SURKHET, Nepal – Amidst the hustle and bustle of passing vehicles, dust and honking horns on the Surkhet-Jumla road, about 350 km west of Kathmandu, the patches of green vegetables within a few minutes’ walk are a soothing treat to the eyes. Bimala Adhikari, shown with her children, heads a rural women's cooperative in Nepal.©Rocky Prajapati/IFAD The proud owners of the vegetable plots are women, most of them affiliated with the Nari Ekata (“Women United”) Women’s Cooperative. With 124 … [Read more...]
Women unlock chains of development in rural Nepal
April 17, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: ASIA, FEATURED, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Agro Enterprise Centre, cooperatives, development in rural Nepal, Gender Equality, IFAD, Nepal, Nepalese women, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Surkhet, Women unlock chains, women.
Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment: Key to Success – Nepal LR
April 16, 2013 by Team Celebration
Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment: Key to Success - Nepal LR As the Learning Route continues its journey in Nepal, we feature today one of the most active participants, Ms. Sushila Kumari Thapa Magar. Being the Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor of the High Value Agriculture Project (HVAP) in Surkhet, Mid-Western Region of Nepal since last year, she is now development worker for ten years. Sushila will provide her observations and some lessons learn by participating in the Learning … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ASIA, EDUCATION, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Chitwan, educating women, education, empowerment, gender-friendly technologies, IFAD, Kavre, Key to Success - Nepal LR, KM, Lam Pham, Leasehold Forestry, Mid-Western Region of Nepal, Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment, Surkhet, The Learning Route, VietNam, woman, women.
