S INTERNSHIP AT IGSSS IN DELHI Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) is a non-profit organisation working with the mandate for a humane social order based on truth, justice, freedom and equity. Established in 1960, IGSSS works for development, capacity building and enlightenment of the vulnerable communities across the country for their effective participation in

MAYA AT B.D.S.V. IN MANDOGALU ABOUT ME Hello! My name is Maya Knierim. I am from the north of Germany. I live with my family and our dog near Hannover.In my free time I like to go for a walk with my dog. I am a very nature-loving person. Therefore the protection of nature is very important to me.Outside school I like to

JOHANNA AND MARIE AT KALASAN NURSERY FARM IN PANGNA About us MARIE Hi;) I´m Marie, 18 years old and I´m from Grossenhain, a small town in Saxony in the east of Germany. I finished highschool in July 2019 and I´m really interested in science and all things related to environment and climate change. I love

CALL FOR INTERNSHIP 01.02.-27.02.2017 – (CALL OVER) Results over the years from 2013-2018 View of Shikari Devi Range from the farm at Pangna Valley Introduction Gram Disha is a rural rejuvenation initiative of the Muskaan Jaivik Self Help Group (SHG) located in the Pangna Valley in the Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh. The SHG is a collective

2019/2020 WELTWAERTS VOLUNTEERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH JOHANNA AND MARIE AT KALASAN NURSERY FARM IN PANGNA MAYA AT BDSV IN MANDOGALU OTHER INTERNSHIPS ABOUT WELTWÄRTS Weltwärts is a development volunteer service, which was founded in 2008 by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).Since then, more than 34,000 volunteers have been sent from

2016-2017 WELTWÄRTS VOLUNTEERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH Background Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is a prominent agency working in various developing countries on rural and social welfare projects. As part of the Weltwarts program of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( BMZ ) 11 volunteers participated in various developmental projects across various states in India. WHH

DESIGN WORK AT A FARM Well when a commercial farm is set up with the family residing at the farm and hosting many visitors with a interest in farming and nature. The kalasan nursery farm is one such example based in himachal. The family of four is practicing quite a sustainable lifestyle at their farm growing apples