Women are being economically empowered: “I don’t have to ask for cash to others for my personal work

Mahakaleshwori women collective group has been established with a major objective of enhancing and supporting women in improving their economic socio status level through forming different sub groups as per their livelihood options. Here, these women collective group has been supported Rs 4, 00,000 under the community led reconstruction programme for strengthening such groups both economically and socially.

Shivakumari Pandit ,56 of Helambu rural municipality 7 is a member of Mahakaleshwori women collective group. Pandit recalls "When I first started vegetable farming and started selling my vegetable 4 years back , people used to mock me telling how much greedy I have become of trying to earn from selling vegetables. Despite these back biting of people I had envisioned myself to be independent single women rather than being burden to my family. Today these people only ask me about why I haven’t bought any vegetables for selling. Nowadays, whenever I go out for selling my vegetables it gets finished before I reach in Chanaute."

Similarly, Pandit is growing cauliflower, chilies and tomatoes in season with earning up to 30-35 thousand per month in seasonal period. Shiva Kumari shares "After CSRC supported our women collective group, I had submitted my plan and received 15,000 support.10% interest has to be paid in group per 6 months. With which I have bought a tank and seeds. We submit Rs20 per month for saving and are planning to increase our saving for investing further in livelihood works."

Currently, there are 58 women members in her group including her. Shiv Kumari suggests to other single women like her "Vegetable farming has made me independent, being a member of such group is fruitful you get both knowledge and support for future endeavors. And suggest many single women like me to get involved in such collective group and suggest agency to support for women economic empowerment as well."

CSRC Nepal

Announcement

Regional Environmental Policy Dialogue

Securing land rights of women and indigenous peoples in the face of climate change in South Asia

 4- 6 April 2023 | Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal

The National Land Coalition (NLC) Nepal, is holding a Regional Environmental Policy Dialogue on 'Securing IPLCs and women's land rights for increasing communities' adaptative capacity facing climate change in South Asia' from 4-6 April 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This forum is co-organized with the Community-self Reliance Centre (CSRC), International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA), Government of Nepal and supported by the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) Asia.

The event provides an interactive forum for sharing, , discussion and reflection on recent policy development and future challenges to people centered land governance in support of inclusive and equitable climate change adaptation, mitigation, and local agency in South Asia, namely – Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

The event is open to participants from all over the world who are interested in understanding land and environmental issues in South Asia and developing professional ties for opportunities to contribute to this domain. The conference provides a platform for professionals involved in land rights, gender transformative approaches, human rights-based instruments and land governance to exchange knowledge and gain insight into the state of the art in the current land-related policies, innovation, and solutions. Participants include a wide variety of stakeholders from civil society organizations (CSOs), social movements, development partners, and academia as well as government agencies.

Important Dates:

Preconference Events15 and 21 March 2023
Pre-event – I: Social inclusion & gender justice among south Asia’s people’s organisations led National Land Coalitions (NLCs)15 March 2023
Pre-event – II: Challenges and opportunities to operationalise commitments made under the Rio+ Conventions in South Asia21 March 2023
Arrival in Nepal3 April 2023
Main Conference4-6 April 2023
Departure6 April 2023

For more information, please visit https://www.lgwg.org / https://www.csrcnepal.org / https://asia.landcoalition.org/en/engage-ilc-asia/events-opportunities/regional-policy-dialogue-securing-womens-land-rights-in-south-asia/ and/or contact  nes_nepal@landcoalition.info

Focal person: Dharm Raj Joshi, National Coordinator, NLC Nepal

Contact Address:

National Land Coalition (NLC) Nepal C/O

Community Self-reliance Centre (CSRC)

https://www.csrcnepal.org

Tokha-7, Dhapasi | Indrapuri Awas-361, Kathmandu

Tel: (+977 1) 4 357 005/ 4 360 486  | Mobile/WA: +977 9849 206101 Email: dharmraj.joshi@gmail.com  / nes_nepa@landcoalition.info / landrights@csrcnepal.org