Method
How we work
Baho Neza works to empower women and children through health, entrepreneurship and culture. Through education, inspiration and practical skills, the aim is to provide people with tools to create a more independent, healthy and sustainable life.
Knowledge creates empowerment
One of the most important investments that can be made in a person is knowledge. Knowledge cannot be taken away – and it can be passed on to others.
When a woman gains knowledge about her body and health, develops new skills or learns more about entrepreneurship and finances, her ability to influence her own life and future is strengthened. This knowledge can then be passed on to family, children and other women around her.
From woman to woman
Baho Neza is built on a simple idea: those who receive knowledge can share it with others.
The work is based on a grassroots model where women receive knowledge, inspiration and practical skills and are encouraged to become knowledge-bearers and leaders in their local communities.
Through workshops, trainings and gatherings, knowledge is shared on topics such as:
- healthy diet and traditional food culture
- physical and mental health
- self-care and well-being
- entrepreneurship and economic independence
- culture and creative expression
Interactive methods are used, such as group discussions, practical exercises and demonstrations. This creates a learning environment where participants not only receive knowledge but also share their own experiences and learn from one another.
After the training, participants are encouraged to pass on their knowledge to other women in their communities. In this way, a sustainable chain of learning is created, where women strengthen each other and develop their own leadership.
Popular education as a method
The working method has much in common with the Swedish tradition of popular education – free and voluntary learning where people study together, share experiences and develop based on their own needs and circumstances.
Popular education emerged in Sweden during the 19th century through social movements that wanted to make knowledge and participation in society accessible to more people. That tradition also inspires the work of Baho Neza.