Himachal Pradesh and its heritage: it is a long story

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Himachal Pradesh is part of the mountainous area of Northern India. This almost unknown Indian state collects lots of heritage and cultural traditions between his borders. Himachal Pradesh lays under the western Himalayan peaks. His name was coined from Sanskrit language: him stands for snow and achal for mountain; Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, an Himachali Sanskrit scholar, has chosen it. Despite the isolation of a mountainous area the history of…

WASH to the Foothills of the Himalayas

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For over 10 years, New Zealand’s Rotary District 9940 has been supporting the work of the NGO Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI) to bring WASH to Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan foothills. With the assistance of The Rotary Foundation, this partnership has been able to complete three “Rainwater Harvesting Villages”. They are taking the concept to over 30 villages which will impact on over 10,000 people Read WASH to the Himalayas  as the article that…

Training Course under VolunTour Project

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    A training course on VolunTour project started at RUCHI from 20th March to 27th March, 2017. The training is a part of VolunTour Project under Erasmus + programme of European Union. 3 representatives of Combodia, Nepal and India along with representatives from Italy, Spain and Hungary are participating in the training. The training is a part of VolunTour Project under Erasmus + programme of European Union.

Aqau+ – an affordable water purifer

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Recommendations for the sustainability and scalability of AQUA+ in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, India. WASHTech: supporting the vision of sustainable services How can we know if technologies chosen to provide WASH services will be sustainable and scalable, and will meet user needs? How can we capture valuable learning and experiences relating to these equipments, drawing together all actors involved in technology introduction? These are some questions the WASHTech project seeks…