Introduction

The Women's Handicraft Centre Project is designed by Namaste Children's House to empower single women with children who have been widowed, abandoned or divorced by their husbands.

In Nepali society, most of women who are divorced, widowed or abandoned by her husband face an incredible challenge as it uncustomary for her to return to her parental home, or to live with her husband's family. There are also harsh stigmas applied to these women and they are considered "used goods". It is very hard for many women to find a job in Nepal, and single women in particular have an ever harder time finding work due to their negative label. Also, most Nepali women are not trained for employment, unable to get opportunity to build their careers, but to merely serve their families, so when faced with these circumstances, they have little knowledge about how to go out and make a living for themselves and their children.

This organization is also seeking the solutions for the women who are suffering from human trafficking for a sex trade to India and different countries as well as with the victims of circus for their risky job. WHC aims also to empower these women with providing trainings for these women.

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