by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Didi HQ Building, Women's Centre
Australia’s Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Felicity Volk’s and Embassy representative Krishna Karki officially visited Didi Foundation Headquarters in Mulpani Kathmandu. H.E. Felicity Volk and Krishna Hari Thapa, Mayor of Kageshwori Manohara Municipality viewed firsthand the Didi Vocational Center, Didi Saving and Credit Co-Operative, Didi Swing Cafe and Didi’s Bakery. Our Didi team feels extremely proud to demonstrate how a not-for-profit organization can operate as a sustainable model.
Thank you H.E. Felicity and Krishna Karki for appreciating Didi’s work and its model for empowering women and children in Nepal.
Ambassador viewing Didi Bakery
Inspecting beauty training centre
Ambassador viewing new sewing room
With some of the graduates
Farewell photo
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Didi HQ Building, Women's Centre
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.
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Didi Bakery Cafe, Didi HQ Building, Women's Centre
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
by admin | Aug 5, 2021 | Didi HQ Building
The seed had been planted to expand Didi HQ to cater to the growing need of women seeking to become independent through vocational education. The Didi Foundation was growing its reputation of being a safe and welcoming place for women of all caste and religions to learn skills. By 2017 we had definitely outgrown our rented three downstairs rooms of a house in Kageshwori.
With the support of wonderful supporters, we were able to secure land in Mulpani Kathmandu and raise the funds to build our own purpose-built building. Mulpani had very few community services for women. Therefore it was the ideal place to establish Didi Headquarters.
Stage 1
Construction started in January, 2018 and complied with all local regulations and was built to be earthquake-proof.
January 2018 – Construction started
2018 April and a first floor added
2018 September -Stage 1 completed
Stage two
Construction commenced adding a second floor with the support of an Australian Aid Friendship Grant
2019 June – Second-floor constructions
2019 August – Second floor completed
Stage 3
A Pre-fabricated class room was added to the 3rd floor
2021 December – Sewing room
by admin | Jul 11, 2019 | Didi HQ Building
Didi’s Cooking School
We’re creating a new cooking school on the second floor at Didi HQ’s which is in partnership with an Australian Government AusAid Grant.
The cooking school is to be constructed on the 2nd floor of the new DIDI Headquarters in Mulpani, Kathmandu Nepal and will:
- provide employment opportunities for graduating marginalised and deaf students
- provide opportunities for disadvantaged women and single mums to learn culinary skills (we now have the creche to support young mums)
- provide workplace training opportunities
- provide employment opportunities
- be income generating for Didi Nepal
(we already have orders for hundreds of cupcakes)
I am sure you will agree that partnering with the Australian Government and flying the Australian logo will empower Didi Foundation to move forward in 2019-20. It will support our aims to provide vocational life skills programs and to encourage the development of independent and sustainable futures for more women.
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by admin | May 14, 2019 | Didi HQ Building
25th April 2019 was a very auspicious day for all of us here in Kathmandu and for the Didi Foundation
- It was 4 years, to the day, since the tragic Nepalese earthquake of 2015
- It was Anzac Day, a special time for commemoration
- AND it was the opening of our new Didi Foundation HQ, which is a symbol of hope, growth, equality and empowerment through education.
The Australian Ambassador to Nepal, His Excellency Pete Budd and his wife Emma Stone attended the lavish ceremony and he unveiled the inauguration stone of the new Didi Headquarters. The ceremony was attended by:
- Municipality Mayor Krishna Hari Thapa, who was acknowledged for his continued support. He was joined by other senior local government ministers and dignitaries
- 18 Australian guests joined us in Mulpani Kathmandu for the grand opening
- Over 250 women gathered to celebrate the opening and hung on to every word that spoke of their opportunities for empowerment.
The 25th April will always be a significant day in the growth of the Didi Foundation and congratulations must go to the Didi Nepal team for their effort in creating such a celebratory day.
Regardless of race, colour or caste we are CREATING A FUTURE AND CHANGING A DESTINY for hundreds of women in Nepal.
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