Giving back to the society where it is due is the vision of this Social Entrepreneur in Nepal. Nepal never got its due in infrastructure due to the political instability. But few NGOs took the matter seriously. Panchakanya Group, a third generation business decided to serve the society. They are into structural material manufacturing but the social commitment they have is something caught the attention of many.

One initiative is education by free education to the children of the employees. That makes a better bond with the management and employees. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) lead makes such an impact. The Entrepreneurial Masters Programme (EMP) is an executive development programme.

Child Reach Nepal is to make sanitary pads more accessible in the rural areas. Arunachalam Muruganantham did this in different parts of rural India. This has helped to improve the health of rural women and was nicknamed “Menstrual Man” .He was ridiculed initially. Followed by this sanitary pad making a machine to be operated by the community, had health and economic advantage to poor.

Idea Studio Nepal (ISN) is another venture for empowering youngsters through training and mentoring. Seed funding and organisational or individual tie-ups are the logical outcomes. Nyano Maya, a locally made incubator improved rural health posts. Jyoti Sanghera, of the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, said women’s day asked how can a normal biological, function be associated with shame, stigma, distaste, untouchability, taboo.

Childreach Nepal, in collaboration with Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM), Meeting Point, the private sector, the media, and development partners seeks to support a growing community of social innovators in Nepal by opening the first Idea Studio. Mostly Idea Studio is concentrating on empowering downtrodden through social enterprises in Nepal.

Social innovators have sprung up forward with creative ideas that can address social issues faced by local communities. UNICEF Representative to Nepal has said, “This venture may well be considered a benchmark is helping to shape a truly new Nepal.“

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