Name: Bandana Gaire Business: Goat Farming Address: Khani Gaun, Basuwa  Khola Based in Khani Gau, Basuwa Khola, Bandana Gaire has been                   engaged in goat farming for the last three years. She started                     goat farming when it became clear that she couldn’t financially                   support her family solely through agriculture. Through her               business she has been supplying goat, sheep and poultry to                   her villagers.   Name: Binu Gautam Business: Vegetable Farming Address: Sirupati  Binu Gautam has been successfully running a vegetable               farming in Shirupate­2, Palpa for the last 7 years. Actively                   involved in social service and volunteer work to empower                 women, Binu started her organic farm to set an example for                     women in her village that too can be economically                 

independent. Binu handles both the production and distribution of the organic vegetables                       produced at her farm.           Name: Bishnu Karki(thapa) Business: Incense(Agarbatti) Production Address:Dekul Daadaa, Palpa   To become self­dependent financially, Bishnu Larki(thapa) started her Incense(Agarbatti)                 business. Since her business was different from the rest of her community, Bishnu at first faced                               many challenges. But as time passed on, she got used to the product development. Since the                               market is flexible, she could take considerable profit from it. She also provides training to other                               women on the villages in order to make them self dependant.   

 Name:Goma Bhandari 

   

Business: Lemon Farming  Seeing a huge demand for lemon in her district, Goma started commercially farming lemon                           three years ago. She also wanted to create employment opportunity in her village. Goma has                             been using modern and scientific agricultural tools in her farm to produce lemons. With an                             investment of Rs. 110000, she now aims to expand her business that can create additional                             employment opportunity to people in her village.  

 Name: Harikala Thapa Business: Animal Husbandry Address: Tahu­8, Palpa   In order to fulfill the basic needs of her family and to take care                           of expenses, Harikala Thapa started animal husbandry. Till               date she has over 150 chickens in her farm. Owing to financial                       

crunch, she hasn’t been able to employ desired numbers of employee. She wishes to expand                             her business and add more employee  

 Name: Hema Rai Business: Handwoven Stool( Muda) Address: Chittungdhara, Piple  Hema Rai from Chittung Dhara, Palpa has been making                 handwoven stool(Muda) for past 8 years. She also has                 been involved in cultivating “Banti Chyau(Mushroom)” and             incense. She started her business in order to become                 self dependant and raise awareness to youth of the                 

village to empower themselves. Hema’s product are in high demand in her village given their                             high quality.       

Name: Laxmi gyawali  Business: Vegetable Farm Address: Khasyauli­3, palpa  With the aim of improving her family’s financial condition                 and to be able to send her children to good educational                     

   

institutions, Laxmi Gyawali opened her vegetable farm. She had always loved growing                       vegetables at her kitchen garden. Earlier it had only been for her family’s consumption but now                               commercial vegetable farming helps provide for the financial needs of her family too.. Laxmi                           wants to further improve the quality of vegetables that she sells for which she wants to                               undertake specialized agricultural training.  

Name: Leela Kumari Bagali Business: Agriculture(Ground Apple) Address:   Leela Kumari Bagale was one of the first farmers in her                     village to grow ground apple. When she had her first                   harvest, she had a hard time convincing anyone in her                   village to sample them. It was different from the other apple                     plants they grew at the village. Leela’s venture at present                   

has become very successful and she currently provides employment for five members of her                           community. In the next three years Leela wants to expand her business by leasing a larger tract                                 of agricultural land and focus on community farming.  Name:Man Kumari Gaire Business: Gaire Krishak Sahara Kendra Address: Khanigau­8, Chapkhola  Man Kumari Gaire, an independent entrepreneur has been inspiring many other women in her                           village to become an entrepreneur. She started her business, ‘Gaire Krishak Sahara Kendra’                         two years ago with a capital investment of Rs. 50000. Her venture provides veterinary service                             as well as animal husbandry trainings. In coming days, with further capital investment she aims                             to open a pharmacy which is going to make ease access of medicine to the all the villagers.   

Name: Meera Singh Thakuri Business: Poultry Farm Address: Argeli­9, Palpa With the determination and the will to earn a living in her own                         country, Meera Singh Thakuri, one of our top 40 women                   entrepreneurs has a poultry farm.  Also a part time teacher, she believes that women can be excellent               entrepreneurs too.  Name: Pawisara Rajali 

Business: Sangharsa Dhaka Udhyog Address: Tansen, Palpa  

   

Pawisara Rajali owns a Dhaka firm named “ Sangharsa Dhaka Udhyog” that produces beautiful                           and fine Dhaka cloth. She has been working in this field for the past 18 years. Her products                                   have found a niche in the local and regional market. Through her enterprise Pawisara wants to                               encourage and promote the use of local products all over the country. She also plans on                               providing training for dhaka product to empower other woman like her to become econmically                           independent.   

 Name: Prema Neupane Business: Agriculture Address: Argeli­3, Neupane gaun  Prema Neupane has been working in the agricultural               field for the past 22 years. Coming from a family of                     farmers, agriculture had been a part of her domestic                 work. But now she successfully runs her own               agricultural farm which contributes to her family income.   Name: Rama Devi Gaire Business: Agriculture Address: Dalme Daadaa­9, Palpa   Ramadevi ventured into agriculture inorder to become             self­dependent and to be able to send her children. Rama                   plans to expand her business by constructing a concrete                 

water tank, exploring market management and good management agenda.   

 Name: Shanta Gautam Nepal Business: Bakhra Palan Address:   Seeing the high demand of goats in the market, Shanta                   Gautam Nepal ventured into goat farming.  Shanta Gautam regarding the sustainability of her             business of “Bakhra palan”, to which she answered “As                 

many numbers of goats comes to Nepal from outside, the demand has been able to meet.” She                                 plans on continuing the process of meeting the demand of the goats. Also as the required                               fodders are available in her own farm, she plans on expanding her farm by getting help from the                                   cooperatives and other institution.  

   

   Name: Sita Devi Pandey Business: Dairy Farm Address: MadanPokhara­7, Tinteaap  Sita Devi Pandey grew in a farming household. Seeing                 her family members commitment to agriculture and the               importance of their work, Sita too joined the farming                 sector. Seeing a potential in the dairy industry, Sita                 

started her dairy farm ten years ago. She plans to increase the number of cows in her farm in                                     order to increase milk production in the near future. 

  Name: Sita Devi Puri Business: Vegetable Farming Address: Argeli­8, Palpa   Coming from a family of traditional farmers, Sita Devi                 Puri too joined her family in their business. She has                   been involved in the business for 25 years. Sita                 

cultivates seasonal and off seasonal vegetables in a large scale at her farm which she                             considers to be her core competencies. 

  Name: Sitam Bhandari Business: Palpali Madanpokhara Dhaka Udyog Address: Madanpokhara, Palpa   Sitam Bhandari wanted to utilize the free time and to be                     economically independent. She didn’t want to rely on her                 husband for her expenses. Sitam had worked in the                 

Dhaka industry a couuple of years back which was why she decided to open her own venture,                                 ‘Palpali Madanpokhara Dhaka Udyog.” She wants to empower women, disabled people and                       other member of her community by providing  employment opportunity.  

  Name: Sunita Rana Business: Blumi Beauty Care 

   

Address: Tansen, Badigyan tole  For the past 15 years, Sunita Rana has been involved in the service sector. She is successfully                                 running Blumi Beauty Care and Institute, which provides personal care and training to women                           who are interested in pursuing a career in personal grooming industry.    

  Name: Tika devi koirala Business: Vegetable and Poultry Farming Address: Darlam Daadaa   Tika Devi Koirala has been involved in vegetable and                 poultry farming for the past seven years. Being a single                   woman, she alone was responsible for seeing to the                 

financial needs of her family. Her business delivers full ­season vegetables and high quality                           meat to the local market. In the upcoming three years, she plan on modernizing her business by                                 installing technology to save rain water and adding auto dripping technique for poultry farming.