27
Dec
Josep V. Marín: A Legacy of Dedication and Friendship
We want to share with you that our dear friend, volunteer, and member of be artsy, Josep V. Marín, passed away before Christmas.
Category: News
21
Nov
The Cost of Menstruation: Girls Are Still Dying Because of Chhaupadi in Nepal
Chhaupadi promotes violence against women by isolating them, making them vulnerable to abuse, and reinforcing inequality by labelling them as impure during menstruation. On the occasion of November 25th — International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — we want to call for this issue not to be forgotten Unfortunately, compiling a complete […]
10
Oct
Rato Baltin Project. Update!
In the Rato Baltin project, we keep working hard. This year, we’ve been tight on resources, but we’ve been able to follow up with the girls who received menstrual cups last year, with great results. We are now in our sixth municipality, Binayak, in Achham, one of the most populated areas! Ruby Cup has donated […]
20
Jan
Artistes molt reconeguts ‘visiten’ la vila de Ripoll (Girona), a benefici de be artsy, en un exposició. També online
Una exposició d’art a Ripoll – també es pot fer la tramitació d’una adquisició online, i enviament per UPS) – dóna suport als projectes de be artsy. Algunes dels lectors d’aquest article ja coneixeu l’entitat. Veieu al final de l’article: dades bàsiques de l’exposició. Un cop acabada l’exposició, es podran adquirir online amb enviament segur […]
25
May
We evaluate the impact of the Rato Baltin project in 2022
We have updated our Transparency page on our website to share the results with donors, associates, and partners. As you know, our project fights against chhaupadi and promotes reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, and education in areas of Nepal where extreme taboos affecting girls and women persist. According to the evaluation, the project achieved significant results […]
31
Mar
be artsy: This 2023 we advance at full steam!
We are very happy to share the last news on our organization! Thanks to the contributions of our members, of donors… the girls were able to finish successfully, during these first two months of the 2023, their Rato Baltin training, by now in two different schools within the municipality of Turmakhand. In case you don’t […]
18
Nov
Emergency: maintenance – subsistence of the project ‘Rato Baltin’ in Nepal
We work against the extreme discrimination suffered by many girls and women in Nepal. We can talk about extreme violence, too. We also educate their communities, also boys and men. Our projects – with Rato Baltin, as the principal – has its continuity in danger. We need you to continue. We have educated, protected and […]
29
Jun
News about our staff: Kamala Bhandari, mentor and new Achham Team Manager
We spoke with Kamala, one of the first girls to attend our workshops in Mangalsen. Namaste, Kamala. After some time in which, for organizational reasons, we did not update our website with new reports and news, we love to resume the news section with this interview. Kamala is a mentor, and the new Achham Team Manager. […]
27
Feb
be artsy 2022: more than €18,000 in collaborative financing and support for Oxygen for Nepal to fight against Covid
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic plunged Nepal into a deadly health crisis. Existent health infrastructures were insufficient to cater to the increasing number of infections, and many patients were turned down from hospital treatment. Demands for essential medical equipment and infrastructures such as oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, ventilators along with safety gear could […]
21
Oct
Our work of months of hard work has been badly damaged by the climate crisis
It is with deep heart to write this article that our Training Centre in Achham, West Nepal has been partially buried under the landslide due to the recent heavy rainfall. Luckily our women were training on beading in the next room, and they were not harmed. Under great shock, they managed to briefly contacted us […]