12
Aug
Tag: Menstruation
27
Jul
Thanks so much Himalayan Paradise!
In times of crisis, solidarity is one of the most precious values and, even more, in these times of Covid-19, in which sustainable and respectful projects with the environment and with people like Himalayan Paradise help us to continue helping. Himalayan Paradise believes in fair trade, cultural exchange and a more equitable world, which it […]
15
Jun
Meet Manisha
Manisha Kumari Nath is from Kuntibandali, a small town in the Achham region of western Nepal. She lives with her father, mother and two little sisters in the house. As like most rural areas of Nepal, her family is very humble, her mother sells vegetables and thus can pay for the education of her daughters. […]
10
Jun
Emergency in Achham, Nepal. Masks 4 Health and food against Covid-19
We are in Nepal, on the ground, weaving a network of women who sew and distribute masks 😷 so that when the biggest part of the pandemic arrives, probably in late autumn, the area will be more prepared with this contribution. At the moment there are few cases, but the country does not have hospitals […]
03
May
Project 2020: promoting local leadership, facing the changes
The Rato Baltin Project is on site since the beginning of 2017, working to eradicate the Nepalese cultural practice establishing that during the menstruation, girls and women are considered impure, and are deprived of their basic needs. This practice is penalized since 2018, but they will never denounce, because that would be denouncing their mother, their father, their mother-in-law… […]
02
May
Nepalese women explain with images how they experience menstruation, isolated because they are impure.
05/02/2020 Les dones nepaleses expliquen amb imatges com viuen la menstruació, aïllades perquè són impures. L’exposició “La menstruació al Nepal: un turment cultural” es pot veure a la biblioteca del districte 2 (Bd2) fins al 28 de febrer. És un dels actes de la programació del Mes de la Pau, organitzada per la Regidoria de […]
17
Apr
We must be many more Teamers!
We have sent the proceedings from the Teaming Group, where the people that help us contribute with €1 per month to the Rato Baltin Project of be artsy. With this contributions, we add resources to the project and help it grow and consolidate. Rohini Bhandary and Hiukala Chalaune, our trainers from Turmakhand and Mangalsen, have […]
16
Apr
About the Rato Baltin Pilot Project in the Nuwakot District
During 2019, one of the local organizations with which we work in Nepal, CODEC, asked us to do a pilot test in Nuwakot, which is the area where this NGO works. This was to undertake a pilot project of our Rato Baltin program in that area. Our representative in Nepal, Clara García i Ortés, went there in […]
16
Apr
Get to know Tejana
In Tejana´s village there is no electricity nor transport means. Despite all that, she manages to get the menstrual cups and educational workshops reaching there through Basti’s muddy roads. A small village in Achham to which you take more than two days to arrive from the province main city. She is happy for that. She coordinates the trainers’ […]
17
Mar
My 2019 experience in Achham, the far west region of Nepal
Testimonial write by Simran Adhikari, intern and volunteer during 2019, program officer in be artsy’ Nepal headquarter since then, and founder of Be Artsy Nepal: As a fresh graduate, I was searching for opportunities to showcase my skills and abilities by volunteering and working for social change. I got a chance to know Clara G.O. […]