Economic Empowerment of Women through Forest Solutions is a 30 months’ action research project funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and implemented by a consortium of ForestAction Nepal, The Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resource Management Association (HIMAWANTI), Association of Family Forest Owner’s, Nepal (AFFON) and Federation of Forest-based Industry and Trade, Nepal (FenFIT-Nepal). The project aims to develop business models and scalable solutions to increase women’s access and control over forest resources and forest-based enterprises, enabling them to make economic decisions.
Project Objectives
- To develop a greater understanding on how women’s empowerment can be achieved through low carbon, forest-based solutions, and develop entrepreneurial and policy tools to support it.
