Finance Minister hopes to end poverty in Nepal within five years
Kathmandu, August 17. Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada says Nepal will end poverty within next five years. Speaking at a meeting of Parliament’s …
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Newspaper sanitary pad wakes Britain up to ‘period poverty‘
LONDON: A British maker of sanitary products has placed adverts in newspapers featuring a cut-out pad to raise awareness of “period poverty” in a …
Pulling out all stops: World Bank in Nepal
The CPF is designed to balance support to Nepal’s transition to federalism with its quest for higher growth, sustained poverty reduction and inclusive …
One South Asia photo contest 2018
What does One South Asia mean to you? What is your vision for One South Asia? Snap a picture, caption your vision of One South Asia, and send it to us.DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: August 25, 2018RESULTS: September 10, 2018
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BIMSTEC provides hope for region’s prosperity: Gyawali
Poverty, including extreme poverty, is still rampant. In this background, the establishment of BIMSTEC, with the objectives of rapid economic growth …
From robots to girl power, getting Cameroon’s women into work
“We’ve seen technology prove to every one of us that it’s a good method to move away from poverty. And we all know that in these parts, women …
Poverty dimensions: The poor need attention
In Nepal, poverty is viewed as a shortfall in consumption or income of an individual or a household. Apart from this, there are various dimensions …
Govt starts giving poor ID cards in Kapilvastu
Kathmandu, July 13. The government started distributing ‘poor identity card’ to people living in abject poverty in Kapilvastu district from today, taking …
How data can benefit Nepal
Thirty years ago, almost everyone in Nepal —except for a few professionals and business people—would have been classified as poor by any reasonable international standard.
In 2010, by contrast, 15 percent of Nepalis were considered poor.Without a …
In South Asia, poor rural women have begun to set up lucrative new businesses
Across South Asia, our agriculture and rural development projects are helping transform the lives of poor rural women. From daily wage laborers they are now becoming entrepreneurs who generate jobs for others. Over the last decade, these projects have…
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