Support Education and Livelihoods in rural Nepal

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.

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