Success?

One of our government contacts has managed to speak to someone (blah, blah, blah) and seems to have been able to talk favourably about ASH to CISP to allow for the vegetable project to move forward.

The CISP contact even had the nerve to say to our chairwoman that he was confused as to why we were worried and causing trouble for him!?

Her reply was simple: Please just support fairly the work we have been commissioned to do and we will all be trouble-free.

Let us see how long this positive situation lasts...

The drama continues, sadly… :-(

The latest on the vegetable project is that CISP seem to be trying different angles to get money from ASH. Their latest trick is to reject our ideas for materials required for the project, even though this was in the approved proposal!?! Unfortunately, the one person we could go to for support is out of the country (it really is who you know, not what you know in this country!).

The next person in control has more-or-less stated that we should make a friend of his a vegetable consultant for the project ie give this person project money! Other than this process being unfair, the approved proposal states clearly that we have a vegetable expert on the team, so what will a consultant add? Nothing. It is ridiculous.

CISP have also outright requested 50,000 rupees (approx £400) to continue the work. They have even said to our chairwoman that she must meet a ‘social organiser’ if the project is to succeed? That sounds like a threat.

Pay the money? Do you really think this will allow the project to happen easily? Will this stop them harassing us? No, so ASH will never give in to such bully tactics – never ever!

But, our life is made so much harder, as a result.