03
Mar
Tag: Chhaupadi
06
Feb
Project Proposal for 2019
In 2005 the Government of Nepal declared the practice of Chhaupadi illegal, and since 2018 has been considered a criminal offence with explicit consequences. However, there are places where belief in the tradition is stronger than that of the law. The risk of sexual exploitation through Chhaupadi in Western Nepal is still therefore present, but […]
30
Jan
2018 Rato Baltin Project Financial Report
26
Jan
2018 Project Evaluation Report
A year has come to pass and much has changed in terms of our project development here in Nepal. However, Nepal and the way women are treated here still remains somewhat the same, although we can proudly say our efforts have not been in vain. We’ll talk further down the article about our operations and […]
16
Oct
Travel Log: 2075/2018 Follow-Up Trip, Adapting and Planning for the Future
This years follow up trip with the girls was really different to last year. Firstly, as planned, we decided to do all of the menstrual cup donations and trainings during the first trip to Achham in the Spring. We wanted to use the September trip solely for the “follow ups”, with more time for the menstrual cup users to identify any […]
31
Aug
Travel log – Kalagaun is a beautiful place
Kalagaun is a beautiful place. Green and peaceful. When we arrived everyone was very curious about us – especially the boys and girls! As usual, we were working with class 6-10. The teachers had prepared the hall for our program but everything felt like a race against time. The children were at school for just […]
28
Aug
The girl that could not be touched by a menstruating girl
On the first day at one of the schools we visited during the Spring 2018/2075 Rato Baltin project, when we came back from teaching class 10 boys and girls, we found a woman in the computer room where we kept our materials holding what we were thinking was an unconscious girl from class 9. One of our Nurses, Anju, took […]
12
Jun
Travel log: Oligaun, the most hard Achham
26
May
Empowering Women and Girls through MHM: Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day
For many of the global population of women and girls, menstruation is time of stress and shame. Some women and girls not only have limited access to and knowledge of clean menstrual management resources and safe, private spaces to dispose of materials, but they consider both themselves and menstruation itself as dirty and shameful. To […]
22
May