LEDeG conducted awareness campaigns in Leh town on solid waste management and environmental pollution on World Environment Day, 5th June 2009. It was a successful programme that witnessed the participation of students, organisations, residents of Leh and local administration. The campaign had activities mainly designed for school children, such as a quiz competition, skit presentation […]
Read More...Capacity building of the Renewable Energy Development Cooperative Society Ltd. (REDCO) for income generation activities and awareness generation for sustainable development of Durbuk block, Leh district, J&K Location: Durbuk, Leh Funding Agency: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Duration: 2-year (2009-10) Context Many of the remote and isolated villages in Ladakh are yet to […]
Read More...Bartoo village in Kargil district is situated in a narrow valley about 25km from Sankoo. There were 65 families living in the village. The village is not connected to the power grid. The road came very recently to the village and they were deprived of many basic needs services. Funding Agencies: REPIC and BORDA Project […]
Read More...Improving the winter livelihood of rural population and setting up sustainable network to disseminate energy efficiency in the cold desert of Western Indian Himalayas. Project Location: Leh and Kargil districts Funding Agencies: European Union, Fondation Ensemble and others Project Partners: GERES (France), LNP, LEHO, SECMOL, ECOSPHERE (Spiti) Duration: 4-year (2008-12) Context Shortage of fuel wood […]
Read More...Project Location: Lehdo (Khaltse) and Udmaroo (Nubra) of Leh district Funding Agency: Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai Total Budget: Rs.40.91 lacs Duration: 3-year (2008-11) Context Apricot and apples are the main fruit trees of Ladakh and are widely grown in the warmer and lower reaches of Ladakh, particularly in Sham, Nubra and Kargil. Traditionally, the […]
Read More...It is important for the Ladakhi people to be fully aware and well informed about the questions of development. Through gained knowledge, LEDeG’s information, education and cultural team has been trying to make a difference in Ladakh through different techniques of disseminating it. These are primarily through awareness campaigns. The main tools used for the […]
Read More...LEDeG, in collaboration with GERES, is implementing project LIGHT. The project has different components and LEDeG, along with other local NGOs part of the network, is responsible for the implementation of the activities in different project areas across Ladakh. The project aims at improving the livelihood of the rural population in the Indian Western Himalayas consisting of Ladakh and […]
Read More...In May 2007, LEDeG installed a solar community cooker at a nun retreat centre, in Skidmang, a village in Nyoma block of Leh district, situated at a distance of about 140Kms from Leh, Ladakh. Prior to the installation of the community solar cooker, the cooking fuels had to be transported from Leh, which was a large investment.
Read More...Year: 2006 – 2007 Total budget: 2, 50, 000 Funding Agencies: Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai In order to improve the living conditions of people residing instructurally disadvantaged areas of Ladakh, LEDeG promoted profitable village based micro-enterprises in these areas by making sustainable use of the limited natural resources. LEDeG promoted new methods and techniques […]
Read More...Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG), in collaboration with Eco-Solutions, organised the workshop entitled “Ecological Sanitation” to encourage use of eco-friendly toilets in Ladakh. Students, agronomists, engineers, public health workers, guest house owners, property builders, water and sanitation engineers, and environmentalists were invited to participate in the workshop, which took place in Leh, Ladakh on 11 May 2006. Paul Calvert, […]
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