Nishtha Rural Health, Education And Environment Centre

01/08/2026

It was very helpful to have Anik, our latest intern from Lovely University for a few days helping out with our school and childrens programs and assisting Leo with repairs to our trampoline and basket ball nets at a time when our team were busy with holding workshops.

18/07/2026

17/07/2026

On the inspired initiative Ryan and his mother who run an organization called Soccer for Peace, we have been able to purchase 50 footballs with the soccer for peace logo which we have distributed to 13 local schools and 2 nunnery schools. Now the local children are all inspired to learn how to play football and follow the world cup!

14/07/2026

Sunil and Salochana preparing karela pakora from bitter gourd grown on the farm for the children in the community centre. They were delighted and said it was very tasty!

02/07/2026

On International Widows’ Day, a rally was organized to highlight the rights, welfare, and socio-economic concerns of widowed women. 125 women from the different villages and areas in which we work gathered at the Dharamsala main post office from where they marched silently down the busy main road to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office. They carried placards bearing slogans and demands demanding proper implementation and accessibility of welfare schemes. Increase in pension amounts and timely disbursement of pensions, educational support and welfare measures for children of single women. The women’s appeal received a positive response from the District officers

30/06/2026

Each Saturday we encourage our children with special needs and their carers to spend time with us in the Community Centre. They enjoy getting together, playing and watching fun videos when the weather is too uncomfortable to be sitting outside. We are grateful to Rinki Devi and Ankush for the time they spent with the children last week.

25/06/2026

Ravindra and Deepa held 3 Wenlido trainings for 41 local girls, 2 weeks ago. They were joined by trainees Manvi and Payal, giving them the opportunity to practice their new skills. Trainees are required to participate in trainings along with certified trainers until they get confident and skilled enough to conduct trainings on their own.

12/06/2026

12/06/2026

June 5th, Environment Day was properly acknowledged by our Nishtha team along with Waste Warriors and the local people. Our students and staff did a great clean up and bagged 15 sacks of rubbish from the road sides and streams. The quantity of garbage increases every year despite all efforts to collect from households’ shops and hotels up and down the road.