by Kopila Basnet | Jun 27, 2018 | Days for Girls, Education, Health education, Income generation training, Job Creation, Women entrepreneurs
Nearly five years ago we had some ladies making pads to sell as an income generation idea. They made and sold pads using recycled fabric. It went OK but was not the big success we hoped. Sometimes we think we have to wait to the right time for things to work. We...
by Kopila Basnet | Apr 23, 2018 | Caste related, Education, Society changes, Vulnerability
Sometimes we can’t use pictures and real names with our posts and this is one of those times. PL came to us recently because she was in serious trouble. Her family had made her get married when she was 13. This is against our law but still happens many times....
by Kopila Basnet | Feb 3, 2018 | Education
We were very excited to meet Sarah Bartram. Sarah is our big buyer (distributor) in Australia from long time and she is also a member of Project Didi. We all wanted to know more about what people think of our jewellery when they see it and buy it. We wanted her...
by Wendy Moore | Aug 30, 2017 | Autism, Disability, Education
While a lot of the work we do at Samunnat is in the form of legal aid, improving access to education, income generation training and job creation, it’s not the only way to empower women. One of the reasons we don’t generally run one-size-fits-all programs...
by Wendy Moore | Aug 3, 2017 | Education, Income generation training, Job Creation, Society changes, Women entrepreneurs
Society in Nepal is changing fast. With so many of our young people going overseas to countries like Saudi Arabia and Korea to work, the structure of society is changing. Roles that would once have been shared by the extended family are now having to be paid for....
by Wendy Moore | Jul 13, 2017 | Caste related, Education, Good news
Often, the only two options available to girls living in poverty is early arranged marriage or unsafe and poorly paid labouring work and often, either of these options would make them very vulnerable. We see part of our role as PREVENTION and this story highlights...
