By Srishti Jayana | Communication and Documentation Officer
Tewa is approaching its Silver Jubilee Year in 2020 reaching a major milestone. For the past 25 years, we have been promoting community philanthropy. Community philanthropy or the act of giving is mostly linked to culture and with a religious purpose. But Tewa has tried its best to shift this practice and encouraged people to donate for women and support them. Tewa as a women's fund in Nepal has been trying its best to support women from a different intersection.
As we take a new leap and are stepping in our silver year, we have decided to raise funds on a large scale through our local and international allies. We decided to publish the 4th Edition of Priyajanko Samjhana ra Kadarma (In memory and honor of the beloved ones). The first edition of the similar publication was done in 2000 A.D and named Mahila Ko Samjhana ra Kadarma (In memory and honor of the women) We approach potential donors who are willing to honor their beloved ones and dedicate a page for them. A short message and a picture of the honoree are requested to be published in the book. Each page dedicated to the loved one/s is charged for around 500$. We approached more than 40 individuals who might be interested in this publication. Out of which 18 individuals showed interests and honored 20 individuals who are/ were close to them. Donors honored their parents, children, close friends, grandparents, siblings who were close to them. In total, we raised around 10000 dollars from this publication. 5000 $ will be donated to one of the women's organizations in Nepal while the rest of the amount will be added up to our local fundraising amount.
This is a simple example of how the local fundraising is taking place and people are trusting. The shift had changed in the aspect of giving as well as strengthening the voices of women from the grassroots level. Donations like these, no matter small or large, help us make an impact on women's lives by supporting their agenda. So far, we have supported more than 500 women's organizations through 715 grants.
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