Empowering Women Through Skills: A Partnership for Prosperity
Empowering Opportunities and the Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club (RAW) have joined forces to drive lasting economic change and champion women's empowerment in Nepal since 2010.
Through our collaborative effort, we support Women's Empowerment Centers (WECs) located in Kathmandu, Haibarbesi, and Sindhuli. These centers are more than just classrooms; they are launchpads for female entrepreneurs.
What Your Support Provides:
Funding for expert instructors and vital supplies.
A free sewing machine to graduates, enabling them to immediately start their own micro-businesses in their home villages.
These women learn to create essential products (uniforms, clothing, hygiene items) and use their skills to generate income, supporting their families and strengthening their communities.
Invest in a sewing machine today and fund a woman's entire future. Donate Today.
The Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club has built a number of Women's Empowerment Center in Nepal, one of those was at the Navajyoti Deaf School in Sindhuli. Deaf adults come to the government deaf school for 6 months and learn better communication through sign language and also how to sew using pedal sewing machines.
EO has provided funding for the sewing instructors and also for a "graduation package" for each student that includes a pedal sewing machine, extra bobbins, scissors, and 5000 NRu (~$50 USD) for cloth). A total investment of ~$250 USD allows these women to start their own business back in their community.