Chickens for Renu – Microfinance taking shape in Nepal

Renu is 24 years of age and is unmarried. She lived an idle life and was found to be at high-risk of being trafficked. With the help and training from the My Business My Freedom program (a Captivating and 3AN joint project), Renu has now started a mini poultry business. She had no understanding about how to run a business or why it was important for her to be self-sufficient. The group Renu is part of has helped her with learning so much about the risks of human trafficking, how to manage a business, social issues and saving money to invest in her future. Now she has 20 chicken as her poultry farm.

Renu’s first loan from the My Business My Freedom program was Rs. 33,500 [US$318]. She is happy to be busy with her poultry farm and now understands the importance of independence and she is getting encouragement from the Microfinance group she is part of. Renu is also able to help new women who join her group and encourage them to start their own businesses.

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Til Maya Bhujel’s Newfound Zest For Life

Til Maya Bhujel (38) used to live in the unnecessary shame of being a widow in a Nepalese village. In 2010, her husband lost his life through electrocution as he was working as an electrician. They did not have kids, and the loss of her life partner was harrowing for her. She lost her motivation to live life...




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MBMF Gives Sarita a Chance to Get Her Business on Track

Sarita is part of My Business My Freedom (MBMF), our microfinance program in Nepal.




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Sushila's Fishing Equipment Store

Sushila Damai is one of the members benefiting from our microfinance program in Nepal, My Business My Freedom (MBMF).




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MBMF Paves the Path Towards Financial Success

Binu Gurung diligently tends to her farms every morning. Her business is steadily growing, and she finds great satisfaction in seeing the fruit of her labor.




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From Carrying Bricks to Having Her Own Store

Janu Maya Thapa Magar, a 35-year-old Nepali woman, spent her youth carrying bricks for a living due to the lack of support and opportunities to lead a good life.




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Khushi’s Way to Break the Deep-rooted Stigma

As we look at the history of the "Badi" community, it is a marginalized group in Nepal that has historically faced discrimination on both social and economic grounds and had to endure social stigma and prejudice, which restricted their access to education and basic necessities.