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Thursday, December 29, 2011

THE DAY FOR REPAIRING SEWINGMASCHINES = X -MAS DAY/Schooling problems

8 SEWINGMASCHINES OCCURRED IN COMPANY WITH THEIR OWNERS
Many were in need of repairing and maintainance. We had asked a sewing maschine- technichian to come and look over our maschine park. Three of the maschines were in very advanced decay in my eyes. Let's see what the man who knows will say!!


AND WE WERE SITTING WAITING...
During waiting time many discussions are going on...Kulvinder and I decided to tell Mima about the big opportunity for her daughter to get help with her schoolfees and other costs, through a swedish couple that want to help a girl to fulfill her studies up to college.This girl of 16 yrs has already reached 10th class, so she has 2 more years before college. And we know her dream is to become a teacher.BUT the mother says NO!IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! I was chocked!
This happens to many girls in this culture. The farhers are agreeing with another family as a part of any other businesslike agreement that this family will get a certain daughter to marry one of their sons.And the girl may not know it AND not even the mother may know about this agreement!
At least it's illeagel to marry before 18. But many just don't bother...
So now it's up to this becoming family-in-law to give permission for the girl to study...In this case this in-law family is not so educated, so they may not want an educated wife for their son.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

TODAY THE COMPUTERS ARE VERY SLOW, SO I WILL PUT SOME MORE PICTURES LATER.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

UNEXPECTED VISIT WITH SURPRISE-PARTY

FAREWELL TO FRIDA!
On the 21 of December Frida returned to Sweden. So now the filming must be complete. And I miss my companion for one month.A big hug to Frida! We made a filmed stroll through the city and up to the fort.It ended in the fort entrance place where we had some orangejuice.

And then the long train to Delhi, which she will reach in 18 hours.


DOCTORS SURPRISEPARTY
The day before Cristmas the women in the village were invited to a Surprise- cake- party. And everybody was there curiously waiting.The Doctor who use to stay in Artist Hotel and who also runs a hospital and medical center in Bihar since 42 years wanted to visit us.And we could all listen to how the life circumstances are in Bihar. No roads, no electricity, not enough clean drinking water.

Misri the young Coock in Hotel Artist had made very good cakes and it was enough for all including also all curious children. Some of the women couldn't eat the cakes because of religious reasons. They don't eat eggs.



After tea and eating cakes there was possibility for consulting the Doctor, who is a skinspecialist. And many needed help with different skin deseases. The advice was often:use BORO-PLUS! It's based on natural components, no chemicals,which is the best.-"I think he has interests in that boro-plus business"- Shanti says.

Doctor had bought a favourite embroidery and he wanted to meet the lady who had made it. So Jija 1st got her best surprise of the month! 500 Rupies extra money from the Doctor.He declares that surprises are very energetic and important parts in human communications.

The day after we could see Jija in her new rosa dupatta= schal! Shining, happy!

Then this visit was over and we got many good advises from the Doctor. And we hope to meet him again before he returns to Bihar.

Next day was Xmas eve and there was a traditional x-mas party on the roof terrass of Hotel Artist. In the night I went to a Midnight Mess in S:t Paul's church. At least the generous light decorations were giving Christmas feelings.
After I got a ride back to hotel on a MC. Ice-cold at 12.30 it was, and that was the start of a heavy cold..

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

WHAT WILL MAKE GIRLS HAPPY?

UNEXPECTED MONEY TO USE TO MAKE GIRLS HAPPY

How could we know? Maybe happiness was not available for money. We asked the 22 girls in Brittas Embroideryschool to make a drawing about this. After some talking they found out what they would like to embroider.Here are some examples.The girls are between 10 and 16 years old.
4 embroideries of 22
Going for picnic
jumping with a rope
A bicycle
Flying a kite. Most often something only boys do.

After some thinking we found that now when the wintercold is coming the best gift to make girls glad would be to give each of them a warm jersey.
So we decided to add some money from the project account to be able to do this.BUT THE ENTHUSIASTIC DONOR LADY from Sweden found out to ask her nice brother, a manager in a company, about some more money...So he promised 5000 SEK. Then some of the other managers in this concern followed. So now there are 10000 extra SEK dedicated to help for girls schooling.
Off we went from the village 10 girls+ 3 ladies in one Tuc-Tuc to go to the market to choose and buy nice jerseys.



Here you can see some of the girls choosing and showing their new warm jersys.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

NEW IDEAS

MAHILA BROSCHES
We started this session with a new idea which came from Kerstin Nettelblad in Skane Syd.
We used Brittas logo and made a simple drawing and every woman got a couple of designs. After one week we have nov 76 embroideries, all are different.Next step is to complete the embroideries so they are nice and Brosches-like.This work we give now to a young man who suffers from diabetes,which is very costly because the insulin must be given every day. This family we try to give help to selfhelp, by for instance giving this 20 years old boy work. How much do you think the brosches can cost in Sweden?

Here is Maya with one of the brosches.

ANOTHER BRANCH IS STARTED
Alex a designer and danser from England designs chlothes and let them be sewn here.Alex is staying 6 months every year here in Jaisalmer. Now she is interested to let our women learn how to use and care for a sewingmashine and in a longer run let them do this sewing job.
Of course all our women were interested of this...
At this occation we also gave new material for Mahilas.
Frida is popular with her camera and her nice smile.
And after a two-hours session I look like this...
More next time!...

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

BACK IN JAISALMER

TO MEET AGAIN.
What a warm feeling to come back to the village,find the new roads and some new built houses.And meet all those women that I've been so close to through their embroideries and in pictures all the year. And there they are: Mima, Ottami, Radiya, who has got her first baby after many years of waiting, Mirga Barju Fooli... Six new babies on these 38 women!
Warm hugs and smiles,shy as well as open..Many individuals.

GUESTS
My granddaughter Agnes and boyfriend also visited the village.The girls are very interested in her...

Joel speaks with the boys.Their interests: cricket and ... Up to now we have few men in our documentary.Frida is there with the camera.

CIRCLETALKS
This time in Bhil Basti I want to try to create a better understanding and knowledge between the women and for us a better base for our work. So we decided to create smaller groups of women and start this attempt for better understanding.
Kulvinder writes and our new coworker Pooja translates. A warm and open athmosphere is created.Thanks to all!


We made a scheme of questions: Name, age, how many children, Husbands name, age, Work? Income, (all didn't know how much the husband earned).
Problems:Husbands who drinks,some doesn't even leave any money to the family." He comes home at midnight and we don't know each other"
Dreams: here they laugh and put the dupatta for their faces.- big nice houses with bathroom and running water.Money for private school for the children-.
Needs:money for daily life.
Whishes: often are the answers of their problems.
Interests: all are interested in Embroidery and want to continue this work. One young girl who wanted to be teacher also read books.Some likes to work with sewing-mashine.







SAMDA
Samda is a widow, we rent her yard for some of our meetings, as we decided last year to support, first the widows and women who are the most needing, that will be those with alcoholized husbands, and other that we can detect as very needing support. The circle-talks will help us to find out about this.And also how we can give help to self-help.

MEETING WITH THE SCHOOLGIRLS FAMILIES
This is in the house of the family to Maya - Kanchan, one of the four girls that we help with money for private school." Maya is brilliant her teacher says, and the other girls are also good, they are very interested in schoolwork.
Because of our visit Mayas father satyed at home this morning. He is a stoneworker, he loads the big lorries with cut stone.And now his back has been hurt, so he can not work all days.One of their sons had a MC accident, and broke his leg so he will not be able for work in one year. This man doesn't drink. "Because I'm religious" he says, starting a little preaching...The family is very poor and Patani, Mayas mother will join our embroideryclub to make some needed money.


SUNDAY IS THE DAY TO MEET SCHOOLGIRLS
So we decided to have a meeting with them today. We sent greetings to Britta-mam whom they long for very much. And we gave a little theme for embroidery: "What makes me glad- happy." They made drawings as Britta thaught them and after they got cloth and yarn to make an embroidery to send to schoolgirls in a class in Sweden, Norrkoping.Perhaps it can be an exchange of embroideries!



HERE THE GIRLS ARE WAVING TO BRITTA-MAM AND WHIS HER TO COME SOON!