Monday, April 11, 2016

Nepali Actress Paneru-Nepali women

Hailing from SAARC Business Association of Home-based workers (SABAH) network in Nepal, the women visited its community learning and resource centres in Gujarat for lessons on disaster preparedness, mitigation and leadership skills. They visited the SEWA museum and community facilitation centre in Radhanpur town in Patan district, its eco-tourism site at Ganeshpura in Mehsana district and the salt pan workers in Surendranagar and also heard stories of SEWA members who survived the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. “The genesis of SEWA trade facilitation centre model grew out of the 2001 earthquake where close to 15,000 artisans in Kutch and Patan districts were given economic rehabilitation. Two such teams with quake survivors from Patan, Surendranagar districts were also sent to Nepal post-2015 earthquake to help in the economic rehabilitation of SABAH Nepal members,” said Reema Nanavaty, chairperson of SEWA Trade Facilitation Centre. Subhadra Giri, a textile worker whose house was damaged in the Nepal quake says, “From the training here I learnt to make earthquake-proof homes and lessons to survive a quake.” Sharda Thaguna (22) from Dharchula, who is studying to be a teacher, plans to start a traditional community museum in Nepal to preserve cultural artefacts and Nepali heritage. -