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REGIONAL CROSS-LEARNING AND EXPOSURE VISIT

Capacity strengthening of women entrepreneurs from Bhutan

Venue

ICIMOD, Nepal and India

Date & Time

13 June 2022 to 17 June 2022

About the event

Together with Antarprerana, the Resilient Mountain Solutions (RMS) Initiative is organising a cross-learning and exposure visit to Nepal for the winners and participants of the Business pitching competition held in June 2021 in Bhutan. Their businesses focus on the green sectors in Bhutan and cover a range of products such as ezey – a popular side dish in Bhutan, natural/organic dyed fabric, organic sausages, glass noodles, crotchet items, shitake mushroom, healthy cookies, dapa (wooden bowls), sanitary pads, and cereal.

The exposure visit is part of our RMS Initiative, which supports the building of an inclusive and resilient entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region and provides tailored programmes and capacity building trainings for women entrepreneurs, which will help them strengthen their businesses. Through this exposure visit, ten women entrepreneurs will learn more about similar women-led enterprises and it will provide them with a platform to build networks for further learning and collaboration. This platform also provides mentoring opportunities from experienced women entrepreneurs of Nepal.

We will be awarding the five winners here at ICIMOD in hopes to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.

 

Moderator: Anu Joshi Shrestha, Rural Enterprise and Value Chain Specialist, Livelihoods, ICIMOD

Time (NPT) Details Venue
09:00–09:10 Registration ICIMOD
09:10–09:20 Welcoming remarks – Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, ICIMOD ICIMOD
09:20–09:30 Objectives and outline of the programme – Anu Joshi Shrestha, Rural Enterprise and Value Chain Specialist, Livelihoods, ICIMOD ICIMOD
09:30–10:00 Introduction of all the participants ICIMOD
10:00–11:00 Business showcase by all entrepreneurs ICIMOD
11:00–11:15 Tea/coffee/cookies ICIMOD
11:15–12:30 Continue with business showcase  ICIMOD
12:30–13:30 Lunch ICIMOD
13:30–14:30 Panel discussion on women-led entrepreneurship ecosystem

Q&A with four prominent women entrepreneurs (future mentors)

ICIMOD
14:30–15:00 Token of appreciation distribution ICIMOD
15:00–15:30 Celebrating the journey and plans of the four winners from the pitching competition ICIMOD
15:30–16:00 Group photo

Product displays and promotions along with tea/coffee/cookies

ICIMOD
16:00–16:30 Closing remarks

Tashi Dorji, Programme Coordinator, KLCDI, Transboundary Landscapes, ICIMOD

Om Raj Bhandari, Chairman, Antarprerana

Vote of thanks

Anu Joshi Shrestha, Rural Enterprise and Value Chain Specialist, Livelihoods, ICIMOD

Niraj Khanal, CEO, Antarprerana

ICIMOD
18:00–20:00 Reception Dinner La Plaza

 

Time (NPT) Details Venue
09:30–11:00 Visit Sabah Nepal, Ekantakuna Sabah Nepal
11:00–12:30 Visit Mahaguthi Outlet, Kupondole Mahaguthi
12:30–13:30 Lunch Tukuche Thasang Thakali Bhancha Ghar
13:30–14:30 Visit Wind Power Nepal, Jhamsikhel Wind Power Nepal
14:30–16:00 Visit Himalayan Bio Trade Ltd., Dhapasi Himalay Bio Trade
16:00–18:00 Thamel-Nepal retail market study ICIMOD

 

Time (NPT) Details Venue
12:00–15:00 Flight from Kathmandu to Delhi New Delhi
16:00–17:00 Reflection of Day I, II and planning for Day III New Delhi

 

Time (NPT) Details Venue
10:30–12:30 Visit Amity University, Noida – Incubation process and practices and mentorship mechanism

Meeting with Lemon Idea, networking and learn about the agro entrepreneurs/business and interaction with women entrepreneurs

New Delhi
12:30–14:00 Lunch and travel time
14:00–16:00 Visit TiE, the Indus Entrepreneurs

Networking and learning about the incubation hub and entrepreneurs at the hub

New Delhi

 

Time (NPT) Details Venue
10:00–12:30 Visit Startup India

Interaction programme on government initiatives to promote startups

New Delhi
12:30–14:00 Lunch and travel time
14:00–16:00 Visit climate collectives focusing on green business New Delhi