Restoring the age old craft of Kumaon- RINGAL WEAVING!!
Reviving the traditional craft of Uttarakhand- Ringal Weaving, and promoting it worldwide. Read how.
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Health Camp in the hills of Kumaon- Supi
Village Ways Charitable Trust in collaboration with National Heart Institute and Dr Lal Path Labs organized a 2 day free health camp on 23-24 October'2015 in a remote village of Uttarakhand, Supi to bridge the gap between health amenities and the communities.
Promoting Clean Drinking Water in Uttarakhand - Join us !!
Village Ways Charitable Trust is promoting CLEAN DRINKING WATER in Supi village. To help us achieve our goal, please click here to see how to contribute.
Supi Community Centre- 45 Days to Go
SUPI Community Centre will be opened within 45 days. The countdown begins...
Greenways Stove - An Environment Friendly Alternative
The concept of GREENWAYS STOVE (Chulha), which consumes 60% less wood, generates 50% less smoke, and cooks food faster, was introduced in village Supi, and 4 stoves on trial basis were distributed.
Volunteer Speaks- Shaila Khanna
Shaila, a third year student of University of Toronto, Mississauga volunteered with us for a duration of 1 month. She shares her experience :
Supi Visit - 9-12th June 2015
Mrs. Ratnamala Kapur (Managing Trustee) and Ms. Tanu Goel (Project Manager) went to villages of Supi, Talla, Malla and talai to monitor the HER Network activities. The visit was planned from 9th-12th June, 2015 to review the implementation of the first training on nutrition, take the first steps and prepare for the second training on Hygiene and discuss linkage of village with the health amenities.
Trainer's training on "Hygiene and Water Borne Diseases" - 3-5th July'2015
The 3 day health training on 'Hygiene and Water Borne Diseases' took place on 3-5th July 2015.
The four key messages that we promoted are 1. Clean drinking water 2. Use of toilets 3. Importance of Hand Washing 4. Prevention of Water borne diseases.
Eileen's Supi visit - handicraft lessons for the local community
Sometimes, guests who visit our partner communities bring skills which can make a real difference to livelihoods.
HER Network- Health awareness Project
We launched our first health initiative in September 2014 in village Supi, to cater to the health needs of the village through an 18 month pilot project called HER Network, with the help of our partners ANN Inc. and Business for Social Responsibility.