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Business and Professional Women: Main Activities |
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Business
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- Implementing Rural Development Projects targeted at women.
For example, the "Economic Empowerment" project
in Balambu VDC offers skilled training in Dhaka weaving
and Mushroom cultivation .
- Basic Training in Saving/ Credit, Accounting, Leadership
Development, Communications ad marketing.
- Launching women's literacy program in rural areas Balambu
and Chapali Bhadrakali VDCs of Kathmandu district.
- Operating cooperative of women (Sahamilan Saving and
Credit Cooperative) in Kathmandu city area. Members of cooperative
are operating businesses like tailoring, soap production,
yogurt making and operating groceries shops by taking loans.
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- Supervising and providing technical assistance to the
Day Care Centre in Balaju Industrial District for the children
of labour and staff.
- Implementing project on 'Poverty Reduction through Socio-Economic
Activities' in Chapali Bhadrakali Village, Kathmandu(Completed)..
- Currently project on Reproductive Health/ Family Planning
and Optimal Birth Spacing Interval(OBSI) is ongoing in Balambu
village of Kathmandu district(Completed)..
-Awareness
training on Social Development gender, leadership development,
human right,OBSI and RH/FP.
- Short
trainings such as program on Floriculture, Gender and Development,
VICKS (herbal medicine) preparation, candle making Costing/Pricing/NGO
management have been conducted for the members and other
women.
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Cultivation-Balambu |
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Enhancement
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Discussion
forums for women including workshops, seminars and professional
skills training to enhance role efficiency.
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Conducting short trainings (2 days to 2 weeks) including Improvement
of Economic Status through Micro enterprise Development in a
Gender Perspective; Leadership Development; Community Development;
Self Esteem Development; Gender and Development; Proposal and
Report Writing; Management Tools and Tips by Style; Time and
Stress Management; and a Chamber Management and Planning Workshop.
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Conducting
talk programs on women’s issues such as economic liberalization
efforts, employment, education, legal issues, gender issues,
natural resource management, sanitation and health and water.
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Facilitating visits of professional and business women from
Nepal and abroad, and initiating dialogues with other related
organizations .
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publications of regular information through newsletters, brochures
and Souvenirs .
- publications
of regular information through such as newsletters, brochures
and Souvenirs and …………….
- Promotions
of them papers on national and women issues in national/international
level conference/seminars.
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