diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/numpy/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/numpy/__init__.py
index 55a0279770..0be475261d 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/numpy/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/numpy/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from pythonforandroid.util import current_directory
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
 from os.path import join
+import os
 import glob
 import sh
 import shutil
@@ -10,20 +11,30 @@
 
 class NumpyRecipe(CompiledComponentsPythonRecipe):
 
-    version = '1.22.3'
+    #version = '1.9.3'
+    version = '1.18.1'    
+    #version = '1.23.3'
     url = 'https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/n/numpy/numpy-{version}.zip'
+    #url = 'https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/n/numpy/numpy-{version}.tar.gz'
     site_packages_name = 'numpy'
-    depends = ['setuptools', 'cython']
-    install_in_hostpython = True
+    depends = ['setuptools', 'cython', 'hostpython3']
+    #install_in_hostpython = True
+    install_in_hostpython = False
     call_hostpython_via_targetpython = False
+    #call_hostpython_via_targetpython = True
 
     patches = [
-        join("patches", "remove-default-paths.patch"),
         join("patches", "add_libm_explicitly_to_build.patch"),
         join("patches", "ranlib.patch"),
+        join("patches", "fix_empty_doc_error_on_import.patch"),
+        join("patches", "remove-default-paths.patch"), 
+        join('patches', 'hostnumpy-xlocale.patch'),
+        join('patches', 'compiler_cxx_fix.patch'),        
     ]
+   
 
     def get_recipe_env(self, arch=None, with_flags_in_cc=True):
+        #PYTHON VENV (HOSTPYTHON) IS DECLARED DURING DEPENDENCIES DOWNLOAD
         env = super().get_recipe_env(arch, with_flags_in_cc)
 
         # _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM declares that we're cross-compiling
@@ -33,10 +44,15 @@ def get_recipe_env(self, arch=None, with_flags_in_cc=True):
         # NPY_DISABLE_SVML=1 allows numpy to build for non-AVX512 CPUs
         # See: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/21196
         env["NPY_DISABLE_SVML"] = "1"
-
+        hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)                    
+        os.system("wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py")
+        shprint(hostpython, "get-pip.py", "install")
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools")                    
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "cython")      
         return env
 
     def _build_compiled_components(self, arch):
+        #PYTHON VENV (HOSTPYTHON) IS DECLARED DURING DEPENDENCIES DOWNLOAD
         info('Building compiled components in {}'.format(self.name))
 
         env = self.get_recipe_env(arch)
@@ -47,24 +63,45 @@ def _build_compiled_components(self, arch):
             build_dir = glob.glob('build/lib.*')[0]
             shprint(sh.find, build_dir, '-name', '"*.o"', '-exec',
                     env['STRIP'], '{}', ';', _env=env)
+            hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)                    
+            os.system("wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py")
+            shprint(hostpython, "get-pip.py", "install")
+            shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools")                    
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "cython")      
 
     def _rebuild_compiled_components(self, arch, env):
         info('Rebuilding compiled components in {}'.format(self.name))
-
+        #PYTHON VENV (HOSTPYTHON) IS DECLARED DURING DEPENDENCIES DOWNLOAD
         hostpython = sh.Command(self.real_hostpython_location)
         shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'clean', '--all', '--force', _env=env)
         shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', self.build_cmd, '-v', _env=env,
                 *self.setup_extra_args)
-
+        os.system("wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py")
+        shprint(hostpython, "get-pip.py", "install")
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools")                 
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "cython")      
+        
     def build_compiled_components(self, arch):
+        #PYTHON VENV (HOSTPYTHON) IS DECLARED DURING DEPENDENCIES DOWNLOAD
         self.setup_extra_args = ['-j', str(cpu_count())]
         self._build_compiled_components(arch)
         self.setup_extra_args = []
+        hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)                    
+        os.system("wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py")
+        shprint(hostpython, "get-pip.py", "install")
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools")                    
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "cython")          
 
     def rebuild_compiled_components(self, arch, env):
+        #PYTHON VENV (HOSTPYTHON) IS DECLARED DURING DEPENDENCIES DOWNLOAD
         self.setup_extra_args = ['-j', str(cpu_count())]
         self._rebuild_compiled_components(arch, env)
         self.setup_extra_args = []
+        hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)                    
+        os.system("wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py")
+        shprint(hostpython, "get-pip.py", "install")
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools")                    
+        shprint(hostpython, "-m", "pip", "install", "cython")      
 
     def get_hostrecipe_env(self, arch):
         env = super().get_hostrecipe_env(arch)
@@ -73,3 +110,4 @@ def get_hostrecipe_env(self, arch):
 
 
 recipe = NumpyRecipe()
+