Resources on social finance
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Article
Paving the road to financial inclusion for rural workers in Nepal
10 March 2022
In remote areas of Nepal, rural communities, and especially the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, do not have access to formal financial services. However, the Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme took up the challenge of generating access to finance and improved livelihood opportunities for them, and succeeded in collaboration with MEGA Bank, one of Nepal’s largest commercial banks.
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News
ApexFinCoop - Strengthening the apex organization of financial cooperatives in Nepal
28 June 2019
The ILO, the ITC-ILO and the FAO jointly organized a training workshop for the Nepal Federation of Savings and Credit Unions (NEFSCUN) towards promoting financial inclusion and inclusive economic development.
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Instructional material
Financial Education Program Leaflet
29 August 2015
Introductory leaflet about the Financial Education Program. It provides also overview of training materials designed to teach vulnerable groups about finances. It shows: a) which topics are covered, b) for which countries and languages are the materials adopted, c) how can they be used, and further useful information.
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Instructional material
Financial education for youth: Trainee's guide
28 February 2011
The training package targets young women and men and aims to equip them with financial knowledge and management skills to enable them to set goals in life and make plans for realizing them.
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Publication
Nepal and Pakistan - Micro-finance and microenterprise development: Their contribution to the economic empowerment of women
01 March 2005
SEED Working Paper No. 69
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Publication
Social Finance Working Paper #39: Savings and credit associations and remittances
01 October 2003
The case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India