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Just in time …
… before winter, Carola Gosch brings the great self-knitted socks of Lena Kremser and her knitting troupe to Merangding and Ghunsa. The fun is great when the socks are chosen and put on to match the clothes. Many thanks to the hard-working knitters and Lena Kremser for the organisation!
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2022 ..
… we secure education for more than 200 girls … a new livelihood is created for almost 300 women in 4 villages through organic vegetable cultivation. … the first 50 women have already been officially certified. .. 3 model farms in Chyangsar, Ghunsa – since 2022 also in Kunikhop – are fully operational. .. Merangding already has a greenhouse, next year also a training hall. We are proud of the women of Sagarmatha Milijuli Mahila Cooperative, who are taking their destiny in their hands and living incredible change in a short time. A great year 2022 – we look forward to 2023 🙂
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Merry Christmas …
… to all supporters 2022, all friends and partners of Roots for Life and their families. We have worked fantastically together as a team, achieved a lot, had a lot of fun and also have a lot planned for the next year. We hope that you will continue to accompany us in 2023 and support us as much as possible. Whether as sponsors (please contact us at office@rootsforlife.info) or with one-off donations and sponsorships.
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The apple trees ..
.. in Chyangsar are now protected by a massive deadwood hedge. Together with Bibek Dhital from HASERA, we were able to convince the local authority to include this kind of fence in their support programme in addition to wire mesh fences. Many thanks also to Kusang Tamang for the energetic implementation. Once again an element could be implemented according to permacultural principles. We hope to see more fences like this in the region.
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No walk in the park …
… was the survey on the mental health of the women in the four villages for the psychology team. In just a few days, all the villages were visited and various discussions were held. With this we want to give the women a space With this, we want to give the women a space to talk to professionals, possibly ask for help or simply share their mood for change through the projects. Many thanks to Dr Ravi Raj Timasina and his team, as well as to Racedi Pathak and Kusang Tamang for their great work.
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Fun …
… the women in Merangding also enjoy the PGS training. With the new great material from HASERA, connections in organic farming can be explained well. Concrete tasks are discussed in small groups and solutions are found under the supervision of the experts. First, as always, there is a training certificate that everyone is proud of, and then it’s off to the implementation in one’s own garden. Many thanks to Fair Styria for financially supporting this project.
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Thank you…
…Christoph Galik for the concert!!! “What a great concert last Saturday at Die BrĂĽcke . In total we can donate 552,00 EUR for the Nepal project of Roots for Life. Thank you so much. It was great singing with you. See you soon. DEIN Lied YOUR song”
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Let there be light …
… in Chyangsar and Ghunsa Until now, there were only small local hydropower plants here and a photovoltaic system in Chyangsar. Now the national electricity connection is in place, which will also be able to power appliances in the future. In Chyangsar the light is already on, in Ghunsa the installations are completed and the electricity should come in the next few weeks. We are happy for the women who will now have many more opportunities to work with simple machines.
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Ready to go …
… the remaining 20 women from Ghunsa and another 20 from Chyangsar are now ready for the PGS programme. The aim is to certify them next year in spring. This means above all the trainings by the experts and some basic material has to be financed. We are very happy about this and are now working hard to organise the money. Every donation is very welcome – Christmas is coming soon, maybe a good idea for a present?
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The first round …
… of the PGS training for organic vegetable production in Kunikhop was successfully attended by all women. The model farm was activated very quickly and so it was possible to show the women a lot of practical things. It was great that this training could already take place in the new training hall, as it would not have been possible outdoors due to bad weather.  Unfortunately, there is no furniture yet, but the women made themselves comfortable on the floor. The team of Social Work Institute Nepal and HASERA did a great job. The women go home highly motivated with a certificate and plants. Many thanks to Schöck- Familien- Stiftung…
