Business Literacy Programme
Donor USAID Start date 2014 End date February 2017 Project Districts Banke, Bardiya, Dailekh, Dang, Jajarkot, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Rukum, Salyan, Surkhet, Achham, Arghakhachi, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Doti, Gulmi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kapilvastu, Palpa Achievements Forty-eight weeks long training was conducted at localities where the targeted households lived. Five modules were prepared for the training that covered Literacy and Numeracy; Nutrition Education; Life Skills; Entrepreneurship Education; and Access to Finance to impart knowledge, tools and skills to beneficiaries.
The content for all five modules was prepared in consultation with concerned partners and stakeholders. Community Trainers (CTs) especially having similar linguistic background as the beneficiaries were mobilized to conduct beneficiary level training and CT trainings were conducted by Master Trainers (MTs).
The programme succeeded to enroll 54,058 beneficiaries. 51,539 beneficiaries graduated against the target of 48,000. 47,559 (92.28%) were female beneficiaries and 34,437 (66.82%) beneficiaries were from Dis-Advantaged Groups (DAG).
37,493 (72.75%) beneficiaries after completing entrepreneurial literacy course initiated a new business or expanded their existing one. The increase in women empowerment is clearly reflected in the economic activities initiated by the BLP beneficiaries.
