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Fri, March 29, 2024

Shanti Chadha honoured with lifetime achievement award by FWEAN

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Shanti Chadha, Founder President of Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) was honoured with the lifetime achievement award for her extensive contribution to the socio economic empowerment of women in the country and her vision in creating FWEAN by the Minister of Commerce, Meen Bahadur Bishwokarma and Bhawani Rana, President of FNCCI at the 14th AGM of the federation in the capital. Chadha is a strong proponent of women’s economic empowerment and has worked relentlessly close to four decades to create an impact on women’s socio economic issues in the country. She has impacted thousands of women and families through skill development and economic empowerment initiatives through her personal efforts, her businesses, and her affiliation with several organizations. She specialises in marketing management, enterprise and export management and skills development and has undergone studies with reputed international institutions like Cranfield University (UK), Boston College (USA), Helsinki School of Economics (Finland), University of Philippines. Widely travelled through the globe, she began her career at the age of 15 as the personal secretary to the Nepalese Ambassador to Rome. She is also a licensed guide, worked in the travel business, introduced the first mountain flight in Nepal, a trained interior designer, and worked with the government with the Women’s Skill Development Project in the eighties. She is represented on the board of several organizations and is a founder member of WEAN (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal), the founder President of Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal, founder Vice President of the SAARC Women Entrepreneur Council, Founder Member of Hastakala, Executive Member for three consecutive terms of FNCCI, founder Vice President of South Asian Women Development Forum, founder Member of WEAN Cooperative and Manushi among others. Her personal initiative is Nepal Woman Crafts of which she is the Managing Director.  NWC are manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and exporters of handmade Nepali paper and paper products and merchandisers of handicrafts. There are three retail outlets in Kathmandu and NWC exports to over 20 countries worldwide. NWC works with marginalized groups in the far western region of Nepal and has impacted the lives of over 2000 families by creating work opportunities and means of livelihood for them. Shanti Chadha is the recipient of several national and international awards and honours including the SAARC medal, Desh Naresh Samaj Sewa Padak, Woman of the Year 2003 and SAARC Best Woman Entrepreneur 2010. She believes that the path to economic prosperity, employment, and gender equality lies in partnering and creating key alliances at the grassroots level itself.
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