Nishtha thanks all our wonderful cyclists for raising the fantastic total of £19,044 to support our projects. What will we use it for? The aim of launching this fundraising tour was initially to help support our ongoing programs but now, with this amazing result we would to put a part of it towards building our […]
Devastating monsoon rains have caused damage all over Himachal Pradesh. A small bridge on the road above Nishtha was washed out by a flash flood causing great inconvenience to the local people. Fortunately we can approach the schools we provide extra nutrition to by car from another side but many daily workers including two of […]
This month our college students have two weeks holiday so we invited them to join our team to learn about our organic farm and the Clean Green Rakkar program. The 18 students were divided into three smaller groups so that it would be easier for them to understand what was going on and easily ask […]
Farid thrilled our children, students and staff by sharing with us his delight in making people laugh and bringing out the very best in them through clowning. We were all enlivened by wearing the smallest of masks – a red nose and learning the power of a smile, a funny walk, or expression to lift […]
Dr. Deepanjali held a special health training class for the single women activists to enhance their understanding of holistic health. Her aim was to enable them to explain this approach to dealing with medical problems better during their meetings with women in the villages. She also talked about the role of diet and exercise, sleep […]
In 2002 we purchased the house next to the health clinic which was simply built and in poor condition. Extensive repairs and improvements were undertaken during 2003-4. The house provides a large well lit workshop room, the computer room, a library, a multi purpose room, a small kitchen, storage and filtered water. It provides space […]
Dear Friends, This letter comes to you with our 2020-21 annual report, which we have just completed. We are rather surprised and proud of what we have been able to achieve in the face of unforeseen challenges and are very grateful to all of you who so generously contributed to support our committed work in […]
On the eve of Dusshera, a small play based on the Ramayana was performed by the local children on the Rakkar playground. Vijay and Ankush from Nishtha put their full energy into working with the kids to develop their characters and make the play realistic They wore full elaborate costumes and enthralled the 120 strong […]
Dear friends, I am very happy to be able to share with you our 2019-20 annual report, which is like a glimpse into a past world now! This year we decided to take a different approach to our presentation and show our activities month by month instead of project-wise. We have also taken the opportunity […]
During the past 3 months our normal activities have been restricted due to the corona virus pandemic. However, we have been working hard to stay in contact with the local community and responding to their critical needs as best we can. Dr Barbara has unwaveringly kept the clinic open, at first only for the few […]
