Avani
Registered as Pan-Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
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- Headquarters
- Berinag, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
- Founded
- 1999
- Registration type
- Not on record
- Reach
- 1 state
What they do
Avani, legally the Pan-Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, is a community-based organisation founded on 30 November 1999 by Rashmi Bharti and Rajnish Jain, headquartered at Tripuradevi near Berinag in Pithoragarh district. It runs a natural-dye textile programme through its Earthcraft cooperative, a bioenergy programme covering solar power, pine-needle gasification and clean cooking fuel, and the Abhivyakti primary school established in 2011. Its work centres on conservation-based livelihood generation and revival of traditional craft for rural Kumaoni communities.
Where they work
Uttarakhand: Berinag
People
- Rashmi BhartiCo-founder
- Rajnish JainCo-founder
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