Women Development Society organized Food Festival in Maidi, Dhading

Women Development Society is putting its efforts to build women's leadership for climate change impact mitigation and rehabilitation of degraded land through various programs. Women Development Society is working on building women’s leadership for climate change impact mitigation and rehabilitation of degraded land through various programs.

One of the programs activity was to promote organic farming and discourage the use of chemical fertilizer. Women in Maidi village of Dhading district, one of the district affected by the earthquake in 2015, actively engaged in organic farming. As a result, they were able to organize an organic food festival in Maidi village and more than a thousand-people showed up for the event. During the festival, various activities were organized.