b'fiveDfGMicro-Enterprisesandatwo-weektrainingprogramme, women were taught how to develop a sustainable micro-business, and to make and sell DfG hygiene kits. A menstrual hygiene outreach programme for1000girlswasconductedineachofthefivedistrictsin Nepal, with girls given training, a DfG hygiene kit, andtheopportunitytobecomeofficialambassadorsofmenstrual hygiene in their communities. >>> Cross-bordertraffickingisanextensivesocial problem in Nepal, perpetuated following the earthquakes of 2015. Local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Maiti Nepal was founded to protect Nepali women and girls from crimes such as domestic violence,trafficking,childprostitution,childlabourandvarious forms of exploitation and torture. To date, the organisation has intercepted almost 40,000 women and girls at the borders of India and China, and more than 1,600traffickersarenowbehindbars.EducatetoLead:GEE Nepal Nepal supported Maiti Nepal to invest in a transit house in the Kailali District, where90womendirectlybenefitedfromroom and board, counselling, income generation training and reintegration.>>>Supporting the work of NGO, Rootsfor Life, founded by Soroptimist Carola Gosch, the SI Appeal is facilitating 3 projects,thefirstofwhichisrebuildingthe Shree Sarawati L.S. School, in the village of Thade, South of Sagarmatha. The school, attended by 120 children from surrounding villages including Langtang and Rasuwa, is set in a steep mountain location and suffered terribly during the 2015 earthquake. The project included the rebuilding of 3 classrooms onthe1stfloor,inadditiontotoiletsand showers, and the project will offer Days for Girls6 education scholarships to girls.'