2024 various projects
gives useful gifts to the Nepalese
in the form of reusable and washable sanitary pads
and supports also several other projects like
purchase, transport and reception of medical equipment for a maternity and
online petition avaaz, to protect people against the construction of hydroelectric plants
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• AGENDA 2024 • For Saano kosheli, selling nepalese handicrafts is an important source of income to fund our projects in Nepal. Handmade with eco-friendly materials such as wool, felt, hemp, linen, paper etc.
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ONLINE AVAAZ PETITION
“HANDS OFF OUR SACRED RIVERS AND SNOW LEOPARD SANCTUARY”
In the region where we have realised a number of projects, three private companies want to build hydropower plants. They are already illegally (at night) building a road, this without permission from the local communities of marginalised indigenous groups.
With our introduction and the official Avaaz* petition, we hope we can stop this project with your voice … WE NEED YOUR VOTE
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NEW REQUEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A MATERNITY
• MAY 2024 • We have received a second request for medical equipment for a maternity. The 3 new rooms (+ toilet and bathroom) are part of a basic health post. The staff consists of a nurse, a midwife and a medical assistant. There are 45-50 people a day, 70% of whom are women. 4000-5000 people live in this area and surrounding areas. It is accessible by road, the nearest big city is 4 hours’ drive, to Kathmandu it is 12 hours. It is a forgotten region in the north-east where little help is provided.
We, Saano kosheli, need some help financing this project.
SOME STATISTICS
• NEPAL 2024 • 21 neonatal deaths in every 1,000 live births (in the UK 3 neonatal deaths in every 1,000 live births). The government’s target is to reduce neonatal mortality to 12 deaths per every 1,000 live births by 2030, but public health experts, however, are sceptical of its success. Fifty percent of the neonates die in the first 24 hours of birth. Hypothermia, infection, low birth weight, premature birth, and abnormal birth asphyxia are among the leading causes. 85 percent of all deaths among children under the age of five take place before a child’s first birthday.
(source Kathmandu Post, june 2024)
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MAY 30 • MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY WITH MAYA •
Maya Khaitu from DFGN, together with Saano Kosheli, organized a training at a special high school. “In the hall of the school, resilience and determination are palpable. Despite the challenges they face, the students display a remarkable spirit of perseverance. This school is more than an educational institution; it is a family, united in the shared goal of …
TRANSPORT AND RECEPTION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A MATERNITY
• APRIL 2024 • A request has been made to our coordinator and friend Karma Bhutia of the NGO Shankuwasabha Learning Grounds* for medical equipment for a maternity at 2700m altitude. Additional funding was then requested to transport all the equipment. During our stay in Nepal in November 2023, Karma and I jointly procured the materials …
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8 MARCH • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH MAYA FROM DFGN
“Days for Girls Nepal is a non-profit ngo. “We believe that every woman and girl should have ready access to hygiene supplies and education”. Days for Girls envisions a world where menstruation is no longer a cause of shame and taboos through volunteers, enterprise, and public and private partnerships. We work to eliminate the stigma …
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8 MARCH • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH SUSMA
This year, our friend Susma travelled to south-west Nepal, the region of our colleague Nuru who is still studying and and has no time right now. Once there, she travels with all the material in a tempo (local cab) to various villages in this delta area. Now it is still spring and dry but during the rainy season (June-September) it turns into an …
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DEMAND OF A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A MATERNITY AND TRANSPORT at 2700m
• NOV 2023 • The NGO Shankuwasabha Learning Grounds of our coordinator in Nepal and friend Karma Bhutia has received a request for the purchase of medical equipment for a maternity at 2700m and financial support for transportation costs. Soon, all the materials will be transported and it will take at least 7 days …
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2023 SUMMARY
SUMMER & CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Thanks to the sale of our Nepalese handicraft products in 2023 at the summer (Fournols, Sauxillanges) and Christmas markets (Sauxillanges, Vic le Comte, St Germain l’Herm, St Genès la Tourette) we were able to raise a significant amount of money to start new projects. This year again, we will be present at several markets in the ♥︎ Livradois region (Auvergne), where our products are highly appreciated.
We would like to thank everyone who bought from us and/or donated.
We also want to thank all the Nepalese artisans from whom we buy for their commitment, dedication and beautiful handicrafts. Of course, we like to thank everyone who follows and supports Saano Kosheli in any way.
DHERI DHERI DHANYABAAD
♥︎ 2023 VARIOUS PROJECTS REALISED
thanks to your donations or purchases:
• Distribution of packets of reusable and washable sanitary pads to 295 girls/women (health, liberating, cost-saving, work …)
– Educational programmes on ‘menstruation’, a taboo subject (education, liberating, instructional …)
• Restoration of yak herdsman trail at 3500m (safety and food security …)
• Vaccination program of 550 yaks from 4000m (protection of yaks, culture, tradition, work …)
In November we could finally go to Nepal again where we had quite a program in Kathmandu: seeing our friends and colleagues again, visiting stores and workshops, searching for new products, talking about other projects and buying all materials for the birthing clinic. We also had the opportunity to attend a programme on sanitary pads, celebrate the Diwali festival and time for many other things.
Even when we are not in Nepal, our projects are realised thanks to the cooperation of our Nepalese friends and colleagues, whom we would like to thank immensely for their enthusiasm, commitment and time. It’s very unfortunate that we can’t be there, but thanks to their photos and videos, we can travel with them and witness from a distance.
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