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Ramdhuni Municipality, Sunsari District 2021:
Ram Kanaka WG
Women's group management training
Kitchen garden status
Schools are open again!
Schools are open again 2!
Agricultural resource distribution
Practical agricultural training
Group management training
Students studying together at home
Schools are still closed, but teachers are visiting students
Tree planting
New women's groups receiving masks and soap
Promoting mask usage
Fruit tree sapling distribution
WG members attending ward meeting
A thriving kitchen garden
Microcredit fund management
COVID prevention
A WG with new supply of masks & soap
Seed money
More masks and soap distributed!
Sahera Women's Group leader at seedling nursery
Women's group members receive kitchen garden seedlings
Materials distribution at school
Everyone loves new school supplies!
Weekly market
Livestock training is beginning
Ducklings distributed to women farmers
Horticultural training has begun
Leader Farmer of Karma Women's Group
Ram Janaki School
Women's group formation
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Ram Kanaka WG
Members of Ram Kanaka Women's Group in Ward 9 of Ramdhuni Municipality at their group management training, Oct. 2021 -
Women's group management training
All 44 women's groups have received, or will receive, training to help them continue to run the groups effectively and indefinitely. Photo from Oct. 2021 -
Kitchen garden status
The recent (late, heavy) rains have damaged some of the plants, so we shall see how the harvest is, come November/early December. Photo from Oct. 2021 -
Schools are open again!
A Ramdhuni classroom, late Sept. 2021 -
Schools are open again 2!
A primary school classroom in Ramdhuni, late Sept. 2021 -
Agricultural resource distribution
All 1,000+ of our women's group members receive seeds and tools for their kitchen gardens. Photo from Sept. 2021 -
Practical agricultural training
Hands-on training ensures that the knowledge will be well understood and consistently used in the future. Photo from Sept. 2021 -
Group management training
Our women's group members gain skills to help them manage the groups after ETC has moved on to work in other villages. Photo from Sept. 2021 -
Students studying together at home
They're working hard to keep up with their studies until they can go back to school, Aug. 2021 -
Schools are still closed, but teachers are visiting students
Many teachers are going to children's homes to teach them in small groups, Aug. 2021 -
Tree planting
We've distributed tree seedlings for planting at Ramdhuni Secondary School, Aug. 2021 -
New women's groups receiving masks and soap
ETC/Save the Earth continues to support COVID prevention in Ramdhuni Municipality, and in our wards, the population is taking it very seriously and wearing their masks, Aug. 2021 -
Promoting mask usage
In partnership with the municipality and other local organizations, ETC/Save the Earth is offering COVID prevention training and continues to distribute masks and soap, Aug. 2021 -
Fruit tree sapling distribution
ETC distributed mango, lichee, and jackfruit tree saplings to members of four women's groups, July 2021 -
WG members attending ward meeting
Members of ETC's women's groups attended a ward-level government meeting to share information about our activities, July 2021 -
A thriving kitchen garden
An ETC women's group member in Ramdhuni shows her thriving kitchen garden, June 2021 -
Microcredit fund management
Women's group members distributing their self-managed microcredit funds, June 2021 -
COVID prevention
ETC and Save the Earth produced these illustrated COVID prevention posters; this one is on the outer gate of a school in Ramdhuni, May 2021 -
A WG with new supply of masks & soap
We are also providing basic information (e.g., about the importance of frequently washing masks and hands) at the beginning of the monthly women's group meetings, May 2021 -
Seed money
Once a women's group collects 10,000 rupees for its self-managed microcredit fund, that amount is being matched at 50% by the local municipal government and 100% by ETC. The money will help members start and grow their own small businesses. (May 2021) -
More masks and soap distributed!
In our ongoing efforts to keep the COVID positive rate as low as possible in Ramdhuni, ETC and Save the Earth distributed more soap and washable masks for all 500+ women's group members and their families, May 2021 -
Sahera Women's Group leader at seedling nursery
This Korsani pepper seedling nursery is located on the property of a women's group member whose family has a bit of extra land that they can allow to be used in this way, for the ultimate benefit of the entire women's group, March 2021 -
Women's group members receive kitchen garden seedlings
The members of Devestan Women's Group are pictured here with some of the seedlings they'll be planting in their kitchen gardens, March 2021 -
Materials distribution at school
Members of ETC's staff and board distributing school supplies to students at Bhagwati Basic School, March 2021 -
Everyone loves new school supplies!
Pictured here are some of the students at a Ramdhuni basic school with the notebooks that ETC has provided, March 2021 -
Weekly market
ETC women's group members will be able to sell their own produce in this market! (Photo from March 2021) -
Livestock training is beginning
ETC's Sustainable Agricultural Development Officer, Bisam Prasad Mahato, distributes chicks to aspiring women poultry farmers in Ramdhuni, March 2021 -
Ducklings distributed to women farmers
Members of Hariali Women's Group received 10 ducklings and antibiotics to protect them while they're so little and vulnerable, March 2021 -
Horticultural training has begun
ETC women's group members receive hands-on training to grow more and better food, year-round, in their kitchen gardens, Feb. 2021 -
Leader Farmer of Karma Women's Group
As the LF for her women's group, she will play a key role in helping her peers gain agricultural skills and resources. Photo from Feb. 2021 -
Ram Janaki School
A classroom in Ram Janaki School, Ramdhuni Municipality, Feb. 2021 -
Women's group formation
The woman chosen by her peers to be the secretary of this new women's group is learning to take meeting notes, Jan. 2021
Ramdhuni Municipality, Sunsari District 2020:
Mask and soap distribution
2020 fashion!
Mask and soap distribution
Proper hygiene is important
Kitchen garden, Dec. 2020
Classroom, Dec. 2020
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Mask and soap distribution
ETC and Save the Earth distributed washable masks and a 3 months' supply of soap to 1,500 families in Ramdhuni, Sept. 2020 -
2020 fashion!
Children in Ramdhuni sporting their new masks, Oct. 2020 -
Mask and soap distribution
A mother and child with their new supply of masks and soap, Sept. 2020 -
Proper hygiene is important
Demonstrating best practices in hand-washing to children, Oct. 2020 -
Kitchen garden, Dec. 2020
This is a kitchen garden in Ramdhuni Municipality. With ETC's resources and training, the family will be able to grow more food, year-round. -
Classroom, Dec. 2020
This elementary school class in Ramdhuni Municipality is well-attended but can use some resources