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Empowering the Poor: Women's Small Business Development.
Amidst its natural beauty and tourist destinations, one would not think
of Nepal as place of extreme poverty. However, the UN includes Nepal on
its well-known list of "50 Least Developed Nations."1 More than 50% of
the population is getting by on less than $1 per day. To address the
problem, our Nepal team is expanding a women's skill & business
development program in impoverished areas in the Himalayas. The program
offers training workshops to train women in skills of basket weaving,
bag-making, and candle making. Due to very low rates of electricity
coverage in the remote towns and villages of Nepal, candle making is
very profitable. Our program is offering graduates candle making molds
and enough supplies to get their home-based businesses off the ground,
all at a cost of only $29 per participant. During the program, women are
offered the opportunity to join in Bible studies conducted in between
sessions. Through this, many women are coming to a knowledge of the good
news of Jesus Christ for the very first time in their lives.
• Sponsor a woman in our women's small business development program
• View photos from our work in Nepal
1 Source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0908763.html
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