For Helvetas-Nepal, retrofitting remains a niche option, worth supporting in certain cases, but not a major solution to the earthquake reconstruction effort.
A mandatory minimum 30% of the trainees in two Nepalese reconstruction projects were female, in a drive to give women opportunities not only to learn new skills, but to gain employment afterwards.
Written by Mona Sherpa, Jane Carter -
31. October 2017
Lasting empowerment for women requires a more serious and honest effort to understand and support change among men who are integral to their lives. This is so important in societies as highly patriarchal as Ethiopia.
