Training Education for 400 Nepali Women & Children

At the end of the year we would like give an update of our activities in May -December 2008 and say a big thank you to all donors who made this possible! Also in 2009 we will stay focused on providing women practical skill-based training programs with gainful employment opportunities. Our goal is to encourage our fellow...

Latest Update from the Field Women’s Trek for Peace and Development Report on Women’s Trek for Peace and Development: March 9th – 20th 2008 Organized by Empowering Women of Nepal, NGO, in partnership with a Canadian INGO ~ CECI (Centre for International Studies and Cooperation) Report: Women’s Trek for...

Empowering Women of Nepal (EWN) and the Magic Mountain Foundation in Poland held a All-women Ice Climbing Training in Annapurna Base Camp and Tent Peak from Dec 24, 2007 – Jan 17, 2008. The goal was to: *Provide technical skills to women *Involve more Nepali women in adventure tourism *Produce skilled,...

We organised the first Women's Ice Climbing Training in December 2007-January 2008 for our more experienced guides. The training took place in Pokhara, at Annapurna Base Camp and Tent Peak. See our report for more information...

Namaste! On the occasion of International Women's Day 2008 and the opening of the Women's Treks for Peace and Development, we organized a rally in the morning on the theme "Tourism opens doors for women". We marched from Sawagrihiya Chowk to Chhipledhunga. In the afternoon we held an opening ceremony for the "Women's...

Female guide training took place in December 2007-January 2008 with a total of 42 participants. Subjects taught included trekking, HIV awareness, women's rights, map reading, geography, and English. The participants also got health checkups and participated in a 2 day practical field trip. Please read the report below...

We are happy to inform you that EWN's training is receiving great popularity among both men and both. We have received 45 applications for the upcoming female trekking guide training. This is the biggest number of applications we have ever received to date. Ten years ago, we had difficulties finding ten participants to run...