{"id":3250,"date":"2014-02-11T18:44:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/our-projects\/nepal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:54:30","slug":"nepal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/en\/our-projects\/nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nepal is located between India and China. The Himalayas cover half of the landmass, which poses its challenges. The country has 29.7 million inhabitants, and 72 percent of the workforce works in agriculture.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Bank has operated in Nepal since 2008<\/h3>\n

Our goal is to involve women in community decision-making and to guarantee them the right to education and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n

As a result of our numerous development cooperation projects, women’s livelihoods have been effectively strengthened. In particular, cooperative activities have strengthened the position of women, and women have started to act actively in support of issues important to them, such as against domestic violence.<\/p>\n

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In 2024: 4,014 women improved their livelihoods<\/h3>\n

We support women in the westernmost region of Nepal, which is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In addition to improving women’s livelihoods, our work also aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

Results from last year:<\/strong><\/p>\n