Category: Meranding-EN

  • What happens next …

    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

  • 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.

  • Truss celebration..

    Truss celebration..

    … is also held in Nepal as soon as the roof truss is finished. Piece by piece the wood and stones were carried to the building site in Merangding and the training hall was built. Due to the strong price increases it took longer and a lot of voluntary work had to be done.

    We are proud of the women’s initiative and look forward to great training sessions in the hall. Of course, the completion had to be celebrated.

    Many thanks to Fair Styria for the great support of this project.

    .. local wood is carried to the construction site, mainly by the women of the cooperative.
    .. they carry and rest together
    .. the construction follows the same plan as in the other villages.
    .. the roof truss is almost finished, time to celebrate

    .. working together and celebrating together

  • For the first time …

    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

  • A new board of directors …

    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.

  • The second time …

    The second time …

    … we are able to support 10 girls, this time from all 4 villages, to complete their higher education with the 11th and 12th grade. They live in Sallerie in rented rooms and have their own kitchen. Lena Kremser organised pretty blouses which they were very happy about.

    Many thanks to our sponsors, without whom all this would not be possible.

    .. the girls from class 12 with the new pink blouses.
    .. the new rooms are bright and friendly
    .. in the kitchen the girls can take care of themselves

    .. the girls from class 11 with the new blue blouses

  • Learned quickly …

    Learned quickly …

    … the women in Merangding have learned quickly. Already in the first “project winter” they use the greenhouses not only for winter vegetables but also for drying maize. They can really be proud of themselves.

    Many thanks to Fair Styria, only through the continuous support of these initiatives are such quick successes possible.

    Winter vegetables and straw as frost protection in Merangding
    .. harvesting is also possible in winter in the greenhouse
    .. the maize is also neatly dried here
    .. the plants were grown on the model farm.

    .. the women are happy about the splendid green in winter

  • Just in time …

    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!

  • 2022 ..

    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 ?

    .. over 200 girls are looked after by us and also like to party with us
    .. Chyangsar certifies 35 women
    .. Ghunsa certified 26 women
    .. Kunikhop completes training hall and greenhouse

    .. Merangding opens the greenhouse

  • Merry Christmas …

    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.