How Empowering Women of Nepal Seeks to Enfranchise Women
SEATTLE, Washington Empowering Women of Nepal (EWN) is a nonprofit organization that uses adventure sports, trekking and tourism to improve the lives of women throughout the South Asian country of Nepal. Sisters Lucky, Dicky and Nicky Chhetri, three trekking guides in the Himalayas, founded the organization in 1999 in Pokhara, Nepal. EWN offers various programs for women and girls with the goal of preparing them for a possible career in the outdoor sports or tourism industries, and then continues to support them at each stage of their lives.
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