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00:04 The first purpose was really to find a way
00:07 to promote conservation in the Himalayas.
00:09 People being in competition, it might become
00:13 destructive for the environment.
00:17 And so we decided to develop a new model where
00:20 people are working collectively.
00:22 And you bring a healthy kind of relationship
00:25 between the community and the environment.
00:28 Earlier, the local staff, they were
00:30 working as daily wage earners.
00:33 As soon as they joined the cooperative society,
00:35 they have become owner of their own company.
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