The Year in Review: 2011 accomplishments

In 2011, Dallas high schoolers rocked out to support Trees for Tibet, HI members forged a new community partnership with a service excursion to Mexico, environmentalists in Buffalo drummed to support youth leadership in Cameroon, and people from all over the world donated books to the Kumbo Public Library.  Thanks to your support, the Himalayan [...]

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HI Mexico Targeting Food Security for Local Families

After undergoing specialized training, Energy Farming program leader Ariszandy Calderon is launching a new Food Security program, which HI Mexico is very excited about. The program is designed for families interested in participating in capacity building workshops to create their own kitchen gardens. It will provide training and support, over an extended period of time, [...]

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Listen Here to Geovanni’s Radio Interview

HI Mexico was honored to be featured on a popular public radio program in Puebla called “Puebla My People.” This show is a socially oriented program that recognizes local citizens working to empower their own people and “give voice to those who are normally silent.” When a friend suggested featuring HI Mexico General Manager Geovanni [...]

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Radio Interview with HI Mexico’s Geovanni Beristain

Tune in Monday Oct. 31 at 9:45am CST as HI Mexico General Manager, Geovanni Beristain, is interviewed about the Himalayan Institute Mexico’s humanitarian success and its unique project implementation! Listen to the interview, live at: www.pueblafm.mx (105.9 FM Puebla, Mexican Radio).

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Three Sisters

A new feature in this year’s Humanitarian Demonstration Garden at Himalayan Institute headquarters in Honesdale, PA was the arrangement of the crops into country zones, designed to model crops and techniques  being employed at the community centers around the world. The “Mexico” plot featured an excellent demonstration of an intercropping system called the Three Sisters. [...]

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