Held every Sunday and Monday, the Banana Fiber Crochet Program offers women hands-on training in crochet using sustainable banana fiber. Participants create beautiful handmade products and receive payment for their work, providing a consistent source of income. This initiative not only empowers women through skill-building and eco-friendly employment but also serves as a fundraising effort […]
Continuing the momentum in 2025, in the second year of the Civil Society Engagement for Gender-Just Climate Solutions and Action in Nepal project, the Women Empowerment Centre (WEC) strategically expanded its outreach and advocacy efforts to deepen community understanding, strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration, and amplify gender-just climate action at the local level. To initiate the year’s […]
The Women Empowerment Centre (WEC) has initiated an innovative livelihood project in Prasauni village, Nawalpur District, aimed at empowering women from the indigenous Tharu and Magar communities through sustainable and eco-friendly practices. With generous support from Fondation Loom, Tewa Women’s Fund Nepal, and Madhya Bindu Municipality, the initiative focuses on transforming agricultural waste specifically banana […]
The Analog Forest initiative, started by the Women Empowerment Centre (WEC) in 2079 BS at Manjushree Park, Kirtipur-6, has evolved into a vibrant ecosystem restoration model that integrates ancestral knowledge with climate resilience and gender equity. Despite facing major challenges this year including a landslide in August 2024 WEC responded by building a bamboo retention […]
