Women's Empowerment programs is one of the major project of Human welfare committee. The aim of the Women's Empowerment programs is to make them financially independent women in the community by: providing skill training and job opportunities. Nepalese girls are born into a patriarchal society where gender differences are strongly emphasized. This restricts women's freedom in many areas of life. High illiteracy rates, low life expectancy and economic dependency are some of the consequences of discrimination against women in Nepal. In particular, single mothers who are affected by poverty face great challenges. They struggle to provide their children with basic necessities such as food, shelter and education.

Our Women's Empowerment programs addresses these issues by offering such women skills training, education and work opportunities. Currently, the HWC is offering training on jewelry making, cooking and baking. Currently eleven women are working on Women's Empowerment programs under the HWC. The HWC is also soon planning to train women as tourist guides and salespersons on Women's Empowerment programs. Through the skills they learn, combined with the subsequent job opportunities, the women can become more financially independent and thus offer their children a dignified future.

Currently, the jewelry making program in particular is well developed. Four women are involved in the Women's Empowerment programs and come two days a week to the organization for the part-time job opportunity. The jewelry is sold on markets and through online channels in Nepal as well as through the association "Bright Future Nepal" in Switzerland.

Recently, the Swiss association "Bright Future Nepal" fundraised to support our Women's Empowerment programs. We already have started teaching the women baking and cooking in the past months by ourselves. Since March 2023, we hired a professional baking teacher who gives

regular training to unprivileged women in the HWC.