Aavishkaar Science Mela

In a joint venture, Nishtha and Aviskaar organised a 2 day science fair at the Govt. School in Rakkar. The Aaviskar team arrived on day 1 with brilliantly prepared materials and taught the 7th and 8th class kids basic science concepts using very clear,  practical illustrations. The following day the 2 classes split into small […]

Students Sponsorship Programme

During 2014-15 Nishtha sponsored 12 students, 3 of them for the first time and 9 who continued their sponsorship from last year but then one dropped out. Seven are the children of single women and the rest come from very poor local families. Every year we engage these students in various activities through which they […]

Sweaters and shoes for school children

Good shoes, socks and woolen sweaters are expensive essentials that most of the poorer families struggle to afford. Through generous donations Nishtha has been able to distribute these to 236 children in 5 small local schools as the cold weather here in the Himalayas sets in.

Nishtha Homeopathic Outreach

We are pleased to announce that since January 1st Nishtha has adopted SHRI (Shantideva Homeopathic Research Initiative) Free Clinic in the small village of Kotli in Bajnath Block, Himachal Pradesh. The clinic is open 6 days a week and is run by Babita Jamwal Dhom, a young, recently graduated, homeopathic doctor with the assistance of […]

Nishtha Children’s Theater Workshop

by Sangeeta Dass When I planned a visit to Nishtha to hold a theater workshop with the children who come to Nishtha for the after school programme I was ready with a comedy play to do with them.  My last experience holding a theater workshop at Nishtha 2 years ago, was outstanding and I was […]

Nishtha 20th Anniversary Celebration

Dr. Barbara and the Nishtha staff joyfully welcomed over 200 guests to join in the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Nishtha Health care Centre on 2nd April 2015. The event at Tara Centre was graced by the presence of His Excellency Mr. Bernhard Wrabetz, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria who presented Dr. […]

Nishtha Clean Village Project

Project summary Two years ago NISHTHA Rural Health, Education & Environment Centre came up with a solution for managing soft plastic waste in the villages of Kangra District in Northern India. This waste which is neither biodegradable nor collected by waste collection merchants causes huge environmental damage by being thrown in streams, dumped on the […]

In-Service Training Opportunities

Nishtha Rural Health, Education and Environment Centre is situated in the picturesque rural village of Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh. We offer residential in-house training opportunities in our Village Health Clinic for recently qualified doctors and advanced level medical students. Our busy out-patients clinic offers primary care to the local villagers and draws up to 30 patients […]

Dr. Barbara Nath-Wiser

Born 28th February 1949 in Linz, Austria Education 1977: Graduated from the University of Vienna as Doctor of Medicine. Professional Experience 1980-84: Internship University Hospital, Vienna 1984-89: Medical Superintendent at Major Somnat Memorial Charitable Hospital, Dadh, Distt. Kangra. H.P. 1989: Founded Krishan Nath Baba Memorial Charitable Trust Health Clinic 1998: Founded Nishtha Rural Health Education […]