Empowering Himalayan communities through training, opportunities and connection — fostering self-reliance, preserving traditions, and supporting sustainable local growth.
- 500+Children and families reached
- 450+Donors and supporters
- 150+Volunteers
Who we are
Himalaya Water Service Tatha Vikas Avam Paryavaran Sanrakshan Samiti (HIMWATS) is a non-governmental organisation working towards the development of Uttarakhand. It is registered under the Indian Societies Act with registration number 758/1997-98 (renewal number 73/2004-2005) at the Haldwani Office of Registration of Societies, Uttarakhand.
Why Champawat
Uttarakhand is the newest state in the Indian Union, and one of the most disadvantaged. Most people living in its 15,620 villages, and in most of the 81 towns across its 13 districts, are below the poverty line. The stable profession is agriculture; for many families the only cash income comes from a son in the national army.
Young people without education — because their parents could not afford it — leave for the plains and end up in menial work, washing dishes and cooking in small hotels. Champawat is one of the poorest districts in the state.
The Savidya Upasamiti of HIMWATS was started to help the children and young people of these hills through education and training, working through the regular government schools and through professional institutes and workshops.
What we do
Science and education — hands-on science workshops and mobile labs for rural schools.
Health and wellness — health awareness campaigns in remote villages.
Environment and sustainability — maintaining ecological balance and conserving natural resources.
Women and youth empowerment — raising the standing of women and young people, and their prospects of a livelihood.
The programmes page sets out what each of these involves, and our impact records what they have produced.