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Documenting to learn ..
… is one of the principles of the Farmers Field School. During the training, the women record everything on the model farm in detail to see what leads to good results, what needs to be paid attention to, what does not work. The women, who can write well, write down quantities, times and which seeds were used. This intensive support is made possible by the support of the Schoeck Family Foundation
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Great compost …
… the women in Ghunsa can now produce themselves with their composting toilets. However, correct use is an important prerequisite, so in addition to training, there is also a poster to “look up” for each toilet 🙂 . After use, liquid can be used immediately, solid can be used for agriculture after 6 months of proper composting. One of our women in Ghunsa has been doing this since we tested the first prototype and already has fertile compost. So the others can learn from her too. Many thanks to Fair Styria for funding the toilets.
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Healthy vegetables …
… are now also available in Merangding. Through the ongoing training (unfortunately still without furniture in the training hall), the women learn step by step what is necessary for this. The children are often there too and grow into the diversity of organic vegetable cultivation at an early age. Many thanks especially to Schoeck-Family-Foundation for making the operation of the model farm possible and to Fair Styria for setting it up in the last few years.
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Our expert of tomorrow …
… is learning a lot about permaculture theoretically and practically at Hasera. She is from Chyangsar, has been with us on scholarship since 2016 and has successfully completed grade 11 and 12 in Sallerie, as well as an agricultural college. She is doing her internship with our permaculture expert Hasera and an organic farm that produces for sale. She is having a lot of fun and we are looking forward to her being able to use her knowledge in the villages. Many thanks to our patrons who accompany the girls through their support over many years. Many thanks also to Hasera for providing a training place.
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Through the mud …
… the van with the stoves had to fight its way to Kunikhop. It is still the rainy season, so some of the roads are hardly passable. The women were all the happier to be able to carry the stoves home safely on foot. Now only the pipe has to be led safely outside, then nothing stands in the way of a smoke-free warm kitchen 🙂 Many thanks to @fair styria, whose support made this possible.
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Sustainability …
… also means for us to ensure that the projects in the villages can continue without external help. Three girls from the first college course are now training to become social workers at the Social Work Institute – Kathmandu. This will enable them to take on many important tasks in the villages. We are very happy and wish them interesting experiences in their training. Many thanks to all the sponsors, only through their support could the girls come this far, as well as to the Social Work Institute, which also awarded scholarships for the girls.
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Almost finished …
… is now also the training hall in Merangding. Unfortunately, the funding already promised by the government for the interior fittings and installations has not come. But with our combined efforts, a solution will be found. Things are going well in the greenhouse and in the fields and the compost toilet is also ready. Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation, whose support ensures the operation of the model farm.
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Together at last … … our girls can live in Sallerie from autumn. For the 11th and 12th grade they cannot stay in the villages, the walk to school would simply be too long with more than 4 hours. So far we have only been able to rent individual rooms, now they can live here together and we hope to be able to run the lower 2 floors as a hostel in the longer term. We are currently working intensively on the financing for this. Many thanks to the sponsors who have accompanied the girls until the end of grade 10. We hope to get more support for the higher…
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Safer and warm …
… are the new stoves for the women in Merangding. They can cook with them and the smoke goes outside through the flue. For the children, too, there is less danger of reaching into the open fire or falling. The joy is great 🙂 Many thanks to @fair styria for the financial support.
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Simply top …
… are our scholarship girls from Chyangsar, Ghunsa, Merangding, Kunikop and Kathmandu. ALL 14 have passed the SEE (the Nepalese central examination after grade 10), 2 of them are top of the school. These 3 girls with excellent results are currently fighting for admission to nurse training in Kathmandu. We keep our fingers crossed for them. Thank you to all the sponsors who believe in our girls. Now that we are moving towards higher education for the first time, we are hoping for more sponsors – please spread the word 🙂 and contact us at office@rootsforlife.info.
