Congratulations to the women who completed the 2021 Beauticians Course at Didi’s Vocational Centre in Mulpani, Kathmandu.
We are extremely proud of your dedication, perseverance and determination to complete the course. On behalf of the Didi team and Centre Manager, Jyoti Dahal, we wish you success in your future achievements.
Centre Manager Jyoti Dahal
Didi Foundation Vocational Education Centre, Mulpani Kathmandu
We wish to thank Brisbane Water Rotary Club for sponsoring a Rotary District 9685 Matching Grant to re-furbish our computer lab. This entailed purchasing new tables, chairs and 15 new computers, a data projector and a whiteboard.
We had 315 women apply for computer skills training, of which only 15 could be selected. In the 3-month training program, they will develop skills in computer technology and the use of various software programs such as word, excel, graphic design, and social media. Such skills will empower these women to undertake employment in the business sector.
In alignment with the UN Sustainability Goals, the Didi Foundation created its own strategic plan to become a financially self-sustaining entity. To do this a modern and contemporary designed café was created to complement Didi’s Bakery Café.
The Didi Swing Café provides a meeting place for women and locals to have tea and cake, socialise, have a conversation and make community connections. A Mono street food cart also provides for takeaway or eat in delicious traditional Momo’s.
Once a month Didi HQ runs personal development courses for women. As part of our community engagement program, all participants are provided tea and biscuit at Didi Swing Café.
The Swing Café is proving to be a unique café to visit in Kathmandu and more importantly providing a modern service to our community of Mulpani. https://www.facebook.com/didi.swing.cafe
All profits from the Didi Swing Café go to empowering women through education at Didi Vocational Centre.
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Didi Swing Cafe
Didi Swing Cafe
Didi CEO Supid Koirala and Mayor Krishna Hari Thapa
Momo’s traditional Nepalese food
Through connections with Lane Cove Rotary Club and Rotarian Patrick Price, we were able to collaborate with CLCR Nepal. This collaboration assisted us to supply 300 school bags and educational materials to 300 disadvantaged and marginalized students in Bhaktapur, Ramechhap & Sindhuli districts.
Many of these students had never owned a backpack. They proudly trudged to school in rain, hail and shine for up to 2 hours carrying their tattered school books. As the school year starts their new books (supplied by The Didi Foundation) are protected in their bags. 2021-22 sees their educational journey off to a positive start.
The Didi Foundation collaborated with CLCR Nepal to deliver 300 backpacks and school writing books to disadvantaged school students in remote areas of Nepal.
Regardless of having to walk up to two hours in all weather conditions, to get to school, most of these students had never owned a school bag, Therefore, their school books were often damaged. Two of these remote schools were in the Ramechhap and Sindhuli districts and the other school is in Bhaktapur.
The Didi Foundation has had a long relationship with the school in Ramechhap which we rebuilt after the 2015 earthquake. Since then we have annually supplied the school with educational resources.
Didi Foundation has supported the Bhaktapur School for many years by supplying uniforms, educational resources, technology, and a school feeding program.
Education is the road out of poverty.
Didi team delivering school bags
Collaboration between The Didi Foundation and CLCR Nepal