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Nepal project trip 2023
Nepal project trip 2023
Visiting SPOWC and CDSN microfinance projects and school support
Visiting SPOWC and CDSN microfinance projects and school support
Visiting SPOWC and CDSN microfinance projects and school support
11 days Nepal:
Visit to 15 microfinance projects,
6 social classes and 2 NGOs -
an intense and exciting journey to the country
where KETAAKETI has its origin.
11 days Nepal:
Visit to 15 microfinance projects,
6 social classes and 2 NGOs -
an intense and exciting journey to the country
where KETAAKETI has its origin.
11 days Nepal:
Visit to 15 microfinance projects,
6 social classes and 2 NGOs -
an intense and exciting journey to the country where KETAAKETI has its origins.
The Corona Pandemic has brought with it a number of changes and challenges. For a long time it was not possible to travel to the KETAAKETI partner countries. In February 2023 it was finally time again: Anneli Sofia Raecker and Klara Panther flew to Nepal for 11 days and, together with the two partner NGOs SPOWC and CDSN, they have visited various microfinance groups and Social Classes.
The Corona Pandemic has brought with it a number of changes and challenges. For a long time it was not possible to travel to the KETAAKETI partner countries. In February 2023 it was finally time again: Anneli Sofia Raecker and Klara Panther flew to Nepal for 11 days and, together with the two partner NGOs SPOWC and CDSN, they have visited various microfinance groups and Social Classes.
The Corona Pandemic has brought with it a number of changes and challenges. For a long time it was not possible to travel to the KETAAKETI partner countries. In February 2023 it was finally time again: Anneli Sofia Raecker and Klara Panther flew to Nepal for 11 days and, together with the two partner NGOs SPOWC and CDSN, they have visited various microfinance groups and Social Classes.
Festive and joyful welcome of the guests in the slum school in Kathmandu: Here in the picture Rajesh Regmi (head of SPOWC) with Anneli-Sofia Raecker (initiator and 1st chairwoman of KETAAKETI)
Who is SPOWC?
SPOWC means "Society for the Protection of Women and Children" and has been KETAAKETI's first partner organization since 2007. The founder and director is Rajesh Regmi.
SPOWC is committed to free primary education for disadvantaged children in Nepal. It also caters to disadvantaged women and their families support networks . These networks help the women to independently build up sustainable livelihoods.
In total, well over 2,000 women and families in Nepal have received microfinance.
The SPOWC network is now very large. In over 70 projects, microfinance and social classes provide a way out of the cycle of poverty.
Festive and joyful welcome of the guests in the slum school in Kathmandu: Here in the picture Rajesh Regmi (head of SPOWC) with Anneli-Sofia Raecker (initiator and 1st chairwoman of KETAAKETI)
Who is SPOWC?
SPOWC means "Society for the Protection of Women and Children" and has been KETAAKETI's first partner organization since 2007. The founder and director is Rajesh Regmi.
SPOWC is committed to free primary education for disadvantaged children in Nepal. It also provides disadvantaged women and their families with support networks . These networks help the women to independently build up sustainable livelihoods.
In total, well over 2,000 women and families in Nepal have received microfinance. The SPOWC network is now very large. In over 70 projects, microfinance and social classes provide a way out of the cycle of poverty.
Festive and joyful welcome of the guests in the slum school in Kathmandu: Here in the picture Rajesh Regmi (head of SPOWC) with Anneli-Sofia Raecker (initiator and 1st chairwoman of KETAAKETI)
Who is SPOWC?
SPOWC means "Society for the Protection of Women and Children" and has been KETAAKETI's first partner organization since 2007. The founder and director is Rajesh Regmi.
SPOWC is committed to free primary education for disadvantaged children in Nepal. It also provides disadvantaged women and their families with support networks. These networks help the women to independently build up sustainable livelihoods.
In total, well over 2,000 women and families in Nepal have received microfinance.
The SPOWC network is now very large. In over 70 projects, microfinance and social classes provide a way out of the cycle of poverty.
Project visit at CDSN: Here in the picture Khem Adhikhari (head of CDSN) in conversation with a school director
Who is CDSN?
Since autumn 2018, "Children Development Society Nepal" has been supporting the school children of the poorest families in the Pokhara region in Nepal with a total of five projects. CDSN is managed by Khem Adhikari.
Most children attend private schools in the Pokhara region; those who cannot afford the financial outlay can go to the state school. These are very poorly equipped in terms of teachers and school supplies. Here CDSN supports with school uniforms and school materials for the children and
microfinance
for the mothers who have hardly any income, always with the aim of permanently stabilizing the further school attendance of the children.
Project visit at CDSN: Here in the picture Khem Adhikhari (head of CDSN) in conversation with a school director
Who is CDSN?
Since autumn 2018, "Children Development Society Nepal" has been supporting the school children of the poorest families in the Pokhara region in Nepal with a total of five projects. CDSN is managed by Khem Adhikari.
Most children attend private schools in the Pokhara region; those who cannot afford the financial outlay can go to the state school. These are very poorly equipped in terms of teachers and school supplies. Here CDSN supports with school uniforms and school materials for the children and
microfinance
for the mothers who have hardly any income, always with the aim of permanently stabilizing the further school attendance of the children.
Project visit at CDSN: Here in the picture Khem Adhikhari (head of CDSN) in conversation with a school director
Who is CDSN?
Since autumn 2018, "Children Development Society Nepal" has been supporting the school children of the poorest families in the Pokhara region in Nepal with a total of five projects. CDSN is managed by Khem Adhikari.
Most children attend private schools in the Pokhara region; those who cannot afford the financial outlay can go to the state school. These are very poorly equipped in terms of teachers and school supplies. Here CDSN supports with school uniforms and school materials for the children and
microfinance
for the mothers who have hardly any income, always with the aim of permanently stabilizing the further school attendance of the children.
Visiting CDSN in Pokhara and the surrounding area
Visiting CDSN in Pokhara and the surrounding area
Visiting CDSN in Pokhara and the surrounding area
After a warm welcome ceremony in the SPOWC slum school in Kathmandu, on the second day we headed towards Pokhara to get an insight into CDSN's microfinance projects. Here, the microfinance groups are always linked to a school, for which school materials etc. are also financed if necessary. Both CDSN and KETAAKETI have recently found that this concept has room for improvement. We agreed that the need for one-off payments that you have to make again and again means that the system is not self-sustaining afterwards. In an exciting exchange, it was decided that this would be changed. This is intended to strengthen personal responsibility and sustainability.
It was a pleasure to see how motivated and committed the teachers were. However, it quickly became clear that there was a teacher shortage, especially after many classes had to be canceled due to COVID-19. In our joint discussions with microfinance groups, the idea of an assistant teacher from among the microfinance mothers came up. In this way, another family would be able to earn a regular income and at the same time the schools would be supported. A teacher has already been found in one school who would be very happy to train the assistant teacher. Here, too, one would have to support the wages, but this measure would make the village more self-sufficient in many ways.
After a warm welcome ceremony in the SPOWC slum school in Kathmandu, on the second day we headed towards Pokhara to get an insight into CDSN's microfinance projects. Here, the microfinance groups are always linked to a school, for which school materials etc. are also financed if necessary. Both CDSN and KETAAKETI have recently found that this concept has room for improvement. We agreed that the need for one-off payments that you have to make again and again means that the system is not self-sustaining afterwards. In an exciting exchange, it was decided that this would be changed. This is intended to strengthen personal responsibility and sustainability.
It was a pleasure to see how motivated and committed the teachers were. However, it quickly became clear that there was a teacher shortage, especially after many classes had to be canceled due to COVID-19. In our joint discussions with microfinance groups, the idea of an assistant teacher from among the microfinance mothers came up. In this way, another family would be able to earn a regular income and at the same time the schools would be supported. A teacher has already been found in one school who would be very happy to train the assistant teacher. Here, too, one would have to support the wages, but this measure would make the village more self-sufficient in many ways.
After a warm welcome ceremony in the SPOWC slum school in Kathmandu, on the second day we headed towards Pokhara to get an insight into CDSN's microfinance projects. Here, the microfinance groups are always linked to a school, for which school materials etc. are also financed if necessary. Both CDSN and KETAAKETI have recently found that this concept has room for improvement. We agreed that the need for one-off payments that you have to make again and again means that the system is not self-sustaining afterwards. In an exciting exchange, it was decided that this would be changed. This is intended to strengthen personal responsibility and sustainability.
It was a pleasure to see how motivated and committed the teachers were. However, it quickly became clear that there was a teacher shortage, especially after many classes had to be canceled due to COVID-19. In our joint discussions with microfinance groups, the idea of an assistant teacher from among the microfinance mothers came up. In this way, another family would be able to earn a regular income and at the same time the schools would be supported. A teacher has already been found in one school who would be very happy to train the assistant teacher. Here, too, one would have to support the wages, but this measure would make the village more self-sufficient in many ways.
SPOWC microfinance projects
SPOWC microfinance projects
SPOWC microfinance projects
During the second part of the trip we got various insights into the microfinance projects of SPOWC. The determination and innovative strength of the microfinance women is impressive. The successful turkey rearing in mountainous Kavre is a success story that we always like to remember.
A cross-regional topic in Nepal was on the one hand the enormous independence in various, long-standing microfinance projects, but also the resulting trend towards the formation of cooperatives. A cooperative means an even closer cohesion of the group and a certain security for its members through the regular payments into a common fund. The resulting greater independence and personal responsibility also addresses the increasingly important issue of decentralization. Because the constantly growing number of projects, especially in extremely remote regions, makes local presence difficult for the "monitoring" of the groups.
During the second part of the trip we got various insights into the microfinance projects of SPOWC. The determination and innovative strength of the microfinance women is impressive. The successful turkey rearing in mountainous Kavre is a success story that we always like to remember.
A cross-regional topic in Nepal was on the one hand the enormous independence in various, long-standing microfinance projects, but also the resulting trend towards the formation of cooperatives. A cooperative means an even closer cohesion of the group and a certain security for its members through the regular payments into a common fund. The resulting greater independence and personal responsibility also addresses the increasingly important issue of decentralization. Because the constantly growing number of projects, especially in extremely remote regions, makes local presence difficult for the "monitoring" of the groups.
During the second part of the trip we got various insights into the microfinance projects of SPOWC. The determination and innovative strength of the microfinance women is impressive. The successful turkey rearing in mountainous Kavre is a success story that we always like to remember.
A cross-regional topic in Nepal was on the one hand the enormous independence in various, long-standing microfinance projects, but also the resulting trend towards the formation of cooperatives. A cooperative means an even closer cohesion of the group and a certain security for its members through the regular payments into a common fund. The resulting greater independence and personal responsibility also addresses the increasingly important issue of decentralization. Because the constantly growing number of projects, especially in extremely remote regions, makes local presence difficult for the "monitoring" of the groups.
In the south of Nepal, bordering India, lies Rautahat, a region characterized by great poverty among the landless (primarily Dalits, who have been dispossessed by large landowners and have to pay rent for the use of land). The regular flooding of the area by the Bagmati River contributes to the difficult living conditions. This is why the two microfinance groups located there came up with the idea of mobile sewing machines.
In the south of Nepal, bordering India, lies Rautahat, a region characterized by great poverty among the landless (primarily Dalits, who have been dispossessed by large landowners and have to pay rent for the use of land). The regular flooding of the area by the Bagmati River contributes to the difficult living conditions. This is why the two microfinance groups located there came up with the idea of mobile sewing machines.
In the south of Nepal, bordering India, lies Rautahat, a region characterized by great poverty among the landless (primarily Dalits, who have been dispossessed by large landowners and have to pay rent for the use of land). The regular flooding of the area by the Bagmati River contributes to the difficult living conditions. This is why the two microfinance groups located there came up with the idea of mobile sewing machines.
Finally, the new law in Kathmandu regarding street vending and rubbish was also an issue. It is a cause for concern and joy at the same time, because on the one hand it means a certain degree of displacement of street vendors from the inner city, but on the other hand less breeding ground for diseases.
Finally, the new law in Kathmandu regarding street vending and rubbish was also an issue. It is a cause for concern and joy at the same time, because on the one hand it means a certain degree of displacement of street vendors from the inner city, but on the other hand less breeding ground for diseases.
Finally, the new law in Kathmandu regarding street vending and rubbish was also an issue. It is a cause for concern and joy at the same time, because on the one hand it means a certain degree of displacement of street vendors from the inner city, but on the other hand less breeding ground for diseases.
"The long-awaited trip to Nepal made us feel once again how diverse and sustainable the KETAAKETI concept is. Impressed by the ideas, the energy and the solidarity and inspired by moving and successful conversations and encounters, we left Nepal. The anticipation is great to see what will continue to grow and emerge in the future. And so is the gratitude to be a part of this “world family.”
Klara Panther, KETAAKETI
(Translation from the german original)
"The long-awaited trip to Nepal made us feel once again how diverse and sustainable the KETAAKETI concept is. Impressed by the ideas, the energy and the solidarity and inspired by moving and successful conversations and encounters, we left Nepal. The anticipation is great to see what will continue to grow and emerge in the future. And so is the gratitude to be a part of this “world family.”
Klara Panther, KETAAKETI
(Translation from the german original)
"The long-awaited trip to Nepal made us feel once again how diverse and sustainable the KETAAKETI concept is. Impressed by the ideas, the energy and the solidarity and inspired by moving and successful conversations and encounters, we left Nepal. The anticipation is great to see what will continue to grow and emerge in the future. And so is the gratitude to be a part of this “world family.”
Klara Panther, KETAAKETI
(Translation from the german original)
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