Final evaluation 2002 ILO/Japan Asian Regional Program on the Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women Project (EEOW): Nepal chapter

EEOW is a gender specific employment promotion program for women in poverty. It aims to improve social and economic conditions by supporting the work of community-based women’s groups, setting up savings and credit systems, providing skills training, improving market linkages and providing technical and financial support to pilot projects in support of national efforts. Furthermore, EEOW aims at assisting national programs in reducing poverty by creating jobs for women, by promoting gender equality and social justices, by improving working conditions and by improving the overall status of (rural) women. A Mid-Term Review was conducted in August/September 2000. During the one year period, since the actual start of the project to the time of the Review, activities focused on establishing relationship, building confidence and establishing trust. Organisation of women into savings and credit and producer groups was initiated.