Co-producing a shock-resilient business ecosystem for women-led enterprises in Nepal- a collaborative action research project initiated by SIAS in support of IDRC, Canada, and in collaboration with Aria Solutions, NIMS College, and HBTL.
As women in Nepal face the brunt of climate change, the coronavirus pandemic has added to that burden. Discriminatory gendered practices existent in Nepal that marginalize women has exacerbated the double threats of the pandemic and the climate crisis. Women-led businesses are one of the crucial sectors deeply impacted by the consequences. With this context, the CREW project envisions to co-produce workable solutions for financially sustainable and shock-resilient agriculture and forest-based enterprises for women’s economic self-reliance.
The participatory action-research project will identify gender-based constraints faced by women farmers and entrepreneurs and create an ecosystem of support for the promotion of inclusive women-engaged enterprises and capacitate target beneficiaries. Other equally crucial aspect of the project is dissemination of knowledge and supplementing policy-making processing to enhance women’s economic empowerment.
The project is carried out in two economic corridors with a focus on three commodities- wintergreen and legumes in Dolakha and Ramechhap corridor and vegetables in the Arghakhanchi-Rupandehi corridor.
In collaboration with the Malarani Rural Municipality, SIAS organised a one-day interaction program on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and its process on 11 November 2024
Sagarmatha Livestock and Agriculture Cooperative (SLAC) together with Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) and Aria Solutions organized a learning sharing event of its “Co-producing
Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) in collaboration with Dolakha District Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN, Dolakha) collaborated to organize a two-day workshop
On January 26, 2022, SIAS, as part of the CREW project, organized a meeting with its board members, project advisors, partners and project staff. The meeting was organized to build a common understanding of the project and gather feedback from the participants to further improve the research’s approach and design. The report presents a summary of the event and highlights the comments, feedback and questions brought forward by the participants.
Prepared by:- Avipsha Rayamajhi, Dipika Das, Dr. Mani Ram Banjade
On January 26, 2022, SIAS organized a national level inception workshop as part of CREW project. The event intended to inform participants from diverse fields regarding the project and gather their feedback to further enhance the project’s approach. The report covers a summary of the event and key highlights, comments and feedback of the participants.
Prepared by:- Avipsha Rayamajhi, Dipika Das, Dr. Mani Ram Banjade
