RAHAT is a development project in northern India focused on working with local communities in the Himalayan foothills to become more self-reliant. In the wake of the disastrous floods in 2013 which devastated the region, RAHAT was established to help reduce the negative impact of future natural disasters and to make people more climate resilient.
This project is led by a good friend of mine, Ritu Sogani. She’s a wonderful person and very committed to the communities of the Uttaranchal region. I’m again helping her raise money to support her work. These activities include purchases of smokeless chulhas for cooking, biomass energy generation, health and hygiene training, construction of new watermills, organic farming, forestry management, disaster preparedness, food security, and capacity building through workshops.
Kate, Milan and I will be traveling to India this summer and we will be visiting her projects in June. Please consider donating to this important work! Every dollar you give goes directly into their programs.