UMANG

Mahila Umang Producers Company Ltd. is a collective of self-help groups and producer – members engaged in promoting sustainable livelihoods through establishment of micro enterprises. The objective of Umang is to initiate pro-poor enterprises directly controlled by producer members based on the principles of Fair Trade and guided by the concerns of ecology, economics and equity. The degradation of fragile ecosystems in the Himalaya has impacted negatively on sustainable mountain farming systems. This has affected traditional food security, resulting in economic insecurity, out-migration and increasing numbers of women headed households. Efforts over the past few years have led to the creation of a network of women who are involved with various viable business activities, which provide small yet significant incomes on a sustainable basis.