123 Project

Project Overview:

The 123 Project is an initiative funded by the Gender Equality Training Platform (GET-P) in Korea and implemented by NEEDS Nepal. Since its inception in 2019, the project has been actively working in the slum areas of Kanchanpur, specifically in Bhimdatta Municipality-18, salghari,Kanchanpur, Slum Community., with the goal of improving the quality of life for marginalized communities, particularly focusing on women and children.

The 123 Project has had a significant impact in addressing critical issues related to poverty, gender inequality, and education within these slum communities. By empowering women and promoting sustainable development, the project is fostering long-term transformation at the community level.

Project Objectives:

• To reduce poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy by promoting sustainable livelihoods and providing quality education.
• Increase income generation for mothers in slum areas through professional vocational activities like sewing and tailoring. This program aims to equip them with essential skills for livelihood and provide a platform for entrepreneurship that helps improve their quality of life.
• To provide job opportunities for students who want to learn new skills.

Key Expected Outcomes:

• Children in slums will receive proper education, guidance, and access to job opportunities for themselves and their parents.
• Women have completed sewing training, and now they are earning an income through small businesses as employment.
• A significant number of after-school children have been reintegrated into the formal education system.
• Increased community awareness about the value of girls’ education, gender equality, and sexuality education.
• The empowerment of women has been beneficial in helping them meet their needs and those of their children.