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… of new greenhouses runs faster and faster every time. A new greenhouse was able to be built in Merangding. Our partner Rajkumar Rai already knows exactly how to do it. All materials are obtained locally and built by local forces. So for the coming season, the women here can also grow their vegetables all year round. What a great opportunity.
We wish them much success and thank Fair Styria, who with Merangding are looking after a second village with us.
.. Women in Merangding are trained in detail and receive the material for cultivation at home. All of them are totally eager and excited about this new opportunity. The plan was to have 25 members for the new cooperative, but the number of interested women is increasing daily and so we are already at 35.
The work is progressing rapidly, in 2 days the basic training could be carried out as “field training”. It is nice that many women were already able to participate themselves. For this training, the women also brought their equipment from home, which will be supplemented if necessary. So they learned composting, mulching, creating raised beds and gardening. In addition, they will make microorganisms for soil improvement and liquid fertilizers for crops. Soon they will be able to implement what they have learned in their own fields. The women are very excited about the model farm and greenhouse, which will serve as a community center for everyone in Merangding. There, information about permaculture and organic farming will be made available to all, a seed database will be created, and trainings will be held.
Many thanks to Fair Styria, who made this project possible with their support.
… the women in Kunkhop created a model farm on the new cooperative fields. They came not only with their tools to work the soil but also with ready compost, animal manure and herbs for the preparation of the soil. The action was professionally accompanied by our partner Hasera and the women could learn a lot for the cultivation of the fields. After the strenuous work in this 2-day training, of course, they also had to eat well.
We are happy about the enthusiasm and hope for fields full of healthy vegetables.
The project is mainly supported by the Schöck-Familien-Stiftung gGmbH.
… 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.
… provided now also for the children in Kunikhop. What a joy. There is no heating in the houses and in the school and the winter is very cold. For us Europeans hardly imaginable. That is why Roots for Life has been distributing the popular fleece jackets for years, which keep warm and fit under a jacket. These cozy jackets are not even taken off to sleep.
We thank our sponsors who make this possible.
If you would also like to contribute as a sponsor, we would be happy to hear from you at office@rootsforlife.info
… from Kunikhop also want to participate in the certification program for organic vegetable cultivation. It quickly becomes clear how difficult it is to achieve high yields on the fields, some of which are very small. Through the new knowledge in the area of mixed culture, use of compost, biological fertilizer and plant protection, this should change now. This sounds exciting, which is why twice as many women as planned are taking part in the program. They are all informed in an admission procedure about the form of support but also about their obligations. Based on the baseline data, all progress can be well documented later.
We are excited.
The project is especially supported by the Schöck-Familien-Stiftung gGmbH
… 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.
.. and festivals are still an important cultural element in Pokhara, despite Corona. The girls are working enthusiastically on this and we are happy to see the great results with them.
The schools are still closed, but lessons are still held online.
Many thanks to our sponsors, especially now the girls need our full support.
… is being created in Sallery, where a care centre with beds is being built. In order to provide good care for the more than 20,000 people in the villages, which are spread over more than 500 km2 , we want to work together with the local government to supply this centre and the approximately 10 existing health posts with medically necessary material. The way to a hospital (there are only 2 small ones) or to the centre is too far for many and often only possible on foot.
We hope for your help and donations under AT04 5800 0205 9987 3016.
Many thanks!
