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नमुना अचार लघु उद्योग, सकुन्तला प्याकुरेल
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नमुना अचार लघु उद्योग, सकुन्तला प्याकुरेल

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Palanquin Dark"">नेपालका एक सय गन्तब्य मध्ये कृषि पर्यटनको केन्द्र बन्दै गरेको गौरादहको महारनी झोडा स्थित नमुना एकिकृत सहकारी खेति अन्तर्गतको एक लघु उध्योग हो,नमुना अचार लघु उद्योग  जसकी सञ्चालिका हुन् सकुन्तला प्याकुरेल। नेपलामै नमुना खेतिका साथ बिउ उत्पादन तथा प्रसोधन, साईलेज उत्पादन ,यान्त्रिकीकरण मार्फत चाक्लाबन्दी खेती संगै विभिन्न प्रकारका अचारहरु,आलु चिप्स, गुन्द्रुक, यहाँका मुख्य आकर्षण रहेको कुरा उद्यमी  सकुन्तला प्याकुरेल आफ्नो उद्यम  बारे बताउँछिन्।</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></p>

25 Jun 2023 · 0 views
चन्द्रमा कोसेली उद्योग, अम्बिका सुबेदि
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चन्द्रमा कोसेली उद्योग, अम्बिका सुबेदि

<p style="margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Mangal","serif"">हरेक घरमा महिलाहरूलाई विभिन्न जीवन उपयोगि कौशलहरू विशेष गरी उनीहरूका आमा हजुरआमाहरूले सिकाएका हुन्छन्। अम्बिका सुबेदिले उनको घरमा आमा, हजुरआमाले  चाडपर्वहरुमा सेलरोटी, अनारसा, तिलको लड्डुहरु बनाउने गरेको देखेकि थिइन्। बालापनको सिकाइलाई तिखार्दै उनले यसैलाई ब्यावसायको रुपमा सञ्चालन गर्न थालेकि हुन्। आँपगाछी ईटहरिमा बसोबास गरि बिगत 4 बर्ष देखि “चन्द्रमा कोसेली उध्योग” सञ्चालन गरिरहेकि छिन्।</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

18 Jun 2023 · 0 views
तमोर मिल्क डेरिभेटिभ प्लाण्ट प्रा.लि , प्रदिप अधिकारी
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तमोर मिल्क डेरिभेटिभ प्लाण्ट प्रा.लि , प्रदिप अधिकारी

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Palanquin Dark"">कृषि पेसा हाम्रो देश नेपालको राष्ट्रिय पेसा भएता पनि यहाँका युवाहरु कृषि पेसामा कमै भटिन्छन्। खास गरेर छोटो समयमा राम्रो आम्दानि गर्ने सबैमा अभिलाषा हुन्छ। छिटो पैसा कमाउने सोचले युवाले वैदेशिक रोजगारलाई रोज्ने गरेका छन्। युवाले स्वदेशमा मेहेनत गर्नुभन्दा बिदेशप्रति नै बढि मोह देखाउने गरेको अवस्था छ। तर ईटहरी महानगरपालिका-९,का <b>प्रदिप अधिकारी</b> कृषि व्यावसायमा आदरणीय बनेका छन्।</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

11 Jun 2023 · 0 views
खुशि मिट प्रोडक्स, मेनु कुमारि राई
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खुशि मिट प्रोडक्स, मेनु कुमारि राई

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Palanquin Dark"">“आर्थिक स्वतन्त्रता नभएको एकल आमाको लागि जीवन धेरै गाह्रो छ। सुनसरी महिला उध्यमी मेनु कुमारीले आफ्नो एक्लो छोरालाई राम्रो जीवन दिनको लागि निकै मिहिनेत गरेकी छिन् । सुरुमा, आफ्नो छोराको हेरचाह गर्न भावनात्मक रूपमा बलियो, आर्थिक रूपमा स्वतन्त्र हुन चुनौती थियो।</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

04 Jun 2023 · 0 views
चन्द्रमा कोसेलि तथा मसला उद्योग, रिता मिश्र
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चन्द्रमा कोसेलि तथा मसला उद्योग, रिता मिश्र

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Palanquin Dark"">कोभिड–१९ मानवजातिको अहिलेसम्मकै सबैभन्दा ठूलो विपत्ति हो, जुन महामारीले विश्वलाई आक्रान्त बनायो। हाम्रो देश लगायत बिश्वका धेरै देशहरुमै लकडाउन भयो, जसले देशको अर्थव्यवस्थालाई नराम्ररी प्रभावित गरेको छ, जसमा महिला उध्यमीहरू सबैभन्दा बढी प्रभावित भएका छन्। उध्यमी रिता मिश्रले भने बिपत्तिलाई अवसरको रुपमा लिएकी छिन् । </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

28 May 2023 · 0 views
शुभलक्ष्मी खाध्य प्रसोधन केन्द्र, लिला रिजाल
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शुभलक्ष्मी खाध्य प्रसोधन केन्द्र, लिला रिजाल

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Palanquin">उद्यम </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Mangal","serif"">जगतका चिरपरिचित नामहरु मध्ये एक नाम हो, महिला <b><span style="color:#202c39">उद्यमी</span></b> "लिला रिजाल" जसले कृषिमा आधारित रहि आफु संगै अन्य दिदी-बहिनीलाई रोजगारी दिन सफल भएकिछन्। </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

21 May 2023 · 0 views
गायत्री फुड प्रोडक्सन, सुशिला अधिकारी
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गायत्री फुड प्रोडक्सन, सुशिला अधिकारी

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Palanquin Dark"">महिला उद्यमि सुशिला अधिकारी “सनपापडी दिदी” को नामले पनि चिनिन्छिन् । प्रदेश नं १ को सुनसरी स्थित ईटहरीमा बसोबास गर्दै आएकि सुशिला हाल नेपालकी एक सफल महिला उद्यमी बन्न सफल भएकी छिन्। काम प्रतिको सच्चा निष्ठा,आफ्नो लक्ष्य प्राप्तिको लागि गरेको धैर्य र कडा परिश्रमको फलस्वरुप आज उनी  यस अवस्थामा आईपुगेको बताउँछिन्।</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

14 May 2023 · 0 views
Ms. REKHA SHARMA CHAUDHARY Owner, RIK Food Udhyog
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Ms. REKHA SHARMA CHAUDHARY Owner, RIK Food Udhyog

<p>Rekha rejoices in the fond memories of her childhood when her mom and grandmother used to make mouth-watering pickles at home. Her passion for pickles grew at home and she started her pickle business 3 years ago. Before the pickles business, Rekha had a sweets (mithai) business which she ran for almost 13 years. Her current focus is on pickle business and transferring her skill of making pickles to women living across the country looking forward to starting their entrepreneurial journey. </p>

15 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Nanda Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Nanda Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Nanda has been making various designs of bags - be it normal tote bags for grocery shopping or trendy handbags. She along with her friends watch youtube videos on getting ideas to design bags. Nanda used to work in the garment sector before her marriage. This induced interest in getting into tailoring for Nanda. She learned this skill early on which has been helping her earn income.  She believes that if one has limited academic qualifications then mastering a skill will help in gaining financial independence. </p>

14 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Parbati Chaudhary, Home-based producer
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Ms. Parbati Chaudhary, Home-based producer

<p>Parbati worked in a restaurant run by a guest house. She would deliver the lunches ordered by the nearby organizations. One day while delivering food at a cooperative she came to learn about the training on tailoring being organized there. She inquired about the participation and found out being eligible to participate. She completed her training and started using her skills which earned her additional income. Now, Parbati makes embroidered handbags that are popular among ladies in her community.</p>

13 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Basumaya Tamang Owner, Nepali Mann Udhyog
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Ms. Basumaya Tamang Owner, Nepali Mann Udhyog

<p>Basumaya is the proud owner of Nepali Mann Udhyog. She started her business in the year 2010 and her products consist of a variety of pickles having base ingredients such as timmur chhop  (a mixture of powdered chili and Sichuan pepper)  and these pickles come in different flavors such as buff, chicken, and shrimp. There were already various pickle businesses running quite well when Basumaya thought of starting her own business. She then came up with the innovative idea of using timmur chhop as her base ingredient to make pickles. This has now become a big hit in the market and her business is quite successful.</p>

12 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Rupmati Bhandari Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Rupmati Bhandari Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Rupmati is very dedicated and active in community service work. She has volunteered for social work in her ward area. She is very good at tailoring and this skill has provided her identity as well as income. After passing the School Leaving Certificate (SLC), Shanti took three months tailoring course provided by CTEVT and since then she has been in this profession. She has been working with the local government at the ward level for various social activities and has also provided training on tailoring to women interested in learning the skill.</p>

11 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Shanti Thapa Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Shanti Thapa Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Shanti calls herself a fashion business owner. She lives with her five family members and it was difficult to financially depend on a single person for all the household expenses. Therefore, 8 years back she took training on tailoring to be able to earn some income and support family expenses. Shanti had made a good decision back then, now she runs her own tailoring business based at her home. She shares not just clothes, she also makes handbags and tote bags as well. </p>

10 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Sarita Karmacharya Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Sarita Karmacharya Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Sarita has a creative streak and is passionate about creating bags and purses. She has taken training on tailoring especially in making bags and it's been almost three years that she has been making various designs of them. While making new designs she likes to share her skills with others as well. Therefore, she provides training on making bags time and again. When asked where she learned or got the design ideas, she excitedly mentioned about youtube videos and self-learning. Sarita wants to bring in the trendy designs of bags so that people would love to carry them.</p>

09 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Bhawana Dhakal  Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Bhawana Dhakal Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Bhawana has been in the tailoring business for 12 years. She not only stitches to earn from it but also transfers her skill to women who are willing to take tailoring as a profession. She is associated with a cooperative; she is involved in supporting fellow members while time and again various skill development training is arranged by the cooperative. 3 years back she got training on making reusable sanitary pads. Bhawana not only made reusable sanitary pads but also communicated the benefits of using them. Bhawana is looking forward to learning new product design as well as transferring her knowledge or skills to others.</p>

08 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Binita Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Binita Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Binita started knitting as a hobby while she was in school. She learned it from her mother. She had not imagined that her hobby would one day turn into her profession. Binita has been knitting professionally for 10 years now. She feels that she is yet to tap a larger market to be able to earn a larger income. She feels that she needs more marketing of her product and a better network so that she can grow her business.</p>

07 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Sima Rai Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Sima Rai Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Sima is a student of Bachelors in Computer Application (BCA) while she is equally passionate about knitting. She learned knitting from her mom and has used her skill to generate income so that she doesn’t have to ask for her pocket money from her parents. She has been knitting professionally for 4 years now and is happy that she has used her leisure time for productive use and to earn income. Sima is looking forward to completing her education and taking a plunge into entrepreneurship full time.</p>

06 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Shanti Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Shanti Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Shanti learned tailoring soon after completing grade 10. For almost 15 years she worked for others and when she delivered her first baby she decided to quit working for others and get advanced training in tailoring. While getting the training, a plastic-free community campaign had started in her locality which led her to stitch cloth bags (Tote bags) for grocery purposes which she was able to sell in huge quantities. This gave her the needed encouragement to continue with her tailoring business.</p>

05 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Sajani Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Sajani Maharjan Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Some 9 years ago, Sajani was looking for income-generating opportunities when her friend suggested that she join a yomari making training session. After the training she was connected to the Village cafe by SABAH and her financial independence journey is going well. She is happy that with the skill of making yomaris with different fillings in it she can offer traditional food with a twist to her customers. She proudly shares that she can generate enough income now and doesn’t ask for money from her husband for her expenses. Life became much easier when both (she and her husband) took care of family finances.</p>

04 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Neha Dongol Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Neha Dongol Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Neha proudly calls herself a farmer. She is into agriculture and loves growing organic produce. She not only sells her products but also procures local spices, package them well, and offers them to her customers. While she has been farming for a long time, she has been running a store for three years now. She also sells various products through farmers’ markets. She likes to support fellow women agri- entrepreneurs to enhance the agriculture sector and promote organic products for better health.</p>

03 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Rabita Khwaunju Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Rabita Khwaunju Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Rabita makes varieties of bags and masks. She used to knit and has experience in knitting for more than 15 years. She wanted to try something new. Rabita had a very limited stitching skill set and therefore she was very excited when she got the opportunity to attend the training on tailoring. It was just before the pandemic hit the world that Rabita got the skill development training on making bags and masks. She enjoys doing it as things help her to be creative and bring out varieties of products to serve the customers.</p>

02 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Sabina Nakarmi Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Sabina Nakarmi Home-based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Sabina learned to stitch clothes from her mother and she equally enjoys knitting as well. She worked for a boutique store for some time and then took formal training on tailoring. After taking training she took this profession seriously and has been doing it for 10 years now. She is happy that because of her skill, she can earn income from home. She realizes that to grow her business, she has to invest more and reach out to a larger market.</p>

01 Jun 2022 · 0 views
Ms. Saran Maya Maharjan Home based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. Saran Maya Maharjan Home based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Saran Maya remembers the time when she was working in a carpet factory. She used to laboriously make carpets and was looking for a change. One day, her friend suggested that she join a yomari making training session along with her. Saran Maya shared that her husband supported her with household chores while she was taking the training. It's been seven years now that she has been making yomari and momos sold in Village Cafe by Sabah. She is extremely happy that she decided to consider her friend’s suggestion of learning yomari making which has currently helped her have a good income source.</p>

31 May 2022 · 0 views
Ms. NIRMALA SHRESTHA, Home based producer, (Member of SABAH)
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Ms. NIRMALA SHRESTHA, Home based producer, (Member of SABAH)

<p>Nirmala has been involved in agriculture for more than 20 years. She eventually realized that she could get into the agri business and has been doing so for 7 years now. She grows various agri products which tend to be seasonal while lapsi (Hog plum) candies once made can last longer, that is why most of her income comes from lapsi candies business. She is confident that if she gets proper market linkage her business will definitely get to the next level. She also actively volunteers in community development work and encourages women to use their skills to generate income. Nirmala lives in a joint family of twenty-one members. </p>

30 May 2022 · 0 views
Ms. SALONI RL RANA, Owner Kurus Nepal
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Ms. SALONI RL RANA, Owner Kurus Nepal

<p>Young and very much environmentally conscious, Saloni has built an enterprise keeping climate change in her mind. While many youngsters at her age are focusing on their own salaried career, Saloni made a choice to be an entrepreneur and provide income-generating opportunities to others. Through Kurus Nepal she offers environmentally friendly yarn and wool products crafted by women. She shares that initially she and her friends were running a nonprofit organization and realized soon that in order to sustain for a long run they have to switch to a revenue-generating model. That is how Kurus Nepal came into existence. Kurus Nepal products are made of natural and environmentally friendly raw materials. Natural materials are used for the packaging of products instead of plastic or nonbiodegradable materials. Saloni is an inspiration to all the generations who are looking to start something innovative.</p>

29 May 2022 · 0 views