CCDS focuses on empowering marginalized women across the country. CCDS serves the most at-risk and vulnerable women in our community with life-changing vocational and empowerment training. We believe that investing in women and girls creates healthier families, more prosperous communities, and more peaceful nations.
Many women in Nepal still struggle with unsafe living environments, lack of access to education, and little economic opportunity.
Through a combination of vocational training, empowerment education, and comprehensive counseling, CCDS aims to provide each of our trainees with the tools necessary to do just that.
Over the years, the vocational program has evolved to address women’s technical interests and the changing markets in Nepal and has included instruction in sewing and tailoring, computers, and a cosmetology course on women’s care and personal services.
CCDS initiated the training for economically disadvantaged women in villages and urban slums of Chitwan district who lack education and employable skills; they migrate to cities in search of low-skill jobs or work as domestic help, agricultural laborers, and as maids in schools, hospitals, shops, and establishments.
CCDS has conducted a baseline survey to identify skills needed in the job market and has developed training programs for women to help them become micro-entrepreneurs or get better-paying jobs.
CCDS has identified the need for training in computers for the educated unemployed youth. We select the poor youth from rural villages, and urban slums based on their family income, which should be low or below the poverty line to be eligible for this program.
Every financial year we select 20 deserving poor youth to impart 6 months of software training. The course syllabus includes Computer Fundamentals, MS Office, DTP, Internet Concepts, and Soft Skills. We mainly concentrate on job-oriented courses to create sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities. During the training, we provide study material to all the trainees free of cost.
After completion of the computer course, certificates are awarded and course participants are placed in the private and government sectors in Chitwan.
The need for women’s education in Nepalis critical. In Nepal, nearly 30% of adolescent girls in the age group of 15-18 years are not attending school. It is only through education that women can become independent and self-reliant.
Women face discrimination across the world. This had led to a great disparity in education, income, wealth, and health. Women account for just 10% of the world’s income and own less than 1% of the world’s property.
Women's Empowerment implies giving them independence, and choice in how they want to lead their lives. Freedom to choose to pursue education, whom they want to marry, career, bringing up children, and more. When a woman is empowered, she can identify her skills, knowledge & abilities to make her own decisions. Empowerment is an evolving growth process for her, which gives her self-esteem, confidence to face society, and participation in community development.
If a society is to develop socially and economically, women's empowerment is essential.
CCDS Women Development activities aim to empower women so that they can become earn their incomes or become entrepreneurs. We provide sustainable livelihood opportunities through training programs in Computer Software Skills, Tailoring & Embroidery, and Fashion Designing. We also provide financial support in terms of arranging loans and providing free sewing machines and sewing kits.
Economically disadvantaged women in villages and urban slums of Kurnool District lack education and employable skills; they migrate to cities in search of low-skill jobs or work as domestic help, agricultural laborers, and as maids in schools, hospitals, shops, and establishments.
SERUDS has conducted a baseline survey to identify skills needed in the job market and has developed training programs for women to help them become micro-entrepreneurs or get better-paying jobs.
Computer Training
There is great demand for computer-trained professionals in Chitwan, Gorkha, and other districts of Nepal. Considering this demand, we have developed a computer education project as part of a skills development initiative.
CCDS has identified the need for training in computers for the educated unemployed youth. CCDS has also initiated “Digital MadhavpurCampagin” in the Chitwan district providing training in Graphics Designing, Cyber Security, and Computer Fundamentals for more than 30 youth under the support of the Municipality. We also invited Dr. Ram Hari Subedi from the USA for providing training in Cyber Security. The Mayor of the Municipality has distributed the Certificate to participants. We select the poor youth from rural villages, and urban slums based on their family income, which should be low or below the poverty line to be eligible for this program.
Every financial year we select 20 deserving poor youth to impart 6 months of software training. The course syllabus includes Computer Fundamentals, MS Office, DTP, Internet Concepts, and Soft Skills. We mainly concentrate on job-oriented courses to create sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities. During the training, we provide study material to all the trainees free of cost. Many youths are currently engaged in different organization as IT officer and IT operator and some of them has initiated their own business as well.
When the entire country has been witnessing the scourge of the dengue virus, a high density of dengue-spreading mosquitoes has been found in Kathmandu Valley CCDS has initiated the dengue virus awareness campaign and disinfection program in major areas of Kathmandu valley.
And what alarms officials is the virus-spreading vector has been found more prevalent in the areas where authorities concerned have completed a search and destroy operations. Moreover, CCDS has also distributed mosquito nets to more than 20 families in a slum on the beach of Bagmati.
CCDS volunteers initiating a search-and-destroy campaign is the most effective method to eliminate the breeding sites of dengue-spreading mosquitoes and to raise awareness among the people to take precautions. CCDS had a meeting with local bodies of suffering areas to quickly in action.
CCDS also utilized local units to place banners and organized marches deploying students to create awareness about the risks, but that too is insufficient in controlling the spread of the virus, experts say.