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 | 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 | Jan 14, 2018 | Income generation training, Job Creation, Women entrepreneurs
Growing and selling vegetables is a very reliable and sustainable way of earning an income in Nepal and as people get to learn about healthy eating there is more interest in organic vegetables. Some times people think that in Nepal we much grow all our vegetables the...
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 | Nov 15, 2017 | Income generation training, Job Creation, Uncategorized, Women entrepreneurs
Our Catering group is going from strength to strength. They are such hard working and determined ladies and have had lots of repeat business and jobs thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations. Tonight Kopila and I visited them at Arjundhara Temple where they had been...
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....