In the remote mountain villages of northern India, families survive on small subsistence farming plots. Few economic opportunities exist, especially for women, who are often burdened with hard physical labor. 

Women in the Himalayas have a long tradition of knitting and weaving beautiful clothing and blankets for their homes. They could not use these skills to develop sustainable incomes because of their remote location, lack of capital and business experience, and transportation and communication obstacles. 

Naari’s knitting is done by the mothers of Chakouri, a small community surrounding Himalayan Inter College. The school provides an outstanding education to the children of the region. As a result, many women move to Chakouri from their remote mountain communities so their children can have better educational opportunities. Living in rented rooms, the women were lonely and isolated, a drastic change to the traditional relationships of their home villages. Himalayan Naari has brought them together, providing a space for them to form vibrant community away from home.