Income generating activities for rural people in cold desert areas of the Western Himalayas, directed by GERES (Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités)

Improvement of rural people livelihood
in cold desert areas of the Western Himalayas

LIGHT project
LIGHT project

PSH project
PSH project

Ecotourism project
ECOTOURISM project

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SEMINAR 2009

 

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Contact

SECMOL : The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh

E-mail address : info@secmol.org

Web site location : www.secmol.org

 

 

the Organisation

SECMOL - The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh

SECMOL was founded in 1988 by a group of young Ladakhis to reform the educational system of Ladakh. Today our activities are extremely varied and numerous. We organize activities for Ladakhi youth, run a campus for students going to school or college en Leh, develop solar energy projects, and much more.

 

 

Activities

  • SECMOL Campus at Phey: SECMOL Campus is located near the village of Phey 18 km from Leh. The solar heated campus is home to about 40 students from remote villages.

     

  • Solar energy and Sheyson Solar Earthworks: SECMOL has many years of experience with solar energy. Its campus in Phey is completely solar-powered and heated. It now offers design and construction of solar buildings to others.

     

  • Youth camps: SECMOL's annual youth camps are enormously popular among rural students. They learn Ladakhi history and geography, English, and solar energy, alongside Ladakhi dancing and games, etc.

     

  • Volunteering: SECMOL usually has a few volunteers, both domestic and international, helping with English teaching, architecture training, ice hockey, and much more.

     

  • Ecotourism: SECMOL's eco-friendly travel agency, Around Ladakh with Students (ALS), specialises in cultural exchange for student groups and organises homestays, interactions with Ladakhi students, monastery and historical visits, treks and village tours.

     

  • Publications: SECMOL and its sister concern Melong Publications publish books about Ladakhi language and food, children's stories, and school books and teaching materials designed specially for Ladakh.

     

  • Education reforms in Ladakh: One of SECMOL's main objectives has always been to improve the education system. Since 1994 we collaborated with the local government in a movement to improve education in Leh District.