My Business, My Freedom (MBMF) has been helping mothers prone to human trafficking in impoverished areas in Nepal by providing microloans and guiding them in their journey to entrepreneurship. We believe that financial stability is a form of empowerment that makes a woman self-sufficient and way less prone to the dangers of human trafficking.
Indira Gurung (40) is a mother of a family of 4 in Pokhara. Her husband is the main breadwinner who works abroad, but Indira’s life still feels incomplete. She had previously worked at a rice mill, but it did not make much. Indira seeks personal and financial independence but still does not know where to find it.
Indira’s clothing store
When she first heard about our MBMF, she was thrilled. She had always wanted to start her own business but was intimidated to start due to a lack of capital. She joined a women’s group and secured a microloan of NPR 35,000 (USD 260). She used this money to establish a clothing store. Slowly, her income has given her the kind of financial empowerment that she needed free from her husband’s paycheck. Not only does she manage household expenses, but she is also able to invest in her children’s education, with her daughter currently in 10th grade and her son in 5th grade.
As she showed that she is committed to growing, she secured another NPR 60,000 to expand her inventory, and make more money. It resulted in an impressive monthly income of NPR 150,000! (USD 1,114.12) Indra cannot believe how capable she had been all along, like we knew since we met her. She cannot thank the organization enough for giving her a chance to improve her life and be free from the dangers of human trafficking.
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