Art for Social Change
All the photos in this mail were made by the girls during the Participatory Photography workshop #BreakTheSilence #MaunataTodau. Soon we will put them on sale, and the money will be for the authors. We have not been in touch for a while, but time flies and work has been pressing, both in Nepal and in […]
After one week in Basti, 50 hours of workshops, 25 menstrual cups handed to women in town and lots of emotional conversations with women of all ages, on March 8th we were invited to be part of the celebrations on occasion of International Women’s Day. For the second year in Basti there is a big […]
Namaste! 6 days left to go to Nepal, and the project is ever more outlined and clear. However, difficulties are also fast approaching. The original idea was to go West by the end of February to be there during March until mid-April. We had to change the plan (as usual in Nepal) and adapt to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]