by admin | Oct 27, 2021 | Outreach Programs, Women's Centre
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
by admin | Aug 15, 2021 | Women's Centre
After months of lockdown Didi HQ’s started our first vocational course ‘Beauticians Course’.
The two-month course teaches women the art of nails, beauty treatments, hair care and design. Also, training in bridal hair and makeup. 15 women were selected from 129 and were selected due to their current social and cultural dilemmas and their desire to succeed.
Graduates will have the opportunity to work in this growing industry or start their own business. Didi Savings and Credit Cooperative will support eligible women with a small low interest, start-up loan to commence their businesses.
This course was sponsored by the Municipality.
Successful applicants for the Beauticians Course
Tutorial lesson on Beauty Course
by admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Didi HQ Building, Women's Centre
Here at Didi Headquarters, we’ve been biting-at-the-bit to share with you some really exciting news. So here goes… drum roll…
The Didi Foundation is the recipient of a $35,000 Australian Aid: Friendship Grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to construct a cooking school at our new Didi Headquarters.
The cooking school will:
- provide employment opportunities for graduating deaf students
- provide opportunities for disadvantaged women and single mums to bake products for sale at home
(we now have the creche to support young mums)
- 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 for this new project and flying their logo is a fitting finale to an awesome 2018 and augurs well for a bright future for The Didi Foundation’s vision to provide life skills programs to encourage the development of sustainable futures.
by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | Women's Centre
Didi extended a warm welcome to His Excellency Peter Budd, Australian Ambassador to Nepal when he visited the Didi Headquarters on 12 April to see the work being done by our organisation to empower women. Mayor Krishna Hari Thapa was also present to support this momentous day.
His Excellency met with women who are engaged in a range of vocational training programs. He visited the sewing workshop where women make re-usable sanitary pads that Didi distributes to school girls and to women in need, as part of their welfare program. Didi Nepal also showcased their social enterprise business that manufactures aprons and bags that are sold on the open market. H.E.also paid a visit to Mulpani where construction continues on building the new Didi Headquarters.
Jan Pryor, Founder said: “We are honoured that H.E. Pete gave up his valuable time to visit Didi Foundation and for his appreciation of the tireless work done by the Didi Nepal team to support underprivileged women.”
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by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | Women's Centre
Our small cramped space at Didi Headquarters of three rooms and a small kitchen is a hive of activity with up 70 women attending classes every day. Empowering women through vocational education ensures sustainable futures especially for young women.
Didi can boast some really good statistics
From all of our courses: Sewing, numeracy and literacy, computers and government initiated projects our statistics prove that we are doing the right thing.
- 835 women have graduated from vocational courses at Didi Headquarters
- 85% success rate of women gaining employment by attending a sewing course, computer course or government initiated projects.
- 64% of women have established their own businesses. This incorporates women graduating from the literacy and numeracy program and sewing school
Everyone is looking forward to having a new Didi Headquarters so we can expand our courses and train more women.
