Women at Work Children at School

WAWCAS stands for Women At Work, Children At School. We educate and strengthen women living in poverty to become successful business entrepreneurs. When these women begin the program, they have next to nothing. When they graduate, they are competent business owners and part of a network of likeminded professionals.

Being financially independent, the women ensure their children’s education, giving them the chance of a better future. And as the successful entrepreneurs and their families thrive and prosper, so does the entire local community.

The WAWCAS Book

Since 2008, WAWCAS has been educating women living in poverty in Nepal, giving them the tools to earn a living as entrepreneurs. Every year, more than a thousand women go through the programme, send their children to school and create lasting change.

What began in 2000 as a small, shared spark - the belief that women living in extreme poverty can, with help, move themselves and their families out of poverty personally, socially and financially - grew into fire in 2007, when we took the first steps towards developing a fully fledged programme.

In 2026 more than 8,300 women are part of the WAWCAS programme, and their 17,000 children now have reliable access to education and new opportunities.

Support WAWCAS

Help WAWCAS educate and strengthen women living in poverty

If you want to give a recurring donations or support through MobilePay or Bank Transfer please click here.

Every year 900 new women become a part of the WAWCAS Program. The cost of educating one woman is 2,600 DKK. Your support makes it possible for WAWCAS to help these women change their lives.

Our results

Wawcas women become role models

95%

are still in busines after 5 years

98%

of the loans are repaid

Significant reduction

in husband alcohol consumption and domestic violence

Wawcas grows with 900 new women per year

Local communities flourish

Women and Children in WAWCAS Community

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Women in WAWCAS

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Children in WAWCAS

June 2025

WAWCAS Gallery

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Child Groups

Training for School

In the poor region of Terai, many children go with their parents to work. Going regulary to school is not for them. However, with the WAWCAS Program they start in school, and WAWCAS supports one year of 2 hours daily training with a schoolteacher allowing the children to catch up with the schoolwork.

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WAWCAS Women

Entrepreneurship in Lamjung

In the heart of Lamjung, a WAWCAS woman has emerged as a thriving entrepreneur. Since completing the program years ago, her workshop business flourishes. Together with her husband and a dedicated employee, they craft beds, doors, and windows from wood, catering to the local community's needs. Beyond woodworking, they also manage successful goat and cattle businesses. This success story highlights the transformative power of the WAWCAS program in empowering women and fostering economic growth.

Women at Work Children at School

Being financially independent, the women ensure their children’s education, giving them the chance of a better future. And as the successful entrepreneurs and their families thrive and prosper, so does the entire local community.

The WAWCAS Book

Support WAWCAS

Help WAWCAS educate and strengthen women living in poverty

If you want to give a recurring donations or support through MobilePay or Bank Transfer please click here.

Every year 900 new women become a part of the WAWCAS Program. The cost of educating one woman is 2,600 DKK. Your support makes it possible for WAWCAS to help these women change their lives.