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Successful bee keeping enterprise of a young entrepreneur

September 2008; Ganesh Bahadur Bista (33) owns 55 bee hives and sells honey in city markets as far and wide as Dhangadi, Mahendranagar, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu. "In 2007, I produced 23 quintals of honey; and sold them at an average rate of Rs. 200 per kg. This translates into a net pr more

More opportunity for local entrepreneurs

July 2008; A micro-enterprise involved in making plum jam has been thriving in Tukucha village of Kavrepalachowk district. Supported by a grant and technical assistance from the UNDP Micro-Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP), the enterprise has been involved in producing fresh jam from the plen more

Improved sanitation through Public Private Partnership

July 2008; Passengers using the Hetauda bus park in recent times have greatly benefited from the availability of a clean and well-maintained public restroom facility. The public toilets have been renovated by a local organisation, Adarsha Tole Bikash Samstha (ATBS) formed under the Public Private Pa more

Providing clean drinking water to economically impoverished urban households

July 2008; Since January 2008, members of some 584 low income households in Dhalko ' an economically impoverished neighbourhood in urban Kathmandu ' have been benefiting from access to clean drinking water. This particular endeavour to provide sanitary potable water to the households was undertaken more

Entrepreneurs hope for peace to expand business

June 2008; Byangdhunga village, ward no. 2 of Kavre district is now a center of attraction where groups of young Magaratis (Dalits) are engaged in manufacturing leather shoes. Men are busy designing and cutting the raw materials while the women are engaged in giving finishing touches and packaging t more

Unemployed Madhesi youths turn into entrepreneurs

May 2008; Nine youths aged 17 to 27, in Bateshwor VDC, 25 kms north of Janakpur are successfully running a cooperative that manufactures Mitha (molasses) from sugarcane juice. The co-operative has manufactured 9,000 kgs of Mitha since December 2007 and has been able to earn Rs. 18,700 within two mon more

From 'Displaced' to Inspirational

April 2008; Kesha Pariyar, a micro-entrepreneur and chairperson of National Micro-enterpreneurs Association takes pride in not only being able to earn her living and looking after the whole family but also being able to become a symbol of inspiration for other women in her community. Coming from a more

Hira Maya, a successful entrepreneur

September 2007; Hira Maya lives with her four daughters in a small house in ward no. 3 Jaminibash, Begadawan VDC of Dhanusa district in eastern terai. She earns a decent income of Rs. 5000 per month by making bamboo sticks which basically serves as a raw material for making incense. Now she has a h more

My family will not have to die of hunger

December 2006; The prince turned into a pauper overnight when Man Bahadur Praja's 1.3 hectares of cultivable land in Makawanpur was washed away by landslide and flood in 2002. With his productive land gone, he was compelled to rely on his khoria land' cultivation in a steep land.Usually, maize, blac more

Meeting the challenges of poverty with determination: The story of Ms. Parbati Devi

November 2005; Parbati was left destitute when her husband passed away. The onset of difficulties was so grave that even organizing a ftting funeral to her husband was challenging for her. She had three children to feed and attend to. The sudden turn of events was so devastating that she seemd to ha more

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