MetLife Foundation Supports Pourakhi Nepal with $50,000 to Build Financial Resilience and Health Among Women-Led Businesses

MetLife Foundation is partnering with Pourakhi Nepal to build the health and financial resilience of women entrepreneurs who are potential migrants, existing migrants, or returnee migrants. Under this program, Pourakhi will work to strengthen the efforts of these women to build their financial health to sustain their livelihoods.

The support, totaling US $50,000, will be used across four key pillars: Entrepreneurship, Access to financial services, Linkage to markets, and Peer-to-peer learning. Pourakhi will drive these efforts on the ground in Kathmandu, Chitwan, and Makwanpur districts to support around 15,000 women. This project is being coordinated with MSC Global Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that has been working towards meaningful, financial, social, and economic inclusion activities for the past 20 years.

Mr. Nirmal Kajee Shrestha, Vice President and General Manager of MetLife Nepal said: “Women entrepreneurs in countries like Nepal face numerous challenges in improving their financial health while establishing and managing their businesses. These women need support to build their ventures and enhance their income, create digital footprints, and access a variety of financial services. This support from MetLife Foundation will make a difference in the lives of these women entrepreneurs by helping them build a sustainable living and a more confident future.”

As part of MetLife Foundation’s support for Women-Led Businesses (WLB), the foundation will work with partners like Pourakhi to build the capacities of WLBs with mentoring and provision of financial services which will help them overcome their respective problem areas. In support of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme of embracing equity, MetLife Foundation’s program aims to build better livelihood opportunities for WLBs thereby enhancing their financial health in India, Nepal, and Vietnam.