Reclaiming the "Means": Financial Inclusion as a Catalyst for Holistic Empowerment in Rural Nepal – A Practice Case Study
This paper presents a compelling practice case study from rural Nepal, illustrating how a targeted financial inclusion initiative, centered on providing access to micro-credit for electric auto-rickshaws, has served as a powerful "means" to holistic socio-economic empowerment for marginalized populations. Moving beyond a narrow focus on digital tools or microfinance as ends in themselves, our findings underscore the transformative potential of thoughtfully designed financial interventions in addressing multi-faceted exclusion and fostering sustainable development. Helping you enter the digital age. Handing over QRs to Riksaw Owners of Biratnagar. All city Riksaws are financed by SBL to promote micro,small & mediums scale entreprises (MSME), poor and economically marginalized peoples to upscale their economic life, to generate employment and we are trying to create access to finance to needy society Socioeconomic Impacts of Financial Inclusion: A Grassroots Perspective Our...