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About us
Society for Scientific Advancement of Hill and Rural Areas (SAHARA) came into being during the formative years of Great Himalaya National Park (GHNP) during 2000.
When the park authority found it challenging to address the issues of local people, including forest-dependent livelihood and rights, then Conservator of Forest, Mr. Sanjeev Pandey and Mr. Rajender Chauhan, whose ancestors had been living off this land for centuries and had lost his rights himself, decided to work together in addressing these issues and find a way to involve the locals in the process.
SAHARA came into being with a mandate of women empowerment and community-based sustainable livelihood generation in 17 backward Panchayats around GHNP.
In recent times, SAHARA has been leading the work around Community Forest Rights (CFR) and other socio-cultural and environmental issues around forests, rivers and natural resources and livelihoods in Banjar and other parts of Kullu district
Community Forest Management
Awareness, advocacy, legal process and capacity building under FRA, 2006
Community action
Social mobilisation and action for regional issues around the environment and sustainable development
Culture and Heritage
preserving traditional cultural and way of life for future generation
Ecotourism
Advocating for nature and culture-oriented tourism in Tirthan valley
Community Services
Miscellaneous activities to support poor and distressed local community in need
Medicinal Herbs and sustainable agriculture
A local and natural pathway for food and livelihood generation
Training cum exposure visit
Latest updates
Recently, we organised a 3-day residential training around Natural Farming along with GBPIHED Kullu, Him-RRA, KVK Bajaura, at Bajaura for farmers in Kullu district
- Training on NF practices and PoPs
- Planning for NMNF scheme implementation in Kullu
- Interaction with experts and scientists like Dr. Sharma and Nek Ram ji
- Special session by in-charge KVK Bajaura
- Farmers’ sharing of issues and challenges
- Support promised by members present and agricultural department
- Proposal for SAHARA as Centre for Natural Farming (CoNF) for natural farming training and demonstration
Latest News
- Press conference by Panchayats for releasing Model Plan developed under Panchayati Raj Act, to regulate building construction in Banjar
- Sacred groves in Banjar area … upcoming publication
- Action against green felling in Banjar forest division, by FRA committees and active citizens of Banjar area
- Bee-keeping and medicinal herbs cultivation training for farmers in collaboration with GBPIHED, Mahol in Nagini
Publications
- Press conference by Panchayats for releasing Model Plan developed under Panchayati Raj Act, to regulate building construction in Banjar
- Sacred groves in Banjar area … upcoming publication
- Action against green felling in Banjar forest division, by FRA committees and active citizens of Banjar area
- Bee-keeping and medicinal herbs cultivation training for farmers in collaboration with GBPIHED, Mahol in Nagini
We are registered under Society Act, 1860 and have 12A and 80G certificates, and accept donations and funding from any agency within India only.
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