I never really considered myself poor. How do we measure poverty? Do we count the money one have in the wallet or the land they own? Do we count the richness of a person’s life in joyful moments? I personally do not know how to define such thing. I am not starving but on the […]
Part 1: How do we define poverty? Read More »
The day I met Mamata on my way to the local market, I was just a nobody. I had totally forgotten the 16-year old version of my self, all her dreams and positive view on life. Mamata’s tellings about WAWCAS woke me up from my stagnant situation and gave me the courage to become the
Part 1: A New Beginning Read More »
Welcome to this year’s first Newsletter I just recently returned from Nepal – a trip which again featured visits to many new women and many of the old in order to follow up on how it is going with them both in Kopan and in Lamjung. It was a very good March 8th, International Women’s
WAWCAS Newsletter – May 2016 Read More »
At the last board meeting, we discussed the board financial figures for 2015, and it was a very positive experience. When we view the WAWCAS program as a whole, we had a total revenue in 2015 of 2,274,000 dkr which is 909,000 dkr more than the 1,365,000 dkr we received in 2014.
Increasing Revenues for 2015 Read More »
48 WAWCAS women met in Dhulikel for 3 days of training, learning and reflexions.
Women in need are leaving their villages for the first time in their life, going 7 hours to Dhulikel where they stay at a beautiful resort. Do they dare to do that?
WAWCAS workshop for 48 WAWCAS women 14-16 march 2016 Read More »
Obviously, it may be found quite provocative to make a statement like that, when you are the person responsible for raising more than 1.5 million kr. a year for WAWCAS, but I have just visited Nepal for a couple of days, where I met 25 strong women, who had just finished their 16 months of training.
Funding – how difficult is it really? Read More »
WAWCAS will be part of the European Capital of Culture 2017 in Aarhus
In connection with Aarhus’ appointment as European Capital of Culture in 2017, a number of different business clusters have been established.
WAWCAS and Rethink Sustainable Society Read More »
Nina has been on a longer visit to Nepal. Read more about status on WAWCAS data system, International Women’s Day event and a range of other projects and initiatives.