By Grace Lincenberg | Director of Finance
With the holidays just around the corner, GlobeMed at CU Boulder is incredibly thankful to have a strong partnership with Himalayan HealthCare. We are so supportive of the sustainable work they have been doing this year!
Currently, HHC is focusing on strengthening its education and greenhouse projects. In October, two teachers from the United States provided a highly interactive, two-day training to the local teachers of Tipling and Sertung. More than forty teachers attended, and the training was a huge success. We hope that with this training and our continued support of orphan and low-income students, more students than ever will pass the School Leaving Certificate, the final examination in the secondary school system in Nepal.
In addition to the education project, HHC is ready to expand its greenhouse income generation project to lower-caste communities of Tipling and Lapta. This summer, our GROW interns helped with the construction of the greenhouse in Shertung. Almost six months later, the greenhouse is producing cauliflower, beans, squash, lettuce, cucumbers, chilies, and radishes. The only crop that didn't survive were the tomatoes that were infected by worms. However, HHC's agriculture technician helped teach the villagers how to avoid this problem in the future.
From all of us at GlobeMed, we hope that you have a happy holiday and a healthy new year!
In solidarity,
Grace
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