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ACT6: A Nepalese women's savings and credit cooperative
I chose to support a GlobalGiving project that supports Nepalese women by giving them agricultural training and developing a women's savings and credit co-op.
In Nepal poverty is not just a lack of income. It is a lack of resources, opportunities and skills. The poor typically have poor quality land, limited rights, widespread illiteracy and a near absence of business infrastructure beyond agriculture. Cultural traditions make the problem worse and ensure that women have even fewer economic or political roles. The project will help 300 women access economic opportunities, build leadership skills, and develop sustainable farming methods.
I chose this project for several reasons. Not only does it tie into the empowerment of women, it's also a glimpse at several previous challenges—improving money and food security.
The GlobalGiving project describes itself as a project to
Strengthen women’s cooperatives, develop management skills of the members, and improve the economic position of the women through income generating projects and sustainable agriculture practices.
This project is one that I felt really good about supporting, without many qualms. It takes the wh*** "teach a man to fish..." adage (a seemingly common thread throughout EVOKE's many projects) to heart. It teaches, not just gives, an important part of keeping the trend of social and economic status going upwards instead of stagnating. In addition, it also encourages food security in hard hit areas of Nepal. Training on methods of sustainable agriculture and agricultural management are proven ways to increase a family's food security—just look at some of the blog posts about it from mission 4. Finally, the women's savings and cooperative element is also a big boon. As seen from the previous mission, community banks and microsavings have shown awesome results when implemented in Latin America and Africa. Doing the same thing in Nepal is getting the women of Nepal on the right track towards success.Training will be provided on sustainable agriculture and environmental awareness, also on matters of governance, and skills to run an effective cooperative. Information sharing will be encouraged and there will also be workshops on gender issues.
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Comment by Shakwei Mbindyo on April 10, 2010 at 4:42pm
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+1LI. This is true empowerment,
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Comment by A.V.Koshy on April 10, 2010 at 4:44pm
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good to hear about nepal - since im from india
nat i posted my stuff in dicussion and nobody answered or read funny huh?
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