The School of Carpentry & Construction opened its doors for two Saturdays in June to give public demonstrations of its new carpentry equipment and services. Local carpenters, craftsmen, and apprentices spent hours examining the machines and getting their questions answered about how these new tools can improve their work.
Students from the School of Carpentry & [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Carpentry Tools and Services Demonstration
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, School of Carpentry and Construction on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yoga for Nurses
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Total Health Center, tagged Alternative Medicine, Holistic Health, Yoga on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As part of its ongoing community outreach, the Himalayan Institute Cameroon is now working with a local hospital to teach nurses practical yoga techniques. Juliette Fai, a teacher at the Shisong Nurses School, invited yoga instructor and HIC volunteer John Daskovsky to come teach in her Alternative Medicine class. Fifty nursing students in their final [...]
HIC Spotlight: Marten Nyar
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, School of Carpentry and Construction on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the midst of the Himalayan Institute Cameroon’s major humanitarian initiatives, the remarkable stories of those responsible often go unreported. This section of the blog seeks to showcase the diverse range of backgrounds, talents, obstacles, and triumphs represented in our local staff and contacts.
Marten Nyar first came to the Himalayan Institute Cameroon in the [...]
Preparing the Land
Posted in Energy Farming, India, Tibetan Rabgyeling Settlement, tagged Pongamia pinnata on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Himalayan Institute Energy Farming team at the Tibetan Rabgyeling Settlement has set to work preparing the land for planting young pongamia seedlings. Currently, the seedlings are doing very well at their nursery where they were planted only a few months ago.
A tractor from the Rabgyeling Settlement Farmers Cooperative has been used to clear the thorny [...]
Carpentry Class Launching
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, School of Carpentry and Construction on June 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On June 1, the School of Carpentry and Construction began its first 10-week vocational training course on advanced woodworking techniques and furniture-making. The school pioneers a range of new tools, equipment, and design techniques to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of all carpentry and construction trades. The class is already off to a running [...]
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