after a bus along the highway and then an hours jeep trip to the end of the road... Bhandare village was the first stop on the trip. We set off from 265 metres above sea level and in 35 degree heat we scrambled up to 805 metres. here we stayed for tuesday night with a local leader and his family who were kind enough to organise a community discussion as well as giving us food and lodgings.
the view of the terraced fields from up the mountain.
the house we stayed in on tuesday in Bhandare. We had an electric light as the family had solar panels. but no toilets were seen until we left the mountains on thursday. trying to go to the toilet in a village full of inquisitive children is very difficult by the way...
local lady carrying water from the spring back home.
the local spring. used for drinking at the front of the image as the water inlet is here. cleaning clothes in the middle and children at the end... if this spring dries up it is another 5km to the next one.
the view of the terraced fields from up the mountain.
the house we stayed in on tuesday in Bhandare. We had an electric light as the family had solar panels. but no toilets were seen until we left the mountains on thursday. trying to go to the toilet in a village full of inquisitive children is very difficult by the way...
local lady carrying water from the spring back home. 
the local spring. used for drinking at the front of the image as the water inlet is here. cleaning clothes in the middle and children at the end... if this spring dries up it is another 5km to the next one.
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