Kaithi Project Details

Project
To set up a Research-Documentation-Training Centre at Kaithi, Varanasi district (25 k.m. from the city), in the area of bee-keeping and cultivation and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants. 

Objectives
(1) to create employment opportunities in this area by encouraging people to take up these activities,

(2) to provide training to students graduating out of Asha's education programmes from various places in India who would like to pursue livelihood opportunities in these areas

(3) to publish documents in simple Hindi which will help people take up these activities,

(4) to explore possibility of new agro-based products which can be source of livelihood for people.
 
 

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