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the first time or Nothing ventured, nothing gained

After the two week "window period" we have now come true in the project life . Our room is ready, we finally know the name (almost) all women from the project and trust us even now, alone, to ride the bus. In this blog entry, we want to tell of our origins in everyday Indian life.

1.Our first bus ride

Our first bus we could only experience with an escort. We presented later also found out why. To drive in India, with the bus may have to follow some rules that have Maithri Vandana, and other staff-taught. That you, dear blog readers, if you ever ends up in India and to Mangalore, you know how to behave on the bus, we give our new-found ready to inform you that
first needs to find you the bus stop, which is often characterized not really and consists only of a small enclosure. When the bus arrives, you should already be ready to hineinzuklettern as quickly as possible. Because the bus is staffed by three men. One is the driver, another distributes the Tickets and collects the money and another is driving (together with the ticket vendor) the passengers with a pipe in the bus.
After having managed to climb into the bus, you should immediately reach for something to hold on because the bus driver drives off after a few seconds even if there are some people on the stairs. Finally, he must comply with the fairly tight knit bus schedule. Doors are generally not in Indian buses. If something has to hold or even had the good fortune to grab a seat should be released NIE. The streets around Mangalore are (especially the long monsoon season) with potholes and littered it is extremely shaken up. Very few bus drivers make an effort to brake before a Schagloch or avoid.
Another essential rule is to be selfish. One should never be forced into the middle of the bus, as there may want to start working for a college student and you many not at his bus stop coming out. Old people or pregnant women may be offered his seat. Furthermore, we
begenet as Europeans a great interest that one can easily become too much. At best, it simply ignores it or is pleased about the interest. When you have finally schonmal the opportunity to feel like a celebrity on the red carpet? ;)
is in an Indian bus it is extremely hot. This means that us Europeans just down the sweat is going on. This one is pressed together in a confined space with many people. A useful acquisition is a handkerchief, which can quickly find for the many other uses.

You see, nothing easier than with an Indian bus ride! We wish that you can go once in an Indian bus because it is a beautiful experience. And
for reassurance: How can now even sleep in the bus! :)


2.Our first lesson

Still working .. :)

during the Window Period After we have already given a short lesson to get to know, we had last Monday, then our first real lessons. Mondays we teach in the project office of Maithri Trust two groups of women for three hours.

present the results to the class ...

make yourself a monkey or elephant ..

Tuesdays we are in a branch office in the town of Maithri Vitla. There, we teach a group of young women for four hours. Although we had prepared that the women would be shy at first, we were very frightened. The simplest exercises dragged on seemingly endlessly, because some of the women said, even after repeated prompting so quiet that we could not understand them. So it was almost impossible for us to make even a simple round of introductions. So we limited the first time hour in a simple group games. The girls had to thaw some fun and actually it seemed a little by little.


The second time hour we tried again at the Introductions and we ended satisfactorily, with much effort and some measure calls. After this first lesson we saw, however, that we had to modify our teaching concept clearly. We will give up some grammar exercises and instead try to strengthen through many group matches the self-esteem of girls and to empower them (at least a bit) safer and more convincing act.

Passing on the Bangles

3.Our first Field Visit

our first Field Visit at a self-help group (SHG), we took with Shrimati, a colleague of Maithri, the SHGs and supervised visits a month.

The group, which we visited, there are only nine months. It consists of about 15 Mitgliegern. The women make their money mostly with the roles of Bidi (a type of cigarettes). This work she could do at home can find the budget. With the money they get by borrowing in the SHG, almost all SHG members to pay the school fees for their children or try to build a micro-enterprise.

to the SHG, we went by bus and then have a rickshaw to be withdrawn because it is about the lunch time is very hot and we would not otherwise have to walk. The monthly meeting of women was held prior to the kindergarten of the village. When the women came by and by, they brought chairs for us and Shrimati and sat himself on the floor. Then the Prayer song was sung, each employee of Maithri with the SHG and the students singing. Then began the big money counting, documenting, and distributing.

Monthly pay the women a certain amount to the chairman of the SHG. The money will be saved to one of the women receiving a credit. You must then pay back the loan in monthly installments, the interest rates are very low.

Leah cut the Bidiblaetter.

After a year of SHGs can also take loans from the SHG-Bank of Maithri Trust and distribute the money among the women in the SHG. Having had
Shrimati checked everything and explains the SHG members stuff, we were introduced and questioned about all sorts of things. The women were very nice and one has noticed how much they have been pleased that people are interested in them. On our way back to the bus stop we walked past a house where a woman lives from a different SHG of Shrimati. Immediately, she invited us to his house and a neighbor showed us how to roll bidis.

A basket of bidi tobacco leaves of un finished bidis.

three generations under one roof

The following day we visited with Usha an SHG, which has existed for 12 years and has 28 members. This group is located in a village located near a river. Where rice is grown and to get to the meeting point of the SHG, we had only half an hour down the mountain and then through the first part of the village, hiding between palm trees. Then we walked between two rice fields on a very narrow dirt track and had to jump over some small streams. We were very impressed with the landscape. Because at the edge of rice fields and coconut trees were some Betelbäume.

men at work on a rice field.

In the SHG only a long lecture on the local Tulu language on a health project to another organization was maintained. We have not understood a word with us and had trouble keeping awake. When the woman was ready and the women all bureaucratic Things were done, we were interrogated again and several times by different women invited to their house. In addition, we could even try this time to roll bidis. We have not really succeeded, but we have tried diligently, and we all had to laugh about.

:)

On our way home we went past gone to the accountant of the group and have been drinking the juice of fresh coconuts and eaten fresh bananas. Behind the house, the family has a well which showed us the master of the house with pride. In the hole saw from the water initially dirty and dull. But when Usha showed us how to drawing water and showed us the water, but it looked very clean.

Usha at the water hole

Even cows need time to cool down .. :)

Our first two field visits were very pleased and we were overwhelmed by the kindness with which the women came to meet us are.

4.Unser first Sari

We in our first sari: entwines)

To our first Saris is a long history here finally to "paper" to be placed. Even with every shopping trip in KKID we wanted to buy us all our first sari. But Malathi kept us coming back. We should pick the better but for an outing with our mentors (einsahen what we all). Arriving at Maithri, we learned that it is in this project for all (female) employees duty to wear a sari. Immediately kindled in us the hope that we would soon come to our first sari. The same for our first course to Mangalore, we wanted to buy it ourselves. But unfortunately, pulled out our Police Registration to the point that we then had no more time. But yes, we would soon come back to Mangalore. When we were in business, we learned, however, that we, after we had chosen the fabric had to first become a seamstress to sew the blose should. Fortunately, this also on the same day to take our measurements. You promised us the saris are ready in no later than one week. Two weeks later we were still waiting and were desperate: would we ever get our saris? When we finally got the saris then and could hardly believe our luck, we were opened, that a sari blouse with self-absolutely useless, unless you have an Sarirock, where you can attach the fabric ...

Our Schuelerinnen with her certificate

Finally we got our first saris but a lot later than expected, but we were proud and were able to contribute to the adoption of our first English course in Vittla.


According to the "Window Period" and many new experiences we can now say that we have settled in well at Maithri and the project staff and our Schuelerinnen have been to my heart.

greetings to Germany!

Namaskara Leah & Feli!

Ps: We are looking forward to many comments! ;)