Dear Friends , Come , join hands to biuld a new world for us , our people , all by ourselves

Come , join hands to build a new world for us , our people all by ourselves

We start any talks with the word 'Yes' . Because we are here to build a world for ourselves and our people that is devoid of negatives .

Dear friends , in a time when positive developments are becoming rare as endangered fauna , we SHARE are striving to sow the seeds of a new tomorrow for the neglected and privileged classes of our society , all by ourselves , all for ourselves . 

We, the Support Himalayan Agro Rural Enterprises ( S H A R E ) , have taken up a number of schemes in villages atop the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling district to bring unprecedented changes in the lives of tribal people.

The initiatives , which we believe merit a mention , are led by an anti-alcohol movement launched to make the traditionally hooch-making hubs into alcohol-free zones.

And we proudly announce the success of our efforts in at least one village - Chuikhim , which falls under the Kalimpong Sub Division of the Darjeeling district . There are a few more in the pipeline as the SHARE initiative is getting recognition and local support from the other tribal hamlets for its exemplary campaign to free the people from the social evil . 

But , this is only the starting point of our manifold  activities launched to bring a change in the socio-economic fabric of society in those hilly hamlets .

If anti-alcohol campaign is the talking point for the local masses , for the society in a broader scale, equally important are the initiatives like self-imposed ban on felling of trees and wresting forest lands. To compensate for the economic loss for the poor , SHARE has launched alternative packages like 'home stay tourism' , organic farming and other sports & crafts development activities etc. 

Home Stay Tourism is already making creative waves in Chuikhim and some neighboring places raising the income levels of commonplace village households by a few notches  up . As for the traditional urban tourists , the packages guarantee a never-before experience of staying in the lap of nature amidst nature's own people. 

with thanks ,

Prasanta Mallik 

Jan 22 , 2011