Oxfam in Nepal is engaged with Pokhara Women Skill Development Pvt Ltd (PWSD) to improve the socio-economic condition of 900 poor and marginalized women from Kaski district by promoting handicraft enterprise development project. The project targets marginalized (especially Dalits and Janajati), single, differently-abled, socially and economically excluded, highly vulnerable and those who suffered from gender based violence to develop their skills in making handicrafts and home-based jobs to improve their socio-economic status. These women are trained and employed to make a wide range of handmade woven products, such as bags, dolls, decorative items and accessories.
The Enterprise Development Programme is supporting PWSD to achieve 75 % growth within 2020, by improving governance, providing business development services, expanding market linkages and developing robust financial management.
Text and photos by: Swikriti Sharma/Oxfam