Description:
Coverage:
3 villages in 3 districts of Nepal
Target Beneficiaries: Women Farmers (Disadvantaged
group)
Activities at sites (villages) have been
implemented through BPW chapters (clubs)
of Nepal -six sites in 3 villages of 3 districts.
Conducted one week TOT training for 12 local
trainers in functionalliteracy class, Agriculture,
Social development and Enterprise development
including micro credit Achievement / output:
Local trainers. (having qualification of
10 and 10+2 class passed) acquired the knowledge
and skill on using participatory methodology
during the training on functional literacy,
agriculture, social and enterprise development
for other women groups at sites.
Local trainers were also trained in improved
traditional methods and modern new technologies
used in agriculture. They were familiarized
about gender equity and equality, leadership
development, political empowerment and entrepreneurship
/ enterprise development.
Activities at sites implemented by BPW chapters
(clubs): Three BPW chapters are implementing
the activities at sites (villages) of 3
districts.
| a.
Kathmandu BPW |
Chapali
Bhadrakali village development committee
of Kathmandu districts. |
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b. Patan BPW |
Sainbu village
development committee of Lalitpur district. |
| c.
Thimi BPW |
Sirutar village
development committee of Bhaktapur district. |
Activity no.1
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Literacy
Program - conducted for 6 months. |
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Results:
About 300(100 from each village) women
completed functional literacy class.
Women can read and write Nepali language
and basic mathematics. Textbooks and
other local papers, posters, flip
charts were used in the class. This
has helped them to read local news
papers sign boards, letters etc. Literacy
is also the prerequisite for other
trainings. |
Activities
no. 2
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Agriculture
training- Conducting for 2 months
in each village by local trainers
who attended TOT. |
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Results:
Hundred fifty (150) women in 3 villages
participated in 2 months agriculture
training after completing literacy
during the period Jan.2002 to Oct.2004.
The objective of this training was
to develop an improved agricultural
practictice to get healthy products.
Training was focussed on Soil management,
healthy organic composting, healthy
production of crops including vegetables,
quality seed, use of importance of
good crops, diseases and use of insecticides
/ pesticides. women acquired knowledge
and skill on the above subjects theoretically
and practically. This has helped them
improved agricultural practices, which
resulted healthy products. |
Activities
no. 3
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Social
Development and Enterprise Development
training - Two weeks training on Social
development including Gender, Community
development, Leadership development
and Political empowerment and Enterprise
development including Cooperative
management were given to 150 women
from 3 villages of 3 districts. |
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Results:
Women were familiarized
with Gender equity /equality, how
to develop leadership capacity, community
development and political awareness.
Women acquired knowledge and skill
in Enterprise development and management
of women cooperative in the village
through saving and credit practices
which they have already started by
small group formation. |
Activity no.
4
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One
day workshop (interaction program)
at the central office of BPW Nepal-.
Approximately 80 women out of 150
from the villages participated. BPW
members and trainers also participated.
The objective of this workshop was
to monitor the whole training activities
including Literacy and the impact
of the programs to the beneficiaries. |
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Results:
Most of the women expressed the positive
impact of literacy class, which helped
them, to go out from the house such
as they can read sign boards, Bus
numbers. Women demanded for further
education. Women also expressed about
the benefits they got from the programme
such as best method of organic compost
making from the household wastes and
crop residues ,selection of healthy
seeds, availability of these seeds
in the local market, healthy vegetable
production.
Women asked about the use of some
insecticides and pesticides commonly
used in crop diseases. The trainers
explained clearly about these matters.
It was quite interesting as most of
the women expressed freely their ideas
in front of the mass. They said, this
is the gift of the programs (activities)
from which they have learnt.
They have already practiced savings
in the bank and eligible for taking
loans from the bank after 6 months.
The ultimate goal will be achieved
when they run small enterprises by
taking loans from the bank and generate
income for additional support to the
family.
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Last update: 2005
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