-By Dolma GhaleName: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari Family: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (husband and wife, 1 son, 1 daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law) Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli Photo: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (couple), standing in front of their cowshed.Summary:Â Surotam and Anita started with just four cows, pouring their hearts into their farm to support their...
- By Balgopal SigdelWhile astronomers in NASA are using high-tech telescopes to explore the vastness of the Milky Way, a different kind of technological revolution is taking place in Kamalamai Municipality, Nepal. Here, smallholder farmers involved in the Milky Way Project are embracing a different technological marvel—electric milking machines.The single-bucket, single-cluster electric milking machine promises...
- By Prabin GurungThe Galda Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Cooperative (SEWC) of Nisdhi, Palpa, successfully exported 4,460 kg of processed dried ginger slice to the European market this year. In April 2023, CERES certified the ginger of Galda SEWC as organic under the USDA/EU organic regulations. Galda SEWC is one the first women led agri-businesses in...
-By Shahira ThapaThis year, through the Girl Child Education (GCE) program, we impacted the lives of 210 young girls across Nepal with scholarships that emphasize empowerment through education and school retention. Since its inception in 2000, Heifer Nepal's GCE program, initially funded by...
