Norlha Centre for Women in the Himalayas
Description
The Centre is as a regional hub for cooperation and synergies, promotes research, pools and shares knowledge, and assists agencies in incorporating gender in their initiatives. All this, through its Knowledge Centre and Gender Programme. Women form the very backbone of rural communities in the Himalayas. Norlha & other international agencies recognise them as key actors in achieving sustainable development.
With these in mind, Norlha created the Centre for Women in the Himalayas to improve the lives of women & girls in the most isolated regions. The Centre is open to all organisations active in development in the Himalayan area who wish to collaborate on gender-related issues.
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In the rural Himalayas women are constantly confronted by gender-based discrimination. Raised in an essentially patriarchal society, women face a greater number of hurdles than men & find themselves estranged from public & economic life.
With men often forced to leave home to find paid employment, the women shoulder the burden. They may work up to 16 hours daily carrying out hard manual work as well as caring for the family & running the household.
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facebook.com#EmpowerWomen What happens when you want to support local women leaders in Myanmar by building on existing programmes and networks? Well, you might as well leverage innovative technology and local talents and create an app both for inspiration and action - iWomen! Read the story by UNDP Myanmar.
#EmpowerWomen At Norlha - Helping people in the Himalayas, empowering rural women has been at the heart of all interventions since the very beginning. Now, it's time for the Centre for Women in the Himalayas to take this one step further. How? Go to bit.ly/NorlhaCWH to discover our action plan!
#EndChildMarriage It's a fact: when young girls in Nepal get married, they leave school. This, in turn, has an enormous impact on their lives. Read the newly-published study to find out more.
#Migration Nepali women are oftentimes those facing the negative consequences of male emigration. But what happens when they have to be the ones to emigrate?
#NorlhaEvent The Trail Verbier Saint-Bernard is just about to begin! Watch the documentary "Mira" about our friend and supporter Mira Rai with us tomorrow at 16:00 at Le Châble (Espace Saint-Marc) in Verbier. And meet us on Saturday (16:00-22:00) and Sunday (9:00-14:00) in downtown Verbier. See you there!
#FlashbackFriday ...to the journey our colleague from Lausanne, Camille Bochet, took to Nepal a few months ago to complete her master's thesis on rural women. She returned with some beautiful photos and some interesting stories! Remember her Nepalese adventures by visiting her personal blog on camilleaunepal.wordpress.com/
#NorlhaEvent Want to see all the great things Norlha - Helping people in the Himalayas has been preparing for you during the Trail Verbier Saint-Bernard? Read our newsletter on bit.ly/2tcPkVW to find out more, and of course... see you in Verbier!
#EmpowerWomen Meena Bheel from Pakistan tills the field, dresses like a man, rides a bike and continues to defy negative stereotypes and prejudices held against women.
#WednesdayWomen See the inspiring story of our dear friend and supporter, Mira Rai, one of the most talented trail runners! Go to bit.ly/2sKliYF
#SharingIsCaring Send us your favourite photo from the Himalayas and we will feature you on our Norlha - Helping people in the Himalayas page!
#GenderReport2017 Find our report on The Women of the Himalayas: Nepal 2017 Edition on bit.ly/GenderReport2017
#LeaveNoOneBehind In an attempt to empower women for sustainable agro-ecosystems, CGIAR is trying to find ways to integrate gender into research activities. Read how this great initiative is going to work.
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