Support Education and Livelihoods in rural Nepal

Harini was homeless, living on the outskirts of society, and constantly struggling to support her family. Her husband is a daily worker, so income is never guaranteed and scarce.

It all started with chickens…

 Through our partners outreach program, they met Harini and she saught the opportunity to earn a living through agricultural farming with a community of 15 other women. Her first task was looking after animals; chickens first and then goats. From this, her life began to change drastically. After receiving seasonal and off-season farming training, she developed the skills necessary to farm and cultivate vegetables to sell.

Harini is well known for growing a fine array of produce and is famous for her ginger and turmeric! Thanks to her new income Harini found a home for her family and with her new skills can grow her own food in their garden, meaning the children will never go hungry again.

Along with this rise in economic status, the women involved with the project, like Harini, are taught about their rights within the legal system and given confidence classes to enrich their self-belief and value within society.

Because of the huge success of this project, there are talks about extending the land they farm on and engaging with more women to transform their lives through farming.

You are generously providing the essential income so projects like this one continue to be funded and touch the lives of many women that without it, would be lost.

Thank you.

Links:

• Visit our website to find out more!
• Karuna Trust Instagram for opportunities and updates!

We believe that women and girls are powerful agents of change. They can be a driving force in the transformation of society. Thus, our mission and our partner's is to make Dalit women and marginalized women, economically empowered through improved livelihoods and gender equality. We are working with the execution of REAL:

Rights

Empowerment

Advocacy

Livelihood

This project, with those key focuses in mind, helps women to live a sustainable, free life.

However, this was challenged during lockdown, when women who grew and sold vegetables in order to earn a living, couldn’t do so anymore, as all trading markets were closed suddenly during the Covid-19 lockdown. This financially crippled many families and forced them into extreme poverty, as many male workers, who were rickshaw drivers, couldn’t provide for their families too.

In this adverse situation, there was a glimpse of hope; the Ganga Women Entrepreneur Group. With the help of our partners, it was formed during the height of covid restrictions, where 15 women came together to create a life changing collective. Despite ongoing limitations, they continued to grow vegetables, and work on the fields, for the permitted 2 hours a day.

On their journey home, they sold the produce to the local village. Over the months, due to their innovation and determination, it grew in abundance! Women for the first time ever in their community became the sole earners of the household, challenging social norms and traditional thinking of women as the passive recipient.

This collection of women are thriving thanks to your support.

Links:

• Link to our website to find out more and see our projects!
• Karuna Trust Instagram for opportunities and updates!