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Summary

The miracle Seabuckthorn plant grows wild in the Himalaya Mountains. We equip communities to plant nurseries and harvest wild berries, lifting people out of poverty and protecting the environment. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Half the people in Nepal live in abject poverty and Mustang has extremely fragile eco-systems. Harvesting and making products from Seabuckthorn, with its miraculous medicinal and cosmetic properties, create new livelihoods for poor people-- local women in cooperatives from 10 villages, nun novices, young monks and local Tibetan doctors. The program safeguards traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and the soil-fixing properties of Seabuckthorn roots help protect fragile environments.

Activities

Training 10 villages in Mustang to establish nurseries and harvest wild Seabuckthorn sustainably. Equipping them to produce juice and tea and process Seabuckthorn oil. Providing access to markets nationally and internationally.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,965
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $12,035
Total Funding Goal: $14,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Communities of Nepalese people will pull themselves out of poverty permanently. Fragile eco-systems of the high Himalayas will be protected from degradation and desertification. Knowledge of traditional medicines will be preserved.

Project Message

Seabuckthorn has been used for centuries as a traditional remedy against respiratory, skin and other diseases. Now it will allow communities to pull themselves out of poverty--permanently.
- Susanne von der Heide, director of the program

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Susanne von der Heide,
Director of the HimalAsia Foundation, Nepal
HimalAsia Foundation
Durga Bhawan, Bhat Bhateni
Kathmandu,
Nepal
011 977-1-4419559
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Project Sponsor

Seed Initiative/Seed Awards

Organization

HimalAsia Foundation Logo HimalAsia Foundation
Durga Bhawan, Bhat Bhateni
Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley 
Nepal
011 977-1-4419559

Learn more about HimalAsia Foundation and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nepal and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 17, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

July 2007 Project Update

By Dr. Susanne von der Heide - , July 23, 2007 05:45 PM

Here is our update on the seabuckthorn project. Read our attached report for the background of the project, our objectives and our planned activities.

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