Our projects

2009 Palanchok Bhagawati women’s school opened.

The school is registered under the government act for those who were deprived from education in their childhood. Because women have to look after their family and work in the fields, classes are run at times to suit their schedules.

It took several months to convince women and get their husbands permission to attend classes but today 60 students regularly attend literacy and numeracy classes.

Three teachers teach regularly (6 classes by week / 2 hours by class).

 2010: Candle making training programme

 was launch to generate profits from a minimal investment.

2010: A sewing and tailoring training programme

was started to promote diversification in the activities of young women and give them access to economic development.

2011: Micro-finance programme
(created under BCLC Bajrayoginee Community Learning Centre’programme)

As most people in our community are engaged in agriculture, they frequently need money to buy goods, seeds, fertilizers and agricultural equipments.

By encouraging them to save a small amount of money (Nrs 50 per month) and providingloans at low interest rates, women and their families can have access to affordable financial services. At present 150 members are taking part in our micro-saving programme.

Our micro-saving and credit programme is aimed at:

• Providing skills for generating profits

• Encouraging saving and providing loans for people in need allowing them to buy medicines,

• cattle and other agricultural equipment

• Providing knowledge about cash crops. (Potato, Tomato, Ginger, Cucumber etc)

• Promoting organic production.

• Increasing the living standards of local people

This Micro-saving and credit programme has been opened under government license.

 2012: Cooking training

In the spring 2012, a series of cooking workshops was organised to help women provide a healthier and more balanced diet to their families and use local resources more efficiently. For example, women learnt how to make plum jam which they can then sell on the local market and use locally available resources. Plums grow widely in Sankhu but are usually not consumed by local people.