Planet TrotterFoundation
Project Dawn: Valley of River
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Project Dawn: Valley of River

Ladhiya Valley, Champawat, Uttarakhand

The Challenge

The three adopted villages documented migration, water scarcity, unreliable electricity, distant healthcare, limited education infrastructure, women's hygiene needs and few means of daily wages.

What We Are Trying To Do

Adopt small communities in remote locations and develop them under rural tourism, mixing eleven SDGs with outdoor and adventure sports.

Key Activities

  • Survival techniques training
  • Wilderness survival course
  • River courses & treks
  • Village tourism & homestays
  • Volunteering in schools and villages
  • New farming techniques & digital literacy

Outcomes

1.5 kW solar panel installed; hand pump installed; generator, trolley and roller repaired; pads, medicines and stationery distributed; first computer access in nine years; homestay revenue for local villagers.

From the field

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Programme photo

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