The SDC project "Employment Fund" in Nepal and its innovative approach have recently been featured in the Swiss Geman newspaper Tages-Anzeiger. You can read the article here (only available in German). According to a Worldbank survey, six month after the training more than 75% of the programme's participants have a salary which lifts them above the national poverty line. 

Further information about the project
See the project's entry in our Portfolio Database here or visit the project's website. The project also has special focus on gender issues in VSD. Read more about it here or watch this video.