… the remaining 20 women from Ghunsa and another 20 from Chyangsar are now ready for the PGS programme. The aim is to certify them next year in spring. This means above all the trainings by the experts and some basic material has to be financed.
We are very happy about this and are now working hard to organise the money.
Every donation is very welcome – Christmas is coming soon, maybe a good idea for a present?
… of the PGS training for organic vegetable production in Kunikhop was successfully attended by all women. The model farm was activated very quickly and so it was possible to show the women a lot of practical things. It was great that this training could already take place in the new training hall, as it would not have been possible outdoors due to bad weather. Unfortunately, there is no furniture yet, but the women made themselves comfortable on the floor. The team of Social Work Institute Nepal and HASERA did a great job. The women go home highly motivated with a certificate and plants.
Many thanks to Schöck- Familien- Stiftung GmbH for financially supporting this project.
… we want to go with the women in the villages of Solududhkunda also with regard to toilets. At the moment, there are all kinds of options, from very rudimentary to septic tanks, far away as a rickety hut to a little stone house next to the dwelling house. In the sense of permaculture, the cycle can be closed here too and everything can be used. Taking into account local possibilities, we are working on a prototype that works with wooden floors. This should not only support agriculture, but also improve the situation for the women.
Many thanks at this point especially to HASERA, with whom we have already tested a lot.
Now we hope for financial support so that the first 50 households can be equipped with composting toilets.
… the women in Ghunsa are now also equipped for the construction of the small animal breeding. For the PGS-compliant stables, they were mainly provided with the roof; they built the stables themselves and did a great job. Now they can borrow money from the cooperative to increase the number of animals. All this already involves a lot of personal responsibility and independent organisation. We are proud of how much they have learned in the last few years.
Many thanks to Land Vorarlberg and Chay-Ya, through whose support the basis for this can be laid. Since July, the project has been continued by Roots for Life.
… it took in Kunikhop and a beautiful training hall could be completed in its shell. All the work was done with local materials and local labour. How great – this way all the added value stays in the village. There is also a lot going on in the greenhouse and in the field.
Many thanks to the Schoeck-Familien-Stiftung, which is providing significant support for this project.
the women in Merangding have transformed the model farm into a green oasis. The greenhouse was officially opened in March and the first plants were still small. In the meantime, the first harvest can already be harvested and home-grown plants can be sold.
We are proud of this progress that the women of the local cooperative have achieved together.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for making this project possible.
… of all the activities of Roots for Life was given by Carola Gosch at a charity event. A video of the interview with a summary of the great work of Roots for Life has also been created – take a look.
Many thanks to Martina Pophal for the great moderation.
Presentation Roots for Life interview
https://youtu.be/Pbc92HUQp-0
… the women from Merangding and Kunikhop were very happy about the generous donation of the company Konrath Neunkirchen https://www.facebook.com/GartencenterKonrath/ With the 15 automatic window openers the large greenhouses can be operated safely and mold can be avoided.
Many thanks to the company Konrath in the name of the cooperative.
… in this video the principle of the PGS (Private Guarantee System). A decentralized and participatory approach to organic farming.
Thank you to our project partner Hasera for this important information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfRmaqWaB5A&list=PLWM11nemmi_NBUc4bDTZXM9oOgHwlbA3p&index=3
… is the implementation of the training by the women in Ghunsa. Potato fields have become great mixed crop fields, and in the meantime they are growing their own plants in greenhouses.
We are happy that all women from the certification program can sell their vegetables as 100% organic.
We visited some on their farms, here are 2 impressive examples.
Many thanks especially to Unser Vorarlberg and Chay-Ya for their support.
