Kinare
Himachali women laughing together against Himalayan peaks

Himachal Pradesh · India

From the margins to the shore.

Supporting women entrepreneurs in Himachal Pradesh, India through access to capital, mentorship, and community.

Dreams carried for years, now finding courage to flourish.

Woman in pink kurta with grass basket beneath snow peaks
Woman in green outside her home
Mother crocheting with her child
Mother carrying her child on her back in a Himalayan village
Woman sewing under the Dhauladhar peaks
Herbalist with oils and garlic
Four women sitting together on stone steps with mountains behind
Woman crocheting a blanket at home
Two women standing together outside their home
Woman standing above a wall of red roses by her village home
Young Himachali shepherd in red, standing in a green valley with snow peaks
Woman in pink kurta with grass basket beneath snow peaks
Woman in green outside her home
Mother crocheting with her child
Mother carrying her child on her back in a Himalayan village
Woman sewing under the Dhauladhar peaks
Herbalist with oils and garlic
Four women sitting together on stone steps with mountains behind
Woman crocheting a blanket at home
Two women standing together outside their home
Woman standing above a wall of red roses by her village home
Young Himachali shepherd in red, standing in a green valley with snow peaks
Snow-capped Himalayan peaks above a valley of red rhododendrons

What Kinare Provides

Building the foundations for women to create opportunity on their own terms.

Early-Stage Capital

Flexible funding that helps women purchase inventory, equipment, raw materials, and invest in growth.

Business Mentorship

One-on-one guidance to help women strengthen operations, marketing, pricing, and long-term planning, anchored in their own context and language.

Legal Assistance

Support navigating business registration, documentation, and the legal processes that remain inaccessible to most informal entrepreneurs.

Personal Development

Workshops and conversations focused on confidence, agency, self-advocacy and leadership.

Community & Peer Networks

A supportive network of women entrepreneurs learning and growing together across valleys, trades, and generations.

Women of Kinare

Stories of resilience, ambition, and entrepreneurship.

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Every woman deserves to build a thriving future.