Nepal Landing Page

11 YEARS OF
CHANGING LIVES
IN NEPAL

2007 machten wir uns auf die Suche nach nachhaltigem Geschenkpapier. Hoch oben im Himalayagebirge fanden ein ganz besonderes, handgefertigtes Papier. Es war nicht nur schön, sondern gab uns auch die Möglichkeit, mit Handwerkskünstlern in ganz Nepal zusammenzuarbeiten und rund 5.500 Menschen¹ in Dolohka und anderen Bezirken ein Einkommen zu sichern. Zusätzlich helfen wir damit, die Wälder und Tierwelt Nepals zu schützen.

WIR UNTERSTÜTZEN

4.490 FRAUEN²

90% of Aveda papermakers are women who previously had few options
for supporting themselves and their families. Januka Shrestha, a
widowed mother, was working a construction job trying to earn enough
to send her son to school. Her job involved hard physical labor such
as breaking stones into chips. She says papermaking has empowered
her to not only provide for her son’s education, but also make more
decisions about her household.

„Nepalesische Mütter können unabhängig sein.“
JANUKA SHRESTHA, PAPIERHERSTELLERIN

WIR UNTERSTÜTZEN

5.885 SCHÜLERINNEN UND SCHÜLER³

One in every three Nepali children work herding cattle, farming or making
bricks to help support their families. That’s why papermakers take such
pride in being able to send their kids to school, with the help of the
income they earn from making lokta bark paper. In fact, papermakers’
daughters are often the first generation of girls to achieve secondary
educations in their family. Angdoma Sherpa (at top) and her friends
have big dreams for theirs.

"I wish to become a nurse. I'll feel happy serving and treating everyone in my village"
ANGDOMA SHERPA, PAPERMAKER

WIR SCHÜTZEN

42,00 ACRES
OF HABITAT

In 2009, less than two years after Aveda began purchasing paper from
Nepal, the communities who make the paper gained Certified Wildlife
Friendly® status. This certification helps reverse deforestation and
maintain 42.000 acres of habitat for Himalayan wildlife and 21
endangered species including the red panda and snow leopard.
Möchten Sie mehr tun? Besuchen Sie wildlifefriendly.org.

SAUBERES WASSER FÜR

622 HAUSHALTE

Through 10 years of partnership, we’ve been able to bring clean water to
9 Nepal communities, too. In places where women once had to walk hours
to fetch safe water, we’ve constructed clean water systems that now serve
662 households and 2 schools.³ These projects were funded through
light the way™ candles. Sold during Earth Month, the candles have funded
water projects in 85 countries, helping 1 million people‡ around the world
gain access to clean water.

ACHTSAME GESCHENKE

mit Liebe in handgemachtes Papier aus Nepal eingepackt

GESCHENKE KAUFEN

¹Numbers of people who received income from Aveda papermaking by year, including full and part-time: 1.700 in 2007; 3.800 in 2008; 3.800 in 2009; 4.800 in 2011; 4.975 in 2012; 4.980 in 2013; 5.530 in 2014; 5.545 in 2015; 4.995 in 2016 (decrease due to emigration and demand for relief workers and builders after the 2015 earthquakes).

²4.900 women full and part time last year, 2016-17.

³School year 2015-2016.

⁴Stand: März 2016.

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