Relief rebuilding to 25 communities in Nepal

Women are being more aware of their rights. They are mounting the urge to know about the ongoing issues more than ever. One of our grantee partners from Gorkha district, acting as a mentee organization; Shree Sahanshilata Mahila Samuha founded 2 years ago used to work for the economic rights of women. It is willing to come out of its shell and work towards the rights of women. Along with this organization, other two organizations in Gorkha i.e. Shree Barpak Mahila Bahuuddeshiya Sahakari Sanstha and Shree Barpak Nirman Mahila Samuha are also mentee organizations supervised by our mentor Ms. Nirmala Shrestha. It has been three months since we deployed our mentor to the respective mentee organizations. These mentee organizations are working on different thematic areas, communal to women's rights

So far in Gorkha district, assigned mentor has visited three of the mentee organizations. Shree Barpak Mahila Bahuuddeshiya Sahakari Sanstha's focus area is saving and credit as it is a women's cooperative organization. It has been active for 4 years. Apart from cooperative's main work, this organization is also working towards agro based work and farming to enhance the economic status of women.

Shree Barpak Nirman Mahila Samuha is a community based organization working actively since past 10 years. Its focus is wholly on different rights of women. Along with which they also support community based work like construction of small roads and bridge etc.

Since the mentorship program was initiated in these districts, the organizations perspective on rights of women has changed. Previously these organization used to think that economic empowerment is the empowerment of women. From the usual meetings with mentor, they have strengthen their own powers accepting their flaws and advancing to do more together. Women have come together to identify existing problems in the organizations and finding solutions to it. Members of these organizations had the concept that only one person is responsible for the duties and work of the organization. But after the mentor mentee sessions, they came into the realization that everyone should be responsible for their task and support to build the collective force. That they should come jointly to build an organization through learning from each other.

The mentorship program has provided our grantee partner organization with a space to cope up with their problems and find solutions. This has helped strengthen the relationship among the members of an organization and come as one to build and support the movement.