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Retrofitting as an Answer to Earthquake Damage: Pros and Cons

For Helvetas-Nepal, retrofitting remains a niche option, worth supporting in certain cases, but not a major solution to the earthquake reconstruction effort.

Written by Jane Carter - 18. January 2018

Earning a Living from Earthquake Reconstruction: Women’s Experiences

A mandatory minimum 30% of the trainees in two Nepalese reconstruction projects were female, in a drive to give women opportunities not only to learn new skills, but to gain employment afterwards.

Written by Mona Sherpa, Jane Carter - 31. October 2017

“He for She": Engaging Men for Women’s Empowerment in Ethiopia

Lasting empowerment for women requires a more serious and honest effort to understand and support change among men who are integral to their lives. This is so important in societies as highly patriarchal as Ethiopia.

Written by Nigussie Mihretu, Zenebe B. Uraguchi - 17. October 2017

Eucalyptus Oil as a Source of Hope

Eucalyptus oil fetches a high price in Kathmandu, being used as a raw material for a variety of products in Nepal and elsewhere.

Written by Jane Carter - 18. August 2017

Food Security, Climate Change and Survival on the Bolivian High Plateau

Health-minded consumers around the world consider quinoa as superfood. But the indigenous Aymara people had almost completely given up on growing it.

Written by Jane Carter - 24. July 2017

Skilled and Ready to Fly

Helvetas trains young women and men in Sri Lanka who are full of hope to find work and financial independence abroad.

Written by Jane Carter - 17. July 2017