{"id":20966,"date":"2022-08-17T12:53:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/?post_type=verhalen&p=20966"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:06:55","slug":"water-by-women","status":"publish","type":"verhalen","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/water-by-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal: Water by Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Water by Women<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In Nepal, we make water supplies earthquake-resistant and teach women to manage them as a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nepal<\/span> <\/h4>\n

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Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Nepal many men leave the villages for the cities to earn an income, not always with success. Many women are therefore responsible for the family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women are not used to developing economic activities, which means that they cannot develop themselves and are stuck in a poverty trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the north-east of Nepal, many water supplies from the past have been poorly managed or broken during the major earthquake of 2015. Because many people from low castes live in these areas, they have fewer opportunities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recovery and training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Together with our project partner WaterAid, we want to offer this region a new perspective by restoring at least eight water supplies and training women in entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work according to a train the trainer principle so that we can reach many people very quickly. We also want to stimulate knowledge sharing through peer groups. To do that we will train 500 women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women are also trained in water comitees to manage the payments for water. This makes it possible to maintain the water supplies and save for possible repairs. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Female entrepreneurship not only leads to economic development, but it also gives poor women in particular perspective in life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Child marriages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An additional effect of the water supplies is that girls can go to school more often and make an economic contribution later on. They are less vulnerable and the number of child marriages is falling considerably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an earlier project in Niger, savings groups were set up in villages where girls and young women could take out a loan to start their own business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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