Nepal, Women & Education

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. The political situation has been very unstable for years. The number of illiterate people is still very high, especially among women. Many women have little or no schooling, they are often married off early and therefore have few opportunities to improve their lives.

The women's schools or ‘The best way out of poverty is to go to school.’
Literacy strengthens people's self-confidence, expands their professional opportunities and is the basis for humane participation in social and political life.

Our local cooperation partners, the couple Mrs Beena and Mr Anupendra Acharya and Mr Robin Chamlin, have developed a concept with us to teach women with little education the basics of reading, writing (Nepali and English), arithmetic and basic knowledge of healthcare and hygiene.

Development of our organisation:
We founded our association in summer 2007. It currently has 75 members and supports the Mahadevi Women's Education Centre in the Kathmandu Valley and three women's projects in mountain villages north of Kathmandu. Our concept is that the premises are made available by the communities and our organisation covers the basic equipment and running costs.

We run four schools, all of which are named after Hindu goddesses. A total of around 900 women have already attended the literacy courses and over 350 women have attended the sewing courses.