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Healing Herbs Nepal Update Summer 2015
In April our team flew out to Nepal to check in on our partner farmers and the progress
of our Healing Herbs Nepal Program. Subsequently, we just happened to be on
the ground with the farmers when the earthquake struck. While this event was extremely devastating for the country of
Nepal and some of our partners experienced loss or damage to their
housing, we are very happy to report that our entire team and all of our partner
farmers are alive and well.
The severity of the quake reminded us just how vulnerable our friends in Nepal are and has reinforced our passion and
determination to support them with desperately needed economic opportunity.
As life slowly gets back to normal in the village, we are excited to update you on all of the uplifting
progress currently underway.
Women’s Human Rights Organization (WHR)
In our last update we informed you about our newly formed partnership with WHR. We are happy to report that they have been busy planting yacon tubers that will be processed into syrup and brought to the US for retail sale.
We rolled up our sleeves and helped out - such a fun day!
Yacon is a low-glycemic, low calorie, prebiotic sweetener that fosters healthy probiotic growth. While yacon has been gaining popularity in Europe, it is just starting to catch on in the US and we are very excited to help bring this healthy sweetener to you.
Profit sharing from yacon sales will help WHR provide widows and single mothers
with technical training, educational
scholarships, and meeting space where
women can go to have social and emotional support in their time
of need.
Kanchenjunga Tea Estate
The Kanchenjunga mountain range is the 3rd largest in the world and borders the darjeeling area of India creating ideal conditions for
growing tea.
KTE has never sprayed pesticides on their soil, which has created some of the purest and most
fertile soil in Nepal.
Equally as important, KTE requires that all farmers send their daughters to
school, provides educational scholarships, started a community cow
program to ensure all farmers had access to fresh milk, and 25% of
their work force is comprised of the most marginalized caste in
Nepal. We are very proud to partner with KTE to
support these efforts and bring you some of the highest quality tea you
will ever taste.
Our team did a tasting and everyone approved!
Thank you for your continued interest and support of the Healing Herbs Nepal program. Now more
than ever the people of Nepal need the support of our partnership. We remain eternally dedicated to
improving the livelihoods of farmers in rural Nepal. Please stay tuned for a big announcement in early fall regarding our newest application of
the HHN program. Until then, Namaste
friends.
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