30
Jan
Tag: Rato Baltin
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 […]
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
28
May
Travel Log – From 2073 to 2075. Again teaching in Basti
After Kunti Bandali, we went to Basti. This was Clara’s third time there. She explained to the team that going down is complicated, but that once you are there you don’t want to leave… It’s like another world. It’s a really remote (and hot) place, where life is hard but people are authentic and lovely. […]
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
Travel Log – From 2073 to 2075, again teaching in Kunti Bandali
20
May
Our second week in Janalibandali was quieter than the first
01
May
Travel log: First week in Janalibandali (Mangalsen 6, Achham)
The first week in Janalibandali has been very intense, even too much. On arrival, we had several meetings with local liders, the nurse and the teachers. On Saturday they organized traditional dances and music, the lyrics of which was (like in Basti) absolutely against the Chhaupadi. We have been making groups of boys and girls […]