.. and with confidence, the women in the village sell their organic vegetables, including through brokers. The women in the village also manage the organic cultivation themselves.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting the marketing and to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting the model farms.
.. plays a central role in the cooperative, primarily coordinating joint marketing activities. It is not always easy to motivate the women in the four villages to work together on their future.
In any case, we are very impressed by how much she has developed personally in recent years.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting marketing in the villages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTnyfLetGhI
..the leaders of all four villages met to report on the past year and discuss the future.
From 2026 onwards, the villages will run the cooperative and the model farms independently, with the SWI and RFL team supporting the women one last time.
Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation for its long-term support of the farms.
..at the model farm in Chyangsar. In addition to vegetables and seed production, more fruit can be harvested each year. Alongside apples and kiwis, this year there is a bountiful harvest of persimmons for the first time.
Palm kale was new to the women, so Carola organised a small cooking class and together they created Nepalese dishes.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for making this project possible!
..the women talk about their experiences in front of the others.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting the women in the villages.
https://youtu.be/UtZh0RM_JU8
.. the women talk about their experiences in front of the others.
Many thanks to Schoeck Family Foundation for supporting women in the villages.
https://youtu.be/Pnf76mrAdbo
..we have been working together with the 33 women of the cooperative in Merangding on PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) certification for the cultivation of organic vegetables, Farmers Field Schools to deepen their knowledge, and income generation through sewing and vegetable sales. The model farm with a training hall was set up and marketing opportunities were explored together. Fruit trees grafted in Ghunsa are being cultivated on another field.
The first 18 women have even been recertified this time.
Now the women are equipped to continue growing vegetables and generating income independently. A reason to celebrate.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting the farm and to Fair Styria for the recertification.
…we have been working together with the 65 women of the cooperative in Kunikhop (Jaidu, Jyanging, Surke) on PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) certification for the cultivation of organic vegetables, Farmers’ Field Schools to deepen their knowledge, and income generation through sewing and vegetable sales. The model farm with a training hall has been set up and marketing opportunities have been explored together. The first 17 women have even been recertified this time.
Now the women are equipped to continue growing vegetables and generating income independently. A reason to celebrate.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting the farm and to Fair Styria for the recertification.
…towards Solukhumbu. Unfortunately, some of the roads were still impassable. Parts of the road were missing after last year’s floods, and the alternative route through the riverbed was impassable due to the current water level. So we flew to Janakpur and took a jeep to Solu from there.
Many thanks to my team, who always find a solution for everything.
.. sitting down together at one table is fun and also very productive. We reflect on the past months together and prepare the next steps. Even though we see each other online every week, there is still a lot to discuss.
Many thanks to our wonderful team, which has been steadily supporting the project for years. This means that all sponsors can be sure that their donations are having an impact.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation and Fair Styria, whose support makes this work possible.
