WHV – Natural Heritage Protection at Great Himalayan National Park – Kullu Manali – 2

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India Culture Education Environment Culture Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our partner is a non-profit organization that organizes Volunteer Programs with special themes at different locations, with strategic partners: Government, NGO and Universities all over India. The focus is on constructive learning for the volunteers and benefit to the local community.

Our partner's Volunteer programs deliver extra support to the communities. For e.g., building play parks, construction of sanitation facilities, digital education, providing computers to rural schools, awareness paintings on school walls, distribution of educative materials, medical aid, etc. depending on the specific needs of the present situation.

💼 What the programme involves

The camp will focus on the volunteers to understand the social and cultural aspects of the community they work in. The volunteers will be given experience through interactions, workshops exchange of ideas, need analysis with the support of team leader, planning and be a part of completing the scheduled work with the group of volunteers for the benefit of the community and alearning experience for the volunteers.

The camp will consist of community service, Learning, Culture and evaluation.

Activities:

interactions with ASI and Local communities to address and understand their need and social challenges;
creating awareness to Community, College Students and School children on Natural Heritage Conservation;
involving in community, GHNP officials and College Students on Tree Plantation;
teaching children on Natural Heritage;
implementation of SDGs activities at Schools and Community;
involving in mural painting on Natural Heritage conservation at a Public place;
involving in clean-up drive along with community;
intercultural activities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: at a rented guest house or hostel, with shared rooms.

🍲 Food

North Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian food will be provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Safe, filtered water is available for drinking.

📍 About the location

Location: Kullu Manali (465 km from Delhi).

This National Park is in the western part of the Himalayan Mountains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is characterized by high alpine peaks, alpine meadows and riverine forests. The 90,540 ha property includes the upper mountain glacial and snow meltwater sources of several rivers, and
the catchments of water supplies that are vital to millions of downstream users. The GHNPCA protects the monsoon-affected forests and alpine meadows of the Himalayan front ranges. GHNP was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2014, in recognition of its outstanding significance for biodiversity conservation. The park protects over 1,000 plant species, including
many medicinal herbs, 31 mammal species and 209 bird species, as well as amphibians, reptiles and insects.

🎒 Leisure activities

A day trekking with experts ( Nature walk and Bird watching);
visit Indian families and interact with local culture and tradition;
visit the temple and other cultural sites;
places to visit during Weekend: Rohtang La Mountain Pass, Kullu Manali and Bhrigu Lake, Kasol and Malana, Jogini waterfall, Himalayan Nyinmapa Buddishg Monastery.