Strengthening Women's Status and Health in Nepal
SummaryTo assist 11,500 marginalized, rural women organize self-help groups, increase their social and economic status, reduce gender restrictions, escape money lenders, improve their health and education
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,440 was raised for this project. |
Received $2,440 from 18 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the Terai plain of southern Nepal, the culture is notorious for dowry, purdah and caste systems that cause low status for poor women, and problems such as wife beating. Over 75% of women are illiterate. Most girls marry at age 17. Women lack access to family planning and reproductive health services. Many births are spaced too close together. Over 30% of pregnancies are unwanted. Most women lack income to pay for health services, and get into debt.
Activities
Provide training and capital for women's savings and credit groups; increase % of women obtaining pre-natal health care and assistance at birth; provide couples with access to family planning and reproductive health services
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,440
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,440 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $55,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.wn.org/aboutwn.asp)
- More about program work in Nepal (http://www.wn.org/CountryPrograms.asp?Country=Nepal)
- Details about the approach to Gender (http://www.wn.org/Gender.asp)
- More about the Reproductive Health approach (http://www.wn.org/ReproductiveHealth.asp)
- World Neigbbors Support for Women (http://www.workofwomen.org/)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Marginalized communities can meet basic needs and sustain an equitable and inclusive development process
Project Message
Each of our partners has priority themes. However all work to empower marginalized women to meet their basic needs. All use savings and credit and health as tools to mobilize poor women
- Jagdish Ghimire, Area Representative for World Neighbors
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Jagdish Ghimire
Area Representative for World Neighbors
P.O. Box 916
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
011 977 1-546688
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
World Neighbors South Asia
P.O Box 916
Kathmandu,
Nepal
Nepal
011 977-1-546688
http://www.wn.org/FAQ.asp
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nepal
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 30, 2003
