Project presentation
In Nepal, during the dry season (November to March), farmers face difficulties irrigating their fields. Existing solutions, such as thermal pumps, consume large amounts of energy and are highly polluting. Other, more manual methods create an additional burden for women farmers, as they are primarily responsible for drawing water. Electriciens sans frontières (ESF) aims to make solar pumping solutions more accessible, allowing farmers to produce more in a clean and sustainable way.
The distribution of irrigation systems will be carried out by the local partner organization Kalpavriksha (KGG), which manages a network of women entrepreneurs (called Suryamukhis) distributing hygiene products and household equipment in rural areas. The project also seeks to empower these women entrepreneurs by training them in the sale of renewable technologies, a growing and attractive sector. Nepalese women face strong inequalities: they are rarely landowners, have lower literacy rates than men, and have limited access to vocational training.
