Healing Himalayas Foundation

Preserving Himalayan foothills' environment and culture through ground action, education, solid waste management, and plastic pollution reduction

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
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About

  • Headquarters

    New Delhi, Delhi

  • Since

    2016

Actively working since 2016 in Himachal Pradesh with the aim to preserve environment and culture of the Himalayan foothills. We accomplishes the m Read moreission by working closely with local communities through ground action and education. Focusing on solid waste management and plastic pollution in villages. Currently we have built 6 Material Recovery Facilities in rural areas, collecting roughly 2.5-5 tonnes of non biodegradable waste on a daily basis. Infrastructure & education must go hand in hand therefor resulting in a circular & sustainable waste management. Education through ground action is important hence we work with local schools, communities and regularly organise cleanup campaigns.


Issue

In the famous & remote tourist hotspots (a village, trek route or a pilgrimage) solid waste has been increasing rapidly along with urbanisation. Solid waste has been contributing a lot in the degradation of local water bodies, air quality and obviously it's sour to the eyes. In the higher reaches typically at and above 300 meters if a heavy material such as glass bottle reaches there are very bleak chances to retrieve it.


Action

a) Decentralised solid waste management b) Creating bio-economy and generating green livelihood through scientific solid waste management c) Exposure visits of multiple stakeholders, young generation and administration to our MRF sites d) Hands on experience and education through cleanup campaigns e)Policies to control non-biodegradable solid waste at the foothill

Impact

a)Total recyclable (Non-biodegradable) waste collected in last 2 years is - 1526 tonnes b)Regular waste collection from (post segregation at source) : Across 12 villages: -106 Tourist establishments -1738 Households - 333 Shops c) Roughly 150 cleanup drives engaging 25-30 volunteers in each campaign d)1,08,348Kgs of CO2 is reduced in every 6 months

Programs

  • Upcoming - Swarnim Himalayas

    a) setting up of the MRF - Material Recovery facility
    b) Tourist information centre at the foothill of Kheerganga trek
    c) Public toilet along the trail
    d) Information, education and communication activities around waste segregation in the 5 villages - Barshaini, Pulga, Tosh, Nakthan and Tulga
    e) Reverse supply chain of solid waste to make it sustainable
    f) Training of locals to operate the MRF

  • Sustaining paradise

    The foundation’s flagship project, 'Sustaining Paradise,' aims to preserve and conserve the precious natural heritage of the Himalayas.

    The influx of tourists has led to pollution, with non-biodegradable waste accumulating in valleys and streams, causing environmental harm.

    The project focuses on building a sustainable waste management system at the local level, with waste collection and processing centers supported by communities. Workshops, trainings, and clean-up drives empower communities for safe waste disposal.

  • Mansari Material recovery facility

    The aim of this project is to achieve complete source segregation of waste from all waste generators in multiple panchayats around Mansari, enabling end-to-end waste management for the villages.

    Healing Himalayas is providing support to achieve these goals. The team Healing Himalayas is involved in providing facilities to households, shops, restaurants and hotels etc for door to door waste collection.

    These villages never had the opportunity or the understanding of scientific disposal of non biodegradable waste hence we divert roughly 2 tonnes o =f solid waste from being dumped in river or mountain slop.

  • Upcoming Project- Himalayan Harmony

Leadership Team

  • Talish ray

    General Secretary

  • Parveen kaswan

    Advisory Council

  • Nikhil Laroiya

    Outreach Manager

  • Pradeep Sangwan

    President

  • Sameer Nayar

    Advisory council

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    6-20

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AABTH5084N

  • Registration ID

    1587/2016

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    DL/2017/0174447

  • 12A

    AABTH5084NE20211

  • 80G

    AABTH5084NF20211

  • FCRA

    231661884

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    B-24, Anarkali Garden, Jagatpuri, Delhi, New Delhi, 110051

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2022-23

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