by Kopila Basnet | Oct 3, 2018 | Environments and recycling, Women entrepreneurs
We couldn’t resist that little pun! We already recycle polymer. All the scrap of our raw polymer is used to make new beads and our cracked beads are for curtains. We have been thinking about packing Samunnat jewelry in cotton fabric and paper for quite a few...
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 | 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 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 | Sep 6, 2017 | Job Creation, Micro-finance Cooperative, Women entrepreneurs
Recently ladies from the Samunnat Cooperative had Organic Vegetable Implantation Training. The trainer was very experienced in organic gardening and very supportive of the ladies. He is keen to help with this job creation activity and encouraged the ladies that they...
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....
