by Kopila Basnet | Jun 5, 2018 | Good news, Income generation training, Job Creation, Society changes, Vulnerability
Some time ago, we decided to help some ladies start a small business called Care at Home. This was to provide a service we saw was needed and to create employment opportunities for our ladies who come to Samunnat seeking their rights. We researched and know that women...
by Kopila Basnet | Dec 20, 2017 | Caste related, Good news, Income generation training, Society changes
Sometimes people ask me why I do the work that I do. Why not be a lawyer to earn more money? Are you worried that you are hurting society when women divorce? Here is a story that might give some answers: A little girl had beautiful dreams about her life. During her...
by Wendy Moore | Jul 28, 2017 | Caste related, Good news, Job Creation, Micro-finance Cooperative, Women entrepreneurs
Here is the story of our amazing Bulu. She is a young Rajbansi girl, one of our Adivasi (indigenous) people. She is a single mother of two small children. Bulu was married by her family at 14 to one Indian man but he left and she has not heard anything from him since...
by Wendy Moore | Jul 15, 2017 | Good news, Income generation training, Job Creation, Uncategorized, Women entrepreneurs
Income generation training is a big industry in Nepal and sometimes the only people who benefit are the trainers. We need to think critically about what is available. Sometimes there are no jobs to be had at the end of training; sometimes there is an oversupply of...
by Wendy Moore | Jul 14, 2017 | Good news, Income generation training, Micro-finance Cooperative, Samunnat, Women entrepreneurs
We hope you are enjoying our short series of posts and finding them interesting. This is number 4 and we have one more after this. Many years ago now, we helped start a small micro-finance cooperative. We provided rooms and staff and the support to help it get going....
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...
