Earthbag Houses for widows fundraiser

Nepal is a patriarchal society, and discrimination against women is rampant. Single women are marginalized.

Widows, called "Bidhwa", are subject to special scorn, thought to be symbols of ill-omen and the cause of their husband's death. Discriminatory laws and policies abound, with religious traditions and practices making things tougher still.

Good Earth Global can't change longstanding Nepali traditions, but we can make things easier for single women and widows, giving them and their families a fighting chance.

The 10 single women we’re building for were selected with help of the Deputy Major of Novabhudda village and the non-profit group Women for Human Rights (WHR), an organization which works to secure the political, social, cultural and economic rights of single women in Nepal.

The Earthbag houses recipient:

1. Tara Sharki

Tara is a widow, with three children. Her current house sustained severe structural damage from Nepal’s 2015 earthquake, and since then the family has been living in constant fear of a collapse. Tara and her children work hard at menial jobs but barely make enough money to put food on the table, and they can’t pay for a safe place to live.