rootsforlife – Roots for Life

Hellwach – Matinee at the Vienna State Opera

Thursday September 19th, 2019 rootsforlifeRoots for Life

Event-tip! For an end to violence against women and children on 21. 9. 2019 at 11:00 a.m. On the occasion of the International Day of Peace on 21 September, the Association Autonomous Austrian Women’s Shelters[…]

Field school

Tuesday September 17th, 2019Tuesday September 17th, 2019 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…is the name of the approach in which experts work together with the women. Every step is discussed, shown and practiced. Much is new for the women and it takes time for confidence in the[…]

A healthy, hygienic and dignified menstruation

Thursday September 12th, 2019 rootsforlifeModelfarm

This weekend the training about a healthy, hygienic and dignified menstruation took place in the training hall in Chyangsar! Many thanks to the Radha Paudel Foundation for the professional implementation and LUSH Österreich, who provided[…]

The new scholarship newsletter has arrived!

Tuesday September 10th, 2019Monday September 9th, 2019 rootsforlifeRoots for Life

Twice a year, the godparents of the girls from Kathmandu, Chyangsar, Ghunsa and Pokhara are exclusively informed in their own newsletter about what could be achieved with their donation for the scholarship holders. Read here[…]

Malnutrition, what are the reasons?

Thursday September 5th, 2019Wednesday August 28th, 2019 rootsforlifeGhunsa

About 1.4 billion of the world’s 2 billion malnourished people are women and girls. Besides poverty, climate change, declining biodiversity and lack of access to education, there are other reasons that only affect women. Through[…]

Great joy

Tuesday September 3rd, 2019Thursday August 29th, 2019 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…in Ghunsa about the finished school uniforms. The tailor as well as employee Kusang Tamang distribute them with the help of the list on which the sizes were recorded some time before. The girls are[…]

Women in prison

Thursday August 29th, 2019Thursday August 29th, 2019 rootsforlifeOpportunity Village

…our partner Opportunity Village (OVN) in Pokhara also supports alongside the mentoring programme. Many are there because they were also involved in human trafficking. There are still cases in which they, as “accomplices”, partially take[…]

Which professions are in demand on the market?

Tuesday August 27th, 2019 rootsforlifeOpportunity Village

This is what our partner Opportunity Village Nepal (OVN) has been researching at the beginning of the Mentorin programme and assessed the participants according to their skills and interests. The following training courses are offered:[…]

Tomatoes are in high demand

Thursday August 22nd, 2019Tuesday August 13th, 2019 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…in the village of #Chyangsar. Until now, they were only available as imported goods from southern Nepal or India. After the plants from the greenhouses have been placed in the fields, the space is used[…]

A new chance

Tuesday August 20th, 2019Thursday July 25th, 2019 rootsforlifeOpportunity Village

…girls and women get in the mentoring program of the Opportunity Village in Pokhara. First, the girls take part in a general course called “Life Skill Training”. Only when they regularly attend this course and[…]