DEPROSC-Nepal and Safer Migration Project (SaMi), Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Nepal entered into an agreement to implement the Financial Literacy Component of SaMi phase III on September 19th 2019.
The Safer Migration project (SaMi) is a bilateral initiative of the Governments of Nepal (GoN) and Switzerland. SaMi phase III is implemented through a partnership between the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS), HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal as a technical assistance provider, the Foreign Employment Board (FEB) and selected local governments. The main working areas of the project are access to information, access to justice, access to vocational skills, financial literacy and psychosocial counseling. Its phase III works in 39 districts across the country with high out migration for the next three years.
DEPROSC-Nepal will provide technical assistance in the financial literacy component. The annual target is to reach a total of 15,600 individuals across 39 districts and 7 provinces through Financial Literacy Class.