... in August 1988, at Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, as an autonomous institute of the

... on revival of traditional handloom in Almora and Pithoragarh districts of Kumaon

Details: This is a Sarvodaya-inspired institution, working among women of rural Uttarakhand. Mission: To encourage non-formal education and activate issue-based movements with empowerment of individuals and local communities.

Promotes sustainable participatory rural development, women's empowerment, health care, political participation, freedom from violence and Dalit development through community development centres set up in 60 villages; has set up a Training Resource Centre.

... are setting up a resource centre at Almora.

Panchachuli Women Weavers is a development programme, which facilitates economic and social independence for women in the Indian Himalayas using the traditional arts of weaving and knitting. The project has given the women an alternative way of earning the

The overall objective of the research Project is creation of a sustainable model for livelihood generation and health care through medicinal plant resource conservation, processing, exchange/ sale of seeds and plant materials. The specific objectives of th

... is located at Kalika near Ranikhet in Almora district of Kumaon, India. The primary