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dutch Impact Journeys connects Dutch professionals with entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Together they improve companies that can make a difference.
dutch Impact Journeys in a nutshell.
In February 2014, we organized the first Dutch Impact Journey to Nepal. A business challenge focussed on making Nepali entrepreneurs investor-ready.
Although Nepal has long been a Western donor darling, it still is one of the world’s least developed nations. Luckily, more and more people understand now that countries do not develop sustainable economies with funds or grants of NGO’s and foundations. We at dutch believe that good entrepreneurship and social business can deliver growth and development. Especially in a traditional trading nation like Nepal, interestingly situated between China and India, there are growth opportunities abound.
To develop an interesting business challenge in Nepal, we teamed up with impact investment fund One to Watch. One to Watch invests in promising Nepalese small and medium sized enterprises. However, for One to Watch it is a challenge to make these companies investment-ready. And that’s exactly where we came in.
The 12 participants of the first dutch Impact Journey got together with 16 business owners to discuss the challenges they face, rewrite business plans, consult on how to get an investment and learn about entrepreneurship. In addition, we provided One to Watch with useful feedback and interesting insights into the companies we visited. As a result, One to Watch started serious talks with a number of businesses they are willing to invest in. The companies we visited are active in the energy sector, waste management, agriculture, health care and the hospitality industry.
We worked together with 16 entrepreneurs in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal's major cities. Read more about their companies, the challenge they are facing and how we could help them to make an impact.
Bajeko Sekuwa means ‘Grandfather’s Barbecue’. This restaurant chain owes its name from the grandfather of owner Chetan Bhandari, who started as a street vendor.... The farm Worldganic combines milk production with (biodynamic) horticulture and the operation of a Waldorf School, (Vrije School in NL). Worldganic is... The Bazaar is an organic food retailer and a cooperative of farmers around the city of Pokhara. With their sustainable food network, Tulsi Giri (1985) and his partner... Saurav Dhakal (35) is the initiator of Power to Tower, a project that aims to develop 62 micro-hydro electricity plants in combination with telecom towers in rural areas... Parash Raj Gautam (1984) recently set up a diversified farm in Pokhara, which includes a chicken breeding facility. He has many expansion plans for the farm. Team Julia... Bishal Dhakal founded Health at Home, an innovative home care company in Nepal. Bishal has the ambition to expand his service throughout the country and abroad. Team...
Bajeko Sekuwa
Worldganic
The Bazaar
Power to Tower
Gautam Associates
Health at Home
What does a dutch Impact Journey bring about? This is what Dutch professionals and local entrepreneurs have to say about us.
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One of our participants of the Impact Journey Nepal portrayed wind guru Kushal Gurung on OneWorld....
Solar panels. In the Netherlands there still is a lot of scepsis regarding this sustainable energy...
A Dutchman with entrepreneurial ambitions will look around in amazement in Nepal. In the Western...
This interview is written in Dutch. Zes verschillende initiatieven begon Willem Grimminck in...
This blog was published on Society 3.0. Nepal is not only home to some of the world’s largest...
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
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Contact
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T: 035-6722550
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