We are thrilled to introduce the first video in our Present Tense film series. This video shares the story of Himalayan Haat, a business located in the mountains of northern India and owned by JoyCorps Fellowship alumni  Divya and Stephen  Diedrichs. 

 Divya and Steve's business increases income for  farmers by turning the low-cost commodity of farm produce into high-value gourmet products,  all made by hand in small batches. Himalayan Haat also employs, trains and enables local village women to become financially  independent. They currently  employ  23 village women full-time,  though their dream is to employ four times that many. In addition to being a driving force of socio-economic  change in the area, the business’s mission is to revive  the practice of jungle farming to encourage the health  of the land, which supplies spring water to 14 villages  in the district.