SEEHWA team field session in Ladakh

Our team

Ladakh-rooted. Technically strong.

Founders, core team members and expert advisors working across energy, HVAC, ecology, public policy, data, sustainability, design and implementation.

Jigmat Paljor, founder of SEEHWA Green Foundation

Founder

Jigmat Paljor

Energy, HVAC & climate-resilient solutions

The founder of Seehwa Green Foundation. Master in Energy Studies (IIT Delhi), HVAC and climate-resilient solutions.

Our vision

We envision high-altitude regions of Ladakh and beyond thriving in harmony with nature — guided by local wisdom and strengthened by modern science.

Core team

The people doing the work.

Ghulam Mehdi Shah

Ghulam Mehdi Shah

Senior Consultant

With a decade of experience in teacher education and curriculum development, he actively works in sustainability, climate education, and environmental activism, advocating for regenerative and context based learning in the Himalayan region.

Ar. Shruti Ajabe

Ar. Shruti Ajabe

Sustainable Design Executive

Architect (B.Arch, BNCA Pune) with experience across Pune, Dehradun and Ladakh. Now focused on sustainable, climate-responsive architecture rooted in Ladakh’s climate, materials and communities.

Tsering Dolma

Tsering Dolma

Visual Designer & Illustrator

Graphic designer and self-taught illustrator (BA, University of Delhi), drawing on a Ladakh upbringing to tell stories that connect people, culture and the natural world.

Rigzen Norbu

Rigzen Norbu

Software Developer

M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi.

Skarma

Skarma

Field Coordinator

Coordinates on-ground activities across project sites in Ladakh — working with communities, organising field visits and surveys, and handling data collection, records and reporting.

Rigzin Dolkar

Rigzin Dolkar

Accountant & Field Coordinator

Manages the foundation’s accounts, budgets and financial records. Happiest out on the ground — she helps coordinate field activities, logistics and community engagement across project sites in Ladakh.

Sonam

Sonam

Intern · Data Analytics

Supports field surveys and data collection across project sites, then cleans, organises and analyses the data to help track impact and inform project decisions.

Advisors

Backed by expert advisors.

Our advisory base spans public policy, energy modelling, data analytics, strategy and mountain innovation — giving field projects access to expertise that a small foundation could not otherwise carry in-house.

Collective expertise across the team covers agri-ecology, environment and waste management, energy systems, content and design, public policy, sustainability, data analytics and strategic advisory.

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Want to work with this team?

We take on volunteers, interns and technical collaborators across every focus area. Tell us what you can bring.