Empowering Futures
The 'Empowering Futures' project aims to significantly enhance education, empowerment, and overall development for underprivileged children and their families in Bulingtaar Rural Municipality, Nawalpur District, western Nepal. Funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, the project focuses on fostering educational growth, community resilience, and socio-economic development. Special attention will be given to marginalized groups, particularly children (especially girls) from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, children of single women or survivors of violence and exploitation, children with disabilities, and children from Dalit and other marginalized communities, ensuring inclusivity and equitable access to resources.
The Letepia Girls Emergency Shelter
KOPILA-Nepal have been running the Kopila’s Emergency Transitional Home since 2013. The home was mostly targeted to provide shelter to the women victim of violence, abuse and mental health problem. However, the number of young girls were more referred to the shelter for their protection. The increasing number of girls in transit shelter focused especially for mental health problem didn’t give the young an appropriate environment to grow. So, Kopila together with Child Welfare Scheme, Hong Kong thought the need to separate the young girls from the women with mental health problem to provide them an appropriate environment.
The Letepia home was started from June 4, 2020 in financial support from Child Welfare Scheme, Hong Kong.
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Safe Home
Safe Home (SH) in 2013 was established with the objective of providing rehabilitation for women and their children under the age of five-survivors of domestic violence, abuse, exploitation, and has mental health problems. It includes the provision of shelter, medication, counseling, yoga, work therapy, skill training and income generation support, reintegration and their follow-up thereafter.
Safe Community/KOPILA Chautari
The KOPILA Chautari, a long term home for the women survivor of dosmestic violence, sexual abuse and mental health problem whose reintegration is not possible was started from 2016 in Kalika, Pokhara Metropolitan City, Ward No:28, Kaski district. This project intends to make Kalika a model village with a non-violent way of living. To achieve the goal KOPILA-Nepal is working in cooperation with the government and local community. The awareness programs, training and counselling activities have been implementing in Kalika also to build foundation for KOPILA Chautari. For self sustainability of KOPILA chautari a multi-purpose farming including coffee farming has been initiated. A long term business plan for the same has been developed. Co-operation and contribution from the government is particularly very significant part of the project.
Empowerment for Equal Opportunity
In partnership with World Development and Relief since 2009, KN has been running the project to support destitute women and children in enabling them to enjoy equal rights and opportunities. Furthermore, the project aims to strengthen the socio-economic condition, promote access to rights. The project incorporates activities such as; awareness and advocacy, training on legal rights and entitlements, income generation support, psychosocial wellbeing support as well as financial sustainability programs. Through this project, efforts are made to reduce the prevalence of discriminatory practices that have led to gender based violence such as witchcraft and child marriage in Kaski.
Empowering through Education and Awareness
In collaboration with Shenphen Aid, Norway, KOPILA Nepal is actively engaged in fostering educational growth among the children of Pokhara Metropolitan City. This initiative involves the distribution of educational resources and the provision of educational sponsorships, all aimed at nurturing a culture of learning.
Moreover, our partnership has led to the creation of comprehensive manuals addressing crucial topics like Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health. Through these manuals, we strive to promote awareness and understanding within our community. To further drive this awareness, workshops are being conducted, targeting locally elected women leaders and members of the Kaski District community.
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AFS Intercultural Exchange Program
Through this program, KOPILA Nepal provides teenager an opportunity to spend an enriching semester studying in Japan, experiencing its culture, and attending a Japanese high school. It also helps to build lasting connections with local peers and enhance language skills while fostering intercultural understanding. The Japanese government-sponsored scholarship promotes bridge-building between Japanese and Asian high school students, creating a unique platform for growth and global competence.
This project is facilitated in collaboration with AFS India.