Programs
With a two-fold objective of building a pipeline of future entrepreneurs and leaders and also creating space for the current entrepreneurial potential in the hill communities to grow, MVF works with both children in schools and women to develop entrepreneurial skills.
The program model builds entrepreneurial skills in the beneficiaries and leadership skills in the youth who get a chance to facilitate the program and support in various capacities.
Little Entrepreneurs
Little Entrepreneurs gives children in schools an opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial mindset by leading projects on issues they want to solve. This gives students a chance to learn how to kickstart a project, lead their teams, influence stakeholders, be creative, and operate as critical thinkers, thus paving a way forward for entrepreneurship from a young age.
The Himalayan Reader Leader Project
This project is led by Mountain Village Foundation and is supported and mentored by Himalayan Echoes, Kumaon Festival of Literature and Arts.
Through our collective efforts, we aim to bring to hill children a love for reading while also growing their leadership skills.
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Prarambh
Project Prarambh aims to support women by helping them to acquire skills to prepare marketable products. While these women may not be ready to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey, they begin to learn skills to make products that can help them to start working towards financial independence.
MVF Mountain Entrepreneur Network is an online space for children from across the Himalayan Region to explore their entrepreneurial zeal. The Himalayas are mighty, yet fragile and require a unique outlook to supporting the development of the region. What better way to work towards ensuring sustainable development of the Himalayas than to involve students from a young age?