Category: News
Finishing touches to the Project – In Nepal everything is unforseeable!
Why I fought being banished to a hut during my period
We have copied and translated the following article – originally published at BBC News – because we consider it important that our Catalan and Spanish-speaking readers understand the text properly. — be artsy team An ancient Hindu tradition in which menstruating women are banished to an outhouse is under the spotlight in Nepal after the […]
Please meet Ruby Cup: our strategic partner
As you might already know, we are beginning the implementation of Rato Baltin Project in Nepal very soon. Rato Baltin (meaning Red Bucket in Nepalese) is a long-term project which intends to generate a space for reflection within Western Nepalese communities – where the practice of Chhaupadi is rife – in order to help improve […]
When I first started my period my mother said I had become untouchable
We have copied and translated the following article – originally published at The Guardian – because we consider it important that our Catalan and Spanish-speaking readers understand the text properly. — be artsy team I was 13 years old with a red ribbon cascading on my oiled hair when I got my first period. I […]
A Visit from Aunt Flo in Nepal
This article is a testimonial written by a friend from France (Delphine) who experienced what Chhaupadi is first hand. This was in the more urban part of Western Nepal. We will do the Rato Baltin project in the more rural and remote ares. Originally published in: https://seedstoplants.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/a-visit-from-aunt-flo-in-nepal/ A little while back, a friend of mine, Clara, […]
Exhibition Asia 14-16 at Manlleuet – Manlleu – Catalonia
From the end of November to end of January the photos from the exhibitionn Asia 14-16 can be seen and bought at Restaurant Manlleuet, at Plaça Fra Bernadí 23, in Manlleu (province of Barcelona). The photos can be booked right there at €25 and sent home, or at our online shop, where they will cost […]
Rato Baltin Project – (Red Bucket) Crowdfunding – #RatoBaltin
The crowdfunding of our project aimed at girls in Nepal is finally ready. Remember: Rato Baltin Project (Red Bucket) consists of a menstrual and hygienic education program in West Nepal’s remotest areas. Through participatory photography workshops, we will offer menstrual and hygienic education training led by local nurses – with the aim to foster women’s […]
SPECIAL, part of the Creativity Photo Project, at the Fòrum fotogràfic Can Basté
Consisting of photographs taken during the Creativity Photo Project in Asia, project SPECIAL (a portrait series Clara G.O. made at the Manawala Centre in Amristar (India) to boys with special needs), have been exhibited at the Fòrum fotogràfic Can Basté 2016 , and will still be shown up until year end in this same venue. […]
We have a suggestion for you: #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global movement with the aim to encourage and multiply good deeds. The goal is devoting one day worldwide to celebrate the action of giving, be it food, money, time (volunteering), second-hand objects, etc. We would like to ask for your donation to help us buy the hygienic material we need for […]