Better informed women see their husbands' migration as a household livelihood strategy in which they can play their part, through managing remittances carefully.
Five years ago, we decided to document our understanding and experiences of financial inclusion in the form of a book. The idea was conceived in a small restaurant in one of the backroads around Gulshan. Insulated from the active streets, it is easy to forget you are in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
A mandatory minimum 30% of the trainees in two Nepalese reconstruction projects were female, in a drive to give women opportunities not only to learn new skills, but to gain employment afterwards.
Written by Mona Sherpa, Jane Carter -
31. October 2017
