Mr. Avtar Singh Negi is the Founder and was Secretary since its inception till the end of August 2023.
Starting with his first project along with government on Joint Forest Management, his hard work and determination bought goodwill to the organization as well as gained popularity and trust of the locals. During initial period he worked closely with youth for awareness on social stigmas like gender violence and liquor consumption and further moving to promoting and facilitating literacy, preventive health and environment awareness. At present he is at advisory role for the senior management of the organization. His love for his community and the betterment of the oppressed people dedicated him to work through advocacy to eliminate atrocities of local community and work religiously for improvement in lives of the rural community.
He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in History from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. His enthusiasm for reaching out to communities, protecting nature and traditional practices is same as to the time when he first sow the seed of the organization. His passion and hobby lies in his work for his people and their empowerment.