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In the final days of our trip, when we were back in Kathmandu, we went to a place called the ‘Local Women’s Handicraft’ it was an organisation set up by a former child-labourer - Nasreen. She did not know how old she was, but guessed that she was in her early twenties. Girls’ births are not recorded in her native rural village, nor are girls allowed to go to school. They’re also forced to get married, often when they’re still children themselves. At age 9 or 10, Nasreen ate, slept, and worked 12-15 hours a day in a cramped sweatshop, receiving less than $2 per shift. She was lucky. She was able to escape the sweatshop and forced marriage thanks to a kind stranger who educated and encouraged her. Around the age of 16, she founded the Local Women’s Handicrafts (LWH), a Fairtrade sewing enterprise in Kathmandu.
She employs, and empowers, disadvantaged women and provides them with an opportunity for a better life. She provides paid training in clothing and jewellery design and an opportunity to sell their products. Over 100 women have been trained, many of whom have escaped forced and abusive marriages. LWH women also provide health kits, reusable sanitary supplies and medical help for rural women. They distribute handmade backpacks with school supplies to impoverished children, make reusable shopping bags to reduce plastic, and provide disaster relief in times of crisis.
For us, this experience highlighted the importance of an education, especially for women in Nepal, and brought home how fortunate we are. Education can liberate women (in Nepal) and allows them to make something of themselves without having to be dependent on anyone.
Charlotte (Lower 6)
January
Careers Newsletter January 2022
Fencing medal for Alexia (Upper 4)
Rosie on Tour in Florida for Lacrosse World Cup Training
February
Primary 6 Project on Space Tourism
Spring Revision @ St George’s Online
Chinese New Year at Houldsworth 2022
Lunar New Year Celebrations in Primary 4
House Event in Junior School: PHOTO GALLERY
March
Connected Culture: Lower School Conference
Love and Kindness for Valentine's Day
Crafty outings with the Boarders
P6 Author Visit: Elle McNicoll
Deepti wins the National SSBU Secondary Junior U13 title
An Evening with Allistair McCaw
UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge
International Women's Day - Junior School
Summer Sports Camps: 15-18 August 2022
Success for U11 Hockey at the Compass School Tournament
Young Enterprise Best Company Award Winners 2022
Success in Hockey and Lacrosse
April
May
National Representation in the Scotland Lacrosse Team
Sport Scotland event with Judy Murray and Allistair McCaw
Staff Fundraising Walk for Ukraine
Primary 3 Travel Back in Time to Stone Age Times
National Representation for Deepti at Badminton
Bea Competes at the National Schools Equestrian Association Event
Rosie Hazell Selected for the World Cup Lacrosse Squad
Target Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run
Rights Respecting Schools Bronze award
Primary 4 Visit The Birds of America
Scottish Mathematical Challenge Awards
Celebration for Upper 6 Boarders
Equestrian Club at Floors Castle
Inter-District Hockey Tournament
Miss Campbell selected for Wales Match
P6 Netball club had a ‘ball’ at EPSSA netball festival
Scottish Fencing Youth Development Series 2
u17 Edinburgh District Netball
A.F. Steadman visits the Junior School
Butterflies for Chelsea in Bloom
Emma-Louise Beeson visits Nursery
U4 Digital International Exchange Week
Primary 4 Learn about Electricity
June
Erasmus Exchange Hosting Visit
First Impressions of St George's
Theatre Visit to The Lion King
Work Experience at The Royal Highland Show
Festival of Chemistry at Heriot Watt
August
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