Shakti - meaning 'Power' is the name of Sahakarmi's new 3 year community empowerment programme, the aim of which is to :

'Contribute to a sustainable and empowered civil society, by mobilising marginalised people in rural Nepal '

SHEP and Sahakarmi Samaj do not give out aid in the traditional sense. Your money will not fund food parcels, medical supplies, school fees or capital equipment such as water pumps, tractors etc. Instead it will fund the support and training needed to enable people to organise at a village level and lift themselves out of poverty, to become active citizens who can claim their rights and entitlements and farmers who can build resilience and adapt to Climate Change.

Your money will help people transform their own lives.

The focus of this work is on the empowerment and social inclusion of all people, and the breaking down of barriers and discrimination around gender, caste, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, disabilty, marital status or religion. It is also focused on working with local and regional government officials, training them to listen to their constituents, adopt people centred policies and better respond to the needs of the community.

Your money will provide part of the core funding for the Shakti programme for 2022-25.

SHEP has secured a 3 year grant from Irish Aid which provides 70% of the total budget for the Shakti programme. However this funding is conditional on us finding a further 30% in matching funding. Some of this has been pledged by Nepali municipal governments but SHEP still needs to make up the difference of at least €5,000 per year. That's a total of €15,000 over 3 years.

Some of the activities that your money will fund:

The training and employment of local field workers to facilitate community development groups in poor rural communities
The setting up of 84 new Community Development Groups and training them in Rights Based Advocacy & Action Planning
Civic Educator Facilitator Training for 58 community group members so they can help others and share their skills and knowledge
Training programmes & support grants for young people interested in Agroecology & Green Entrepreneurship
Leadership programmes for women
Indigenous seed saving workshops for 1200 people

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