Women's Empowerment in Nepal

We are pleased to bring you our latest report for this project there have been some exciting developments.

We have been focussing on sport for women and girls, particularly volleyball. Did you know that volleyball is the national sport in Nepal? 

Our team have been setting up opportunities for both women and girls to practice and develop their skills in volleyball and other sports and games.  Not only is this beneficial for physical skills and promoting active lifestyles but it also develops teamwork and camaraderie. It is a wonderful social opportunity.

It is fair to say that both women and girls have been having lots of fun and enjoying the challenge of engaging in volleyball sessions.

Many women and girls dont have the opportunity to play sports for a variety of reasons including access to resources. Often the government or rural schools don''t have the same access for their students as private schools and often boys teams are given more focus. There are many barriers to girls and women having equal access to sporting opportunities.

Our goal is to keep promoting this initiative and to help women and girls continue to build their skills and confidence through volleyball sessions.

Meanwhile we have continued our work with a range of Women's Empowerment activities.  Our English lessons continue with women being keen to keep improving their skills. We have also included skills development sessions, one favourite was some painting sessions. For many women it was their first opportunity to try their hand to discover their artistic flair!  There were some fun sessions.

We look forward to bring you our next report, we are keen to share our progress especially with the volleyball program. Your support can help us with important resources to help move this project forward.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support, it is much appreciated.

The United Nations Sustainable Development information says that SDG 5, Gender equity, is crucial for a sustainable future, and states “ it’s proven that empowering women and girls helps economic growth and development”.  Your ongoing support of Women’s Empowerment in Nepal contributes to these wide-ranging benefits. 

One of the challenges for women in Nepal is access to adequate sanitary items. Menstrual health is challenge in several ways.  Lack of education on the topic, long-held traditional views in some parts of the community, and the financial challenges of access to products are all barriers for women in Nepal.    

Our team did a fantastic fundraiser that was well supported by our followers.  The women in our targetted groups have received access to sanitary items and we are developing education programs for women and girls to increase understanding of menstural health and decrease the stigma often associated with menstruation. We are currently building local partnerships so that our support can be wider-reaching.  We will keep you posted on the progress of this initiative and thank you for your support of this program.

English continues to be a key objective of the Women's Empowerment in Nepal project.   There are many benefits to learning English.  These include; opportunities for employment, expanding the interaction with younger family members who have been learning English at school, widening access to learning opportunities, and developing a network of women who are learning English too!    It is important to remember many women were unable to complete school or further education due to family and other commitments so the workshop sessions are an opportunity to continue learning that they would otherwise, not have an opportunity to do. Resources such as textbooks and stationery as well as a supportive learning evironment are important for this project and your donations go a long way to providing these resources.

Our Women’s education project is not just confined English and health.  Recently a group of women to planted trees at a local school.  Tree planting is it has an environmental impact and school children will have the chance to care for and nurture the trees. 

In years to come, the added advantage will provide shade and shelter in the school and make it certainly softens an environment having trees in the area. There are benefits of nature on the school grounds not only for the students but for the teachers who work there.

Once again, we thank our donors for their ongoing support of the Nepal Women's Empowerment initiative.  Your support is far-reaching and contributes to a range of experiences and learning opportunities for women and girls in the community. 

We thank our supporters look forward to your continued support.