… was completed this year by some women from the agricultural co-operative in Kathmandu. Bookkeeping, co-operative management and financial statements. Unfamiliar and difficult topics for the women. After the training, they were accompanied monthly in the village throughout the year.
This enabled them to prepare the audit of the cooperative independently for the first time in 2023.
We would like to congratulate and thank Fair Styria for their support.
… or Farmers Field School certification is taken very seriously. The women’s knowledge is lovingly prepared and tested in all villages after the annual training programme. Insects have to be identified, their benefits or harm and how to deal with them known.
Fortunately, everyone passed and will receive their certificate ? – congratulations.
Many thanks to @schöck for their support in making these programmes possible.
… were given to the children in Chyangsar when the apples from the apple orchard were distributed. At over 80 years old, Lage Maya has looked after the apple trees wonderfully and can be proud of the harvest.
Many thanks to all those involved in setting up the apple farm.
… are prepared for marketing in Chyangsar and Ghunsa. Whether traditionally or in the Solar Dryer, dried goods can be transported more easily and without time pressure.
Dried vegetables, also as traditional pickles and tea are 2 good options.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting the cooperative on its way to commercialisation.
… what the girls and the team have done with the rented hostel in Sallerie in just a few days. The rooms are bright and clean, a perfect environment to learn well.
Further adjustments will be discussed and planned together in autumn.
Many thanks to Schoeck Family Foundation for supporting this important initiative.
… 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
… 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.
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 education which is starting well.
… 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.
… from the training sessions for the use of compost toilets is now being put into practice. One is also being built on the model farm to demonstrate everything. The material is distributed and the families will now finalise their compost toilets.
We are happy that compost can be produced for the gardens.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting this sustainable initiative.
