… we discuss with the scholarship holders which school uniforms are needed. In Ghunsa and Chyangsar it happened again. We hope that everything was measured correctly and that the school dresses now fit well. The girls were very happy about it.
We wish the girls a good time at school and thank the sponsors for their support.
… after more than 2 years Carola Gosch is back in Nepal. With window openers for the glass houses, seeds and self-knitted socks she is back to work on site. But besides the work there is also a party to celebrate – Happy Holi
… are to be produced in Ghunsa in the future. The women are very happy about the solar dryer that was purchased at the National Innovation Center and assembled by the technicians. They are very excited to distribute the food dried with the solar dryer. Any organically certified, locally grown produce can be processed, such as radishes, mustard spinach, cauliflower and many more. This solar dryer could be a great source of income for the women in Ghunsa. But also the cooperatives in Chyangsar, Merangding and Kunikhop could benefit a lot.
We thank Land Vorarlberg and our partner Chay-ya Austria for the financial support of this innovation, as well as Social Work Institute and Chay-ya Nepal for the local handling.
… is still woven in the villages according to centuries-old patterns. For the Nepalese, this is a fabric used for traditional costumes. But our women like to be creative and incorporate modern designs into these colorful fabrics every now and then.
The fabrics are woven in the villages themselves and our women have made sample pieces that they are very eager to sell in Austria for the benefit of the cooperative.
We are all very excited to see if and how it will be accepted and look forward getting feedback on the first prototypes.
… we wish our women and children in Nepal.
Big thanks to all the people who have accompanied us, in part, for many years and made these wonderful changes in the villages possible.
We all hope for a more relaxed year 2022 and above all that we can continue this important work with YOUR support. Christmas donations at DONATE
Enclosed as a “Christmas story” an interview with Carola Gosch from WOMAN.at
… are needed . When distributing Christmas wishes to our girls, this time it was underwear, they actually came in Flip flops without socks in sub-zero temperatures. Socks are luxury items and are only used for school shoes. Little things that we don’t think about anymore make a big difference in Nepal.
If you also want to do something good for Christmas, we would be happy about a sponsorship at office@rootsforlife.info.
For this year we thank our sponsors for their support and would like to remind everyone that we need your address and date of birth to register with the tax office.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2022.
.. means for us to rely on national initiatives. A project is being started in Ghunsa together with the National Innovation Center. With a predominantly solar-powered drying house, local vegetables are to be dried and processed into traditional products.
The contracts have been signed, unfortunately the lockdowns and then the rainy season made the work more difficult. Now the locally mined stones are on their way to Ghunsa to build a floor slab.
Many thanks especially to @unser vorarlberg and Chay-Ya Austria and Chay-Ya Nepal for their support.
.. for the girls from Chyangsar and Ghunsa who want to go to college after successfully completing their compulsory education. Kusang Tamang has looked for a suitable room for them on site and has furnished it so far. They will cook, study and sleep there. We wish them all the best.
We are still looking for sponsors to finance this 2-year training and would appreciate their support.
.. that was a big dream for 11 girls from Chyangsar and Ghunsa. Even though not all the funds for the 2 years are available we decided to support this. The girls applied with very personal letters. It was also important to us that they can give something back. Be it supporting smaller girls in their basic education or working on the model farms.
Our goal is to build a sustainable program here. With the college, the girls will not only be able to play a better role locally in the village, but jobs in administration and education will also be open to them.
Anyone who would like to support us is welcome as a sponsor. Empowerment thus becomes a reality.
.. 24,400 people live in Soluthudkunda, spread over 565 km2, some of which are very difficult to reach. They are cared for with 2 small hospitals and 9 health posts. It is important here that the aid – often only on foot – could be distributed directly to the population and the health posts. Together with the local government, this has now been achieved on a larger scale. Above all, hygiene and testing should keep the impact as low as possible.
Many thanks to all who have supported us in this. Now we can only hope that the situation will stabilise again soon.
