KATHMANDU

Pushkar Raj Ojha, Senior Vice President of the Kailali Chamber of Commerce, has said that stakeholders need to transform traditional care work into income-generating care economies.

Ojha spoke about the importance of the care economy during the closing ceremony of the three-day training programme on the relevance of the care economy in the private sector, which concluded on July 26, in Dhangadhi, Kailali.

The training, which commenced on July 24, was organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Sudurpashchim Province under an agreement between the International Labour Organiation’s ‘Empowered Women, Prosperous Nepal’ project and the FNCCI Kathmandu.

Padamraj Chaulagain, member of the FNCCI Sudurpashchim Province Executive Committee and President of Lamki Chamber of Commerce, chaired the closing ceremony. Pushkar Raj Ojha, Senior Vice President of the Kailali Chamber of Commerce, was the special guest. Addressing the closing ceremony, Ojha emphasised that the care economy, a significant economic activity often overlooked by the state, primarily involves women. He stressed the need for the private and public sectors to work together to transform traditional care work into technology-driven, income-generating care economies.

Astha Bhatt served as the lead trainer for the three-day training programme.

Krishna Bist Mahat, a participant, expressed her commitment to applying the knowledge gained from the training and raising awareness about the importance of the care economy among stakeholders. The training, which lasted for three days, saw the participation of 30 individuals from various sectors in Sudurpashchim, including industrialists, businesspeople and representatives from government and non-governmental organisations.