Manushi

Founded in 1991, Manushi is a non-governmental organisation based in Lalitpur, Nepal working on gender equality, employment & skills, community development +1 more.

Manushi is a Nepali non-profit, non-government organisation founded in 1991 to promote traditional Nepali arts and crafts. It has grown into a Fair Trade organisation that offers management and skills training, entrepreneurship development and micro-credit. Its loans are focused on women in the districts of Kathmandu, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok and Nuwakot, and it works with producers of pashmina, felt, metal craft, tie-dye and other handicrafts. Guided by Fair Trade principles, it aims to improve the economic conditions of poor, disadvantaged and marginalised producers, mainly women, through sustainable development.