Establishment of Sewing and Textile Department at Olgapuri Vocational School, Lalitpur.
The project partner in Nepal is Nepal Youth Foundation, which is primarily committed to the education, upbringing and protection of children and young people in need. Its great commitment to freeing Kamalaris, young girls who were sold at the age of 6 to rich families in the country and kept as slaves to work in the household, in childcare and in the kitchen under inhumane conditions, should be emphasised. The organisation has succeeded in freeing thousands of them. Since then, they have been living with their families in south-west Nepal. Most of them attended primary school thanks to the Nepal Youth Foundation, but many were unable to attend secondary school due to their late start, while others dropped out.
These girls were given the opportunity to train as seamstresses and receive support to find employment.
Project No.: 122-21
Funding country: Nepal
Funding location: Lalitpur
Funding year: 2021 – 2025
Project partner: Südtiroler Ärzte für die Welt
Local organization: Nepal Youth Foundation (NYF)