We have been supporting the Mitrataa Foundation in Nepal since 2018,  although our relationship with the founder and Rouse alum, Bec Ordish goes back much further.

The Foundation's mission is to inspire the Nepali people to empower themselves by providing education, skills and training which they can take forward to inspire their own network. In previous years we have supported two of their programmes around financial literacy and micro-entrepreneurship. This year, Bec moved our support to two other projects: 

• Roshani's Award which supports special young women who have faced discrimination due to their disabilities. The current recipient is now working as an assistant teacher. 
• The other is the hostel at the heart of Mitrataa. It is their safe space which allows families to be together. It is also where tuition and monthly meetings take place.

We are delighted that we can continue to help Bec and her team to help those in need in Nepal into 2024. As Bec herself said it's not about numbers of people who have been supported as "...the impact is a lot deeper – because they pay forward the support to their families and wider circles. For example, the women who went through the financial literacy programs now pass on those skills within their families and are more stable which of course filters through to their children and wider support network." 

You can read the latest update from founder, Bec Ordish, on the projects we are supporting here.

To learn more about the Mitrataa Foundation or to make a donation, please visit: Mitrataa Foundation.

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