Generating Program Module for Empowering Women and Girls in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal
Project Introduction
This research was conducted in Sudurpaschim province for generating the program module that could empower women and girls. As a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), JWAS has a successful 30 years' record in implementing women and girls' related research and empowerment projects in the central and eastern Terai of Nepal. It has gained key insights on the needs which are not being met around the issues of women and girls, especially in the poor and marginalized communities, in the districts that presently lie in Koshi, Madhesh, and Bagmati provinces.
Aim and Objectives of project
This study in Sudurpaschim province was conducted for generating the project ideas for empowering women, girls and PwD that can contribute to solve the issues associated with these people in the most effective way possible. The aim of this study was to understand the needs of this regional community, especially women, girls and PwD, much more in-depth and to explore program areas that can best solve the issues associated with them in the most effective way possible.
The project has the two specific objectives as follow:
• Improve the knowledge of governmental and non-governmental organizations on the need of women, girls, and PwD, particularly those of the selected areas
• Generate the program areas that can contribute to the development of best projects for empowering women, girls and PwD.
Research location:
Kailali and Kanchanpur districts in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal Kailari Rural Municipality in Kailali district and Bhimdutta Municipality in Kanchanpur district
Funder:
DKA Austria and Kfb Austria
