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Distribution of food in mountain villages
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Alexandra & Frank
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The last part of the journey begins - from Rishikesh to Kalimath
The last part of the journey begins - from Rishikesh to Kalimath
An overview map: Kalimath is located in Rudraprayag on the river Saraswati - one of the source rivers of “Mother Ganga”
An overview map: Kalimath is located in Rudraprayag on the river Saraswati...
Approaching - the road is still good. There have been repeated landslides and thus traffic jams on broken sections of road.
Approaching - the road is still good. There have been repeated landslides...
The mountains at sunset.
The mountains at sunset.
Arrival in Kalimath, the “marketplace”.
Arrival in Kalimath, the “marketplace”.
The night is very cold (about 5°C), without heating. The first chai in the morning warms us up...
The night is very cold (about 5°C), without heating. The first chai in the...
The first truck with rice and dhal has arrived after driving all night long (!).
The first truck with rice and dhal has arrived after driving all night...
Joint unloading in one of the interim storage facilities for the upcoming distribution.
Joint unloading in one of the interim storage facilities for the upcoming...
The dhal is transferred from 30 kg bags and portioned.
The dhal is transferred from 30 kg bags and portioned.
A ration consists of a 25 kg bag of rice and a 5 kg bag of dhal. Everything is carefully weighed by the team ...
A ration consists of a 25 kg bag of rice and a 5 kg bag of dhal....
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The first distribution begins. Everyone has put on their best clothes for this occasion. The place is still in the shade and it is cold.
The first distribution begins. Everyone has put on their best clothes for...
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Another place where distribution takes place. The names are called out from the lists. In case of absence, the neighbors reliably take the rice and dhal with them.
Another place where distribution takes place. The names are called out...
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We continue higher and higher into the mountains to the next distribution points.
We continue higher and higher into the mountains to the next distribution...
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The typical way in which heavy loads are carried here. In this case 25 kg on the back...
The typical way in which heavy loads are carried here. In this case 25 kg...
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Mules and donkeys help people with their daily transportation tasks...
Mules and donkeys help people with their daily transportation tasks...
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The neighbor (right) immediately agrees to transport the rice for the elderly lady. She then runs off with 50 kg (!) on her back - up the mountain!
The neighbor (right) immediately agrees to transport the rice for the...
Others first take a shared cab up the mountains before walking the rest of the way home.
Others first take a shared cab up the mountains before walking the rest of...
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After several days of distribution, a final photo with our team and some of the volunteers.
After several days of distribution, a final photo with our team and some...
Return journey in the dark from the mountains to Kalimath.
Return journey in the dark from the mountains to Kalimath.
Every evening we reach Kalimath only after dark.
Every evening we reach Kalimath only after dark.
A Typical dinner.
A Typical dinner.
There was also pasta and the refreshment is now very welcome...
There was also pasta and the refreshment is now very welcome...
The morning before we leave, we buy shoes for the children of a widow.
The morning before we leave, we buy shoes for the children of a widow.
The soles of the shoes of all four children were worn through! You can see it in the photo on the right shoe in the heel area...
The soles of the shoes of all four children were worn through! You can see...
Group photo with new shoes. The four of them had been waiting outside the store for almost half an hour before the agreed time ...
Group photo with new shoes. The four of them had been waiting outside the...
The return journey begins. From Kalimath via Rishikesh to Delhi.
The return journey begins. From Kalimath via Rishikesh to Delhi.
The next day, the team flies back to Germany.
The next day, the team flies back to Germany.