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.
Uma Maya has been part of the My Business My Freedom Program in Nepal since the lockdown ended. She was about to close her snack and vegetable shop after she ran out of resources to add goods. She appreciates the program for helping her be able to fill her shop back up with needed supplies. Uma...
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“I got my hope back after I met My Business My Freedom”, says Asha.
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The My Business-My Freedom (MBMF) program in Nepal continues to expand! Our team has connected with some of our Women Safe Haven graduate beneficiaries and formed a group. These women are now back in their communities and want to expand their tailoring business and have agreed to be in group. They learned the skill of tailoring during...
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Laxmi was married at the age of 19. Now 40, she lives in Pokhara and has a son and a daughter. Her husband is a driver but is not able to earn enough to be able to sustain their family financially.
They were in financial strife and when Laxmi heard about the...
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One of our programs in Nepal continues to grow in number. My Business My Freedom or MBMF aims to address extreme poverty by providing women who are most at risk of becoming victims or have been rescued from human trafficking, with microloans to start a small business.
By allowing them to...
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Shanti was married at an early age. Her husband works as a daily waged laborer and his minimal pay is not sufficient to provide for the family and the schooling of their children. Because of this, their daughter stopped going to school.
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