Empowering Women of Nepal (EWN) is a local non-profit company, based in Pokhara, which aims to improve the lives of Nepali women through adventure tourism. It was founded by three Nepali sisters, Lucky, Dicky and Nicky Chhetri, who were pioneers in the promotion of female trekking guides in the Himalayas, and was registered in 1999 under Nepal’s Social Organization Act 2034.
The Chhetri sisters also founded 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking to work in partnership with EWN in promoting and empowering women through adventure tourism. Together, we offer practical skill-based training programs free of cost to the trainees. The training is designed to extend educational, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities to disadvantaged women from all over Nepal, and can be followed by a six-month paid apprenticeship scheme.
EWN with support from 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking and Laetitia F. Gruwel (Tara), a communication consultant and journalist from the Netherlands, organized a communication workshop for its employees, a trekking guide, an assistant guide and assistants in the EWN training hall. The workshop was conducted for 2 days on May 10 & May 19. On the first day, it was Storytelling about yourself and about the company. And on the other day, it was about Presenting Yourself without Fear and Photography class.
We are pleased to notify you that the 42nd Basic Female Trekking Guide Training has been completed on December 24, 2021. A month-long training was started on November 28 with the training session of Ms Lucky Karki Chhetri. 14 trainees from 6 districts of Nepal attended the training. During this training, the trainee learned about Empowerment, Environment, Tourist and Tourism, Leadership, Map reading, Duty & Responsibility of Trekking Guide, Basic Etiquette of a trekking Guide, Gender role & responsibilities, National Park & Protected areas, Finance, Back-pack, Geography, History, Effective Communication, First Aid, Women Right, Culture & Religion, Women Health, HIV/AIDS, Flora & Fauna.
To support local communities’ economic development, and especially the disabled people of Western Nepal through tourism, Himalayan Education and Development (HEAD) and Mission East, with financial support from Danish Mission Council Development Department (DMCDD) and Technical support from EWN organized a ‘Basic Homestay and Hotel Management Training’ from November 19 to 23 in Humla. Mr Bijendra Maharjan, EWN trainer conducted a 5 days training where 16 participants from Sarkegad RM successfully completed the training. Most of the participants were disabled and had a minimal educational background.
3 Sisters Adventure Trekking in collaboration with Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) organized five days of “Wilderness First Aid Training” for the trekking guides and tourism professionals of Pokhara from November (11-15) 2021 at Hotel Kunja, Lakeside Pokhara with the financial support from 3 Sisters Foundation and Women Fair Travel.
The five days of Wilderness First Aid Training includes the practical skills with the theoretical knowledge on First Aid that have to be applied during trekking in case of any injury and casualties. During the training period participants learned about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), treatment of minor health problems and injuries, bleeding, head injury, fractures, burns, hypothermia, frostbite, respiratory problems, abdominal emergencies, recognition and treatment of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) and use of Portable Altitude Chamber (PAC).
The training was participated by the 23 trekking guides and tourism professionals. Among them 18 were females and 5 were males. 22 participants successfully completed the training and received a certificate of completion from Honourable Minister of Tourism, Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Gandaki province Mr Manibhadra Sharma.
We are very pleased to inform that the basic Female Trekking guide training 2021 with PLAN International Nepal has been successfully completed. The program was intensive six-week program on technical and conversational English from January 11th – February 22nd, 2021 from 8 districts of Nepal. Thank you all participants for your wonderful participation and grateful to partnered organization. SOYEE PROJECT
Empowering Women of Nepal 