About H.E.L.P

Himalayan Environment and Life Protection, H.E.L.P. is an non-for-profit organization working to protect the environment and mitigate and adapt to climate change in the Himalayas while supporting communities and individuals to flourish and work towards reducing all forms of life’s suffering and increased welfare. 

Our Mission

Our mission is to empower Himalayan communities and women to create holistic, sustainable and replicable, local and innovative solutions to become resilient in the face of climate change while fostering economic prosperity, social harmony and preserving cultural identity.

Our Vision

We hope that the world can adopt more nature-based solutions which put individual and community well being and flourishing, respect of nature, self and others, before individual profit and exploitation of the natural world. We strive for a world where humans can live in harmony with nature and other species and thrive within the interdependence of all things. 

We develop projects to mitigate and adapt to climate change and build community resilience in the realm of reforestation, including reforestation using innovative technologies like drones, and to reduce deforestation through access to clean energy. 

We  work in the realms of agroecology, organic agriculture and animal rearing with project to enhance food security and promote agroforestry through innovative technology like bioclimatic greenhouses while supporting farming systems and build capacities of farmers from farm to market.

We conduct projects promoting environmental and biodiversity conservation such as the development of biodiversity positive ingredients such as Rosa Macrophylla (rose-hip) value chains to support communities to sustainably manage ecosystems while generating an income.

We promote women empowerment in supporting women’s access to education, health, hygiene and sanitation, women leadership, entrepreneurship and diversification of income such as cloth sanitary pads or yak cheese making.

We help develop entrepreneurship and sustainable and eco-friendly livelihoods in communities including eco-tourism and support the creation of youth led green businesses.

We support education of children, including early childhood and youth development, and support them in gaining the tools to lead happy, useful, and productive lives.

We promote animal welfare including dog veterinary care and development of equine load carrying protective gear.

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