ACCOMPLISHED Projects
Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Women-Led Businesses
- January 31, 2024
Project Background: The Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) successfully carried out the "Improving Disaster Resilience among Women-led Businesses" project from June 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024, with financial backing from USAID and Tayar Nepal. The project aimed to strengthen the resilience of women entrepreneurs in the floriculture and homestay sectors in Bhimeshwor Municipality of Dolakha district…
Enhancing Skills of Women and Workers Informal Economy for Employment: Harnessing the Potential of Green Transition: Towards Human-centered Recovery from Covid-19 RBSA Skills Project
- November 30, 2023
The Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) has been at the forefront of a transformative project aimed at enhancing the skills of women and workers in the informal economy for employment. The project, titled “Enhancing Skills of Women and Workers Informal Economy for Employment: Harnessing the Potential of Green Transition: Towards Human-centered Recovery from Covid-19 RBSA Skills Project,”…
A2015 Urban Resilience Project
- June 30, 2024
FWEAN, through the Urban Resilience Project (phases I and II), with financial support from Alliance 2015 (People in Need, Helvetas Nepal, and WHH Nepal), is focused on supporting targeted informal settlers, particularly women aged 19-55. These women are engaged as daily wage workers, domestic helpers, agricultural workers, and migrant manual laborers residing in communities of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)-16, Kathmandu,…
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Project
- June 9, 2021
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) In 2012, FWEAN partnered with LWF to enhance women's access to employment, skills, and enterprise development in Lalitpur VDC of the Kathmandu Valley. Eight VDCs in Lalitpur—Chaughare, Bhardeu, Devichaur, Ghusel, Bhattedanda, Malta, Pyutar, and Asrang—were identified as areas in need of development despite their proximity to Lalitpur and Kathmandu. Recognizing the lack of infrastructure and resources…
Formalizing Women Enterprises through Enhancing their Capacity and Promoting Gender Equality
- June 20, 2021
ILO project “Formalizing Women Enterprises through Enhancing their Capacity and Promoting Gender Equality in Nepal” With the help of ILO, project entitled “Formalizing Women Enterprises through Enhancing their Capacity and Promoting Gender Equality in Nepal” was initiated and implemented by FWEAN in seven districts of Nepal starting from 1st March 2014.This project is facilitating women entrepreneurs for building their capacity…
CECI – UNITERRA
- June 9, 2021
CECI - UNITERRA CECI opened its Nepal office in 1987. Since that time, CECI has carried out 34 projects in more than 40 districts of Nepal divided among the five priority regions. It is still the most active Canadian international development organization working on economic and social development in Nepal. CECI cultivates long-term partnerships with numerous NGOs, cooperatives, private businesses, local councils, and central government…