b'SI Presidents Appeal 2015-17 >>>On 25 April 2015, a devastating earthquake displaced millions of people in Nepal. The Soroptimist International (SI) Presidents Appeal 2015-2017 Educate to Lead: Nepal was set up by President, Yvonne Simpson to provide support and vocational training to women and girls, increasing opportunities for empowerment, education and economic stability, through 20 projects, facilitating the tools and opportunities to rebuild lives and to strengthen the fight ag Educatainst ce tontinued poo Lead: Nepal supportverty. ed the AustralianHimalayan Foundation (AHF), improving educational >>>outcomes in the Lower Solu Khumbu region of Nepal. Through the Teacher Training & Quality Education Programme (TTQE), the SI Presidents Appeal supported EDUCATE TO LEAD: NEPALworkshops to train and fast track 100 teachers - also offeringEducationOfficers,governmentrepresentativesand community stakeholders, gender sensitivity training, creating awareness across the region of gender issues within their communities. TTQE provided 14 girls at high-school level with vocational training in practical trades - sustainable programmes to ensure long-term livelihoodopportunities and increased economic independence.>>>Removing Barriers to Education in Nepal inThulipokhari is led by SI of Truckee Meadows, Reno, Nevada, fondly named the American Mothers by village elders. Supporting the activities of the Soroptimist club which included building a school dormitory, and education scholarships for girls, resulting in the graduation of 900 girls. Funding from Educate to Lead: Nepal, provided room and board for a further twenty girls Australian Himalayan Foundation: Womens Vocational Training 4'