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An organic map ..
.. with all the women participating in the certification programme was created together. This also allows the personal visits to be well prepared and documented. The women proudly show what they have already implemented and our agricultural expert discusses the next steps. Many thanks to Fair Styria, who embarked on this new path together with us and supported it financially in the long term.
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Kathmandu – Scholarships
In some cases, girls had to move from the villages to Kathmandu, either temporarily or long-term, for security reasons or to continue their school education. Here our support extends to the following areas: School fees for currently one girl who lives in a boarding school Material for school and occasionally hygiene articles are provided for four girls in Kathmandu. Material on a case-by-case basis for the approximately 50 girls at Raksha Nepal Food for the families in Kathmandu was especially important during the lockdown, as many families lost their income. Individual support for these girls has also been provided in part by Carola Gosch herself since 2013. By now, there…
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School starts ..
.. in April/May in Nepal and our students should be well prepared for this. In Kathmandu the schools are closed again due to the lockdown, we hope they will stay open in the villages. In any case, we wish everyone a successful school year. Many thanks to all our sponsors and private donors who stand behind the scholarship holders.
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Fewer coughs ..
.. and colds were seen in the villages this winter. The reason for this is the masks worn by the women, especially on cold days when working outdoors. The masks also do a good job of protecting the lungs against the smoke in families where cooking is still done on an open fire in the house. We are happy that we can contribute something to the health of the population in the villages. Many thanks to the province of Vorarlberg and Chay-ya Austria without whose financial support this project would not have been possible.
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Masks for all ..
.. are now distributed in the villages of Chyangsar, Ghunsa, Meranding and Kunikhop. The children in the schools have also been equipped with them. Now we can only hope that these will help to keep infection rates low in the villages. The masks are also used to protect against dust, which is raised by the few vehicles on the bad roads, and against smoke in the houses. Finally, we would like to thank the province of Vorarlberg and Chay-Ya Austria, who have supported this project to a large extent.
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Building ..
.. local capacities means passing on the women’s knowledge from village to village. Thus, our experts from Chyangsar have now also trained the women in Ghunsa and Meranding. Washable sanitary napkins are now being sewn everywhere in the sewing workshops and can be sold through the cooperative. Soon, the cooperative will have its own brand. We are happy about the great commitment of all and thank our sponsors for their support.
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Better and better ..
.. are the washable sanitary towels. The feedback from the women is discussed and the new models are adapted accordingly. The general process of how the individual sewing workshops work together is also explained and discussed by our social worker Racedi. For example, there is now a central warehouse for the material, which is collected by the women from the villages, and when the sanitary napkins are delivered, they receive the agreed wage per sanitary napkin directly from the cooperative. The sale will then also take place centrally through the cooperative. In this way, marketing can be done jointly and larger quantities can be delivered. We are proud of the…
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Everyone sews ..
.. so do the women in Meranding. They learn from each other and get down to serious work. These skills will still be very valuable for the women after the masks. Are there still times when not so much can be done in the field and income can be generated with sewing. We thank in particular the province of Vorarlberg and Chay-ya Austria for supporting this project.
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Successful ..
.. was the quick effort of all sewing forces to distribute the first masks not only to the students but to all inhabitants in the villages of Chyangsar, Ghunsa, Meranding and Kunikhop. The sewing is going on diligently but already some things will be distributed before Christmas. We thank before all Chay-ya Austria and the province of Vorarlberg for making this project possible.
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Kathmandu
In Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, RfL began to take action in 2013. Together with Rakhsa Nepal, RFL championed initiatives to combat sexual violence against girls and forced prostitution. Ensuring school attendance for up to 50 children living in the care of Raksha Nepal (affected girls as well as children of those affected) was a key focus. The rehabilitation of the residential building after the earthquake in 2015 as well as legal intervention in cases of rape were also part of the cooperation. Financially, Raksha Nepal is no longer supported by RfL, as good funding from other organizations in Kathmandu has arisen here after the earthquake and Roots for Life…
