Category: Kunikhop-EN

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.

9. August 2023
Insects …

… as beneficial insects or pests are also part of the Farmers Field School. The women exchange their experiences, learn interesting facts about them and finally “experimental plants” with the insects in the “net” are also planted for study purposes. We are already very curious to see what can be observed here.

Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for making this form of learning possible for the women.

… the women are proud when they can actively contribute themselves.

… the training hall is used inside and outside

… the insects are presented and described on boards.

… the boards were put together by the women together with the expert

.. Nets for the experiments are sewn

.. Plants are put under the bonnet with and without insects

5. July 2023
What happens next …

… with our girls when they have completed grade 12? Together we discuss, explain and weigh the possibilities. We hope that we will be able to find and finance a good further education for at least some of the girls.

Many thanks to all the sponsors who make this possible and we hope that some more will join us.

.. they are still busy studying for the last exams

.. together with Racedi they are collecting ideas

.. they are looking eagerly to the future

… the exams are still to come

.. in front of the house they are currently living in

7. June 2023
Eagerly …

… they train for the next round of certification. First there is theory – men are also starting to take an interest, then everything is practised under the strict supervision of the experts. Of course, there is always fun where many women work together and the children are also present.

We are already looking forward to rich yields and new varieties.

Many thanks to Schoeck Family Foundation for their great support.

… some of the theoretical lectures are also attended by men as “onlookers”.

… the plants are grown in the cooperative’s greenhouse.

.. Fun practising for the women and the little ones

.. the women plant their own seeds in the prepared beds.

… as a contribution of the women, compost is brought from home

24. May 2023
Final…

… also at the training hall in Kunikhop. The electrical installation is finished and the furniture from the local carpenters can also be used. For the women, it is a place to learn, celebrate, relax or just to talk about everyday things.

We thank the Schoeck Family Foundation for their support.

… the benches are helpful for the trainings

.. Cupboards were integrated into the walls

… the “boss’s table” is important for the administrative work of the cooperative

… Electrical installation for light and appliances is finished

… Electrical installation for light and appliances is finished

10. May 2023
Great …

.. what the women in Kunikhop have achieved in less than 2 years. The founding of a cooperative was followed by a long search for a suitable area and its purchase. With a lot of effort, the area was prepared, a greenhouse and a training hall were built, and sample fields with new vegetables were planted.

The women can be very proud of themselves.

Many thanks to Schoeck Family Foundation for the financial support of this project.

12. April 2023
Suicide …

… is still the most common cause of death for Nepali women aged 15 to 49.

Faced with physical and physical violence, they often have no one they can trust to help them.

Now it has hit one of our girls in the village, at the age of 13 she did not know what to do.

We are shocked and grieve with the family. In any case, we will intensify our activities and do everything possible to avoid fates like this in the future.

to avoid fates like this in the future.

We will not forget our girl.

31. March 2023
Great …

… the women in Kunikhop have implemented the first trainings on organic vegetable cultivation. For the first time, they were able to harvest enough vegetables for the whole family and more in their greenhouses. Not least the organic herbal fertiliser helped them to achieve this.

Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation, without whose support none of this would be possible.

.. the women are proud of their private greenhouses

.. some of them with brand new vegetables

.. healthy food for the whole family

.. fertilised with organic broths

.. the harvest is impressive

15. March 2023
For the first time …

… Carola Gosch initiated a strategy day with all leading women of the cooperative and the entire team. Questions such as “what were our successes in 2022” and “what are our plans for 2023 and what do we need to achieve them” were discussed very intensively and then presented. Experiences were exchanged, insights gained, but also a lot of laughter and energy built up for the next steps.

We would like to thank all the supporters of the projects whose success we were able to celebrate here. Especially Fair Styria and Schöck-Familien-Stiftung make this sustainable development possible.

.. Carola Gosch explains the idea behind the workshop

.. each village has a team

.. the presentation is prepared

.. the results of the documentation are prepared

.. the presidents present the results

.. commonalities are exchanged during the presentation

22. February 2023
A new board of directors …

…for the Sagarmatha Milijuli Mahila Cooperative. For the first time, all 4 villages are represented and can decide together on the projects. Over 200 women came, the atmosphere was great. There were not only presentations and discussions but also eating, gossiping and dancing.

We would like to thank all the supporters who believed in and supported the development of the cooperative. Especially Fair Styria and Schoeck-Familien-Stiftung have financed trainings of the cooperative again and again.

15. February 2023