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Skarchen is a non-profit NGO. It is a registered body under the Societies Registration Act VI of 1997 (1941 AD), J & K State, India.
Skarchen (SKARCHEN- The Literal meaning is 'Morning Star' or the Planet Venus - a celestial symbol considered to be very aspicious in Nubra . Our aim is to work towards the upliftment of the entire Nubra region and, true to our name, bring light and hope into the lives of as many people as we can.) started its journey in the year 1993 with a very humble beginning….. a group of young volunteers from Nubra highlighted the importance of educating the girl child amongst the local population of the region, this campaign was a huge success and proved to be the spark in the formation of Skarchen. Today Skarchen is one of the recognized and respected NGO among the Ladakh's development community. Today Skarchen is the one of the leading NGO working in the Nubra valley with extensive area cover under her and rendering public services. Our work s has been appreciated by innumerable people, some of who have even been experts from international development agencies.
Programme
- Watershed Development Programme
- Construction Works
- Training Local People
- Women's Empowerment
- Education Programme
- Agriculture and Farmers
- Income generating activities for rural people in cold desert areas of Western Himalayas
- GERES a French NGO working in Ladakh since 1986 on Income generating activities, like Green House, Poultry Farm, Wool Transformation, Fruit Processing and Micro Hydel Power Unit. The aim of this project is to improve the livelihood of Ladakhi population.
For further information contact:
Hemis Complex, Leh Ladakh. 194101.
E-mail address :
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Health Inc, a private not-for-profit, non-government organization (NGO), in concert with US, Canadian and Indian registered charities, facilitates grass roots initiatives in health, nutrition and education in remote villages throughout the Ladakh region of the Himalaya.
There projects adhere to 4 principles:
* The beneficiaries are partners in the work: they design, implement and evaluate work according to their own needs and goals
* Train local interns to continue our work in the future
* Provide universal access to information and education
* Share our successes through ‘frameworks’ which other NGOs can copy freely.
For further information contact:
HEALTH Inc.
PO Box 33, Leh, Ladakh HC
194 101 J&K, India
e-mail :
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Phone:. 91 -1982-253153
Cell:. 94 192 43 636
Web Site: www.health-inc.org
Non Governmental Organisations
1. Leh Nutrition Project (LNP)
2. The Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG)
3. Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL)
4. Child Welfare Society of Ladakh
5. LTO
6. Rural Development and you (RDY)
7. Ladakh Environment and Health Organisation (LEHO)
8. Ladakh Heart Foundation
9. Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC)
10. Save the Children
11. Women Alliance of Ladakh (WAL)
12. WWF-India
13. Snow Leopard Conservancy
14. Druk White Lotus School
15. Ladakh Nuns Association,
17. Yuthog