How a leadership project is creating entrepreneurs in the Himalayas

The basic idea of the project is to allow people to follow their heart and set up businesses they were passionate about

It was in September 2017 that Anjali Nabiyal made her big move. The 24-year-old shifted base from her home in Delhi to Peora in Kumaon. Born, raised and educated in Delhi, Nabiyal relocated to work on a project that is seeking to create a new genre of entrepreneurs in the region — an area where few opportunities exist.

Nabiyal, who had completed a one-year India Fellows Programme for Social Leadership in August 2017, was clear she wanted a career in the social sector. She wanted to do something more meaningful than “selling soap and toothpaste” and was only happy to give