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Past President’s Appeal ongekend succes.
SI Immediate Past President Yvonne Simpson maakt resultaten bekend van het nu afgesloten project ‘Educate to Lead: Nepal’ 2015-2017
During the 21st Soroptimist Convention in Kuala Lumpur SI Immediate Past President Yvonne Simpson looked back over the many wonderful accomplishments throughout her biennium and looked back with pride on the much loved SI President’s Appeal – ‘Educate to Lead: Nepal’ 2015-2017,which developed from her own experiences in 2012, when an earthquake struck 100km west of her home town Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Women and Girls EducationProject (WGEP) in the remote disadvantaged region of the Lower SoluKhumbu region of Nepal, supported by the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal, was set up to provide educational opportunities for women and girls to help them rebuild their lives following the devastating earthquakes in Nepal in 2015. WGEP encompasses both a leadership and gender training programme for female teachers across this region, as part of the AHF’s existing Teacher Training & Quality Education (TTQE) programme and the funding of vocational skills training scholarships.
The project complemented the existing AHF’s TTQE programme in Nepal; providing a leadership and gender training programme for female teachers across the lower SoluKhumbu; as well as providing vocational opportunities for young women and girls to receive training in an employable trade. The aim is to increase female access to educational resources and opportunities; increase female workplace participation in remote, rural areas; improve the economic independence of women and girls in remote, rural areas and increase leadership opportunities for women and girls within the community.
During the first year, with the generous support of funding from the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal, the project has reached and exceeded its original aims.
Carolyn Hamer-Smith, CEO of Australian Himalayan Foundation says: “We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received from Soroptimist International which has enabled us to help women and girls from the Lower Solukhumbu to get back on their feet after the devastating earthquakes in Nepal in 2015. The Women and Girls Education Project (WGEP), which we were able to set up with the funding from Soroptimist International, has enabled us to empower women and girls from remote communities across the region to realise their full potential through education and training.”
Chair of President’s Appeal 2015-2017, Sharon Fisher says: “As our first project reaches completion, it is wonderful to hear the results for Educate to Lead: Nepal. It proves once again how a lift up, through education and empowerment, is just what is needed to create change in the lives of women and girls. Thank you to Australian Himalayan Foundation and REED Nepal for the excellent outcomes! “