Kvinders økonomiske selvstændiggørelse i den omskiftelige arbejdsverden: Sangeeta og Nina i New York Sangeeta og Nina deltog i FNs Kvindekommissions 61. samling (CSW), der fandt sted i FNs hovedkvarter i New York fra d. 13.-24. marts 2017. Hovedtemaet for årets samling var Kvinders økonomiske selvstændiggørelse i den omskiftelige arbejdsverden (Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing […]
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I don’t want to be separated again – I am thinking of the days when my husband worked for the Nepalese army. He is retired now. I am so happy to have him home, mostly because it means so much to our two sons as they will never miss their father again. He is now
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Enjoy reading this newsletter from WAWCAS. Many greetings on behalf of WAWCAS International Nina Schriver International Program Director Long-term Financial Funding New four-year agreements provide ease and focus to the work in the WAWCAS Program. WAWCAS is enriched with loyal and strong sponsors. The efficient work in Nepal makes it very motivating for companies and
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Back in November 2014 when I became a part of WAWCAS’ voluntary communications team, I honestly didn’t know much about the program. In the beginning what interested me the most in becoming a volunteer, was that I would have a chance to develop my own professional skills. For me, it was important that I could
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New four-year agreements provide ease and focus to the work in the WAWCAS Program. By Søren Schriver, member of the board, responsible for funding WAWCAS is enriched with loyal and strong sponsors. The efficient work in Nepal makes it very motivating for companies and foundations to support WAWCAS. They know that their support is
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Floods and landslides devastate Nepal and make life even harder for the Nepali people already affected by last year’s earthquakes. Despite the tough conditions WAWCAS’ women continue to work together to run their businesses and manage their everyday life. By Sangeeta Shrestha, Program Director in Nepal Nepal is experiencing one of the most devastating monsoon
Picture: Rammaya having an afternoon cosy time with the children. The figures in the recently approved Annual Report of 2015 show a positive trend with markedly increased support from donors in the past year. By Torben Bjerre-Madsen, Chairman of the Board At the board meeting on August 25th, the board signed the auditor approved Annual
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After nearly two years of hard work which involved both teams in Denmark and Nepal, WAWCAS’ new Data System is now in place and up and running. It has not been an easy task, but team effort and persistence has send the system off to a solid start. By Sirish Shrestha, Program Manager, Nepal WAWCAS
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In a series of Women’s stories we follow Sita Giri and other women over a period of 16 months. We learn about their lives before entering the WAWCAS Program and how being part of the program has affected not only their lives but also the lives of their children, husbands and other family members. Sita
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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
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