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DIDI Foundation Inc. working to educate under privileged children and empowering women, Nepal Rotary Club of NORTHLAKES TOUKLEY D9685 - RAWCS project 60-2012/13 Women Empowerment Programs - NEPAL Sumitra’s story My husband abandoned me and my four children 14 years ago. There’s nothing he has given me except my kids. I could have abandoned them too but I stayed back for them. Sometimes I feel so weak, I just want to go somewhere and cry my heart out. I am a great cook and I have countless certificates but they’re worthless for me. There’s not a food I can’t cook. I can prepare all sorts of international dishes but what’s the use ma’am? But despite all these, I come here to Didi Headquarters every day to attend class. I can knit woolen clothes and I even knit a woolen purse for Jan. I don’t like to stay idle. I love to engage myself in something and this is the reason why I joined the training I make and sell woolen clothes and would to start my own tailoring shop after the training. But that also seems quite difficult as I am financially weak and can’t afford to buy a machine. I desperately need a job, so if someone from Didi Foundation would help me then I’d be more than just grateful, Sumitra. HOME SEARCH FOR A PROJECT VOLUNTEERS REGIONS Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd. (RAWCS) is a limited company formed to support Australian Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in assisting disadvantaged communities and individuals with humanitarian aid projects. The company objective is to manage the Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund, Rotary Australia Benevolent Society and the Developed Country Disaster Fund To enable Rotarians, the public and the corporate sector to deliver humanitarian aid and charitable support through a range of projects including Rotarians Against Malaria, Donations In Kind and Australian Charitable Support. To facilitate Rotarians undertaking voluntary work, the Board has engaged professional support in the fields of information technology, communications and marketing and has established a staffed office to process the administrative, accounting and banking functions. RAWCS is not an emergency response organization, but rather looks to engage in sustainable, developmental or relief projects. Visit the RAWCS WEBSITE for information on everything RAWCS: 8 CONTACT US KEY DOCUMENTATION Facebook Posts RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service http://rawcs.org.au/