10,000+ Km Trekked
8,757+ Households
2,900+ Commercial Establishments
Pradeep Sangwan is an environmentalist, mountaineer, and founder of Healing Himalayas Foundation, one of India's most impactful mountain conservation movements. A pioneering force in high-altitude circular waste systems, he developed community-led models and reverse logistics networks across some of the toughest Himalayan terrains, transforming waste management where no formal systems existed. His on-ground innovations in sustainability and responsible tourism were recognized in the Hon'ble Prime Minister's "Mann Ki Baat", elevating Himalayan waste management to the national spotlight. Inspired by a shepherd's wisdom on mindful living, Pradeep is driven to restore harmony between people and the mountains, ensuring the Himalayas remain clean, resilient, and self-sustaining.
Volunteer with us to protect fragile ecosystems, empower communities, and promote responsible tourism.
The unmanaged dumping and burning of millions of tonnes of waste each year is accelerating climate change, harming communities and biodiversity, and threatening the fragile ecosystems of the Indian Himalayas. Protecting them is a global responsibility.
Healing the Himalayas Foundation, founded in 2016, tackles this crisis systemically: strengthening local ownership, improving policies and governance, enhancing infrastructure coverage, and expanding climate-smart livelihoods that sustain circular waste management.
Our work builds resilient, community-led circular waste systems in the Himalayas, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. We strengthen high-altitude waste infrastructure, enable household collection and segregation, and support local governance. Through community engagement, sustainable tourism initiatives, and climate-smart livelihoods, we combine innovation and data to address the root causes of waste and deliver lasting environmental and social impact
Healing Himalayas' completed projects have established a strong foundation for circular waste management in high-altitude regions. By building resilient infrastructure, enabling door-to-door collection, and removing over 2,000 tonnes of waste, we have transformed community practices, strengthened local governance, created green livelihoods, and influenced responsible tourism, demonstrating that community-led circular systems can deliver lasting impact in fragile mountain ecosystems.
We are moving from pilots to permanence—building circular waste systems that become part of everyday life in the Himalayas. By scaling proven community-led infrastructure, advancing high-altitude innovations, and strengthening accountable recycling networks, we are making responsible waste practices the norm across villages and tourism routes. Our vision is bold and future-focused: resilient mountain communities, thriving ecosystems, and a circular Himalayan model that endures for generations.
We are grateful for the work Healing Himalayas is doing in Reckong Peo. They’ve brought real awareness and a systematic way of managing waste that our region never had before.
Before Healing Himalayas, waste was mixed, burnt, or dumped anywhere. Today, waste is collected properly, people are segregating at home, and the change is visible across Kinnaur.
Since Healing Himalayas set up waste infrastructure in our remote village, things have changed. Waste is collected from our homes and taken to the MRF for proper disposal, keeping our village clean.
We are grateful that door-to-door waste collection has finally begun. The Healing Himalayas team disposes of waste responsibly at the MRF and is creating real awareness in our village.
Thanks to the Healing Himalayas Foundation, I now see our village and market areas truly clean. Their work has made a big difference in this region.
When the Healing Himalayas team visited our school, we loved the activities and learning about waste management. But honestly, we already knew because we’ve seen them working and making real changes. Our surroundings are cleaner, and we feel inspired to do our part too.
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