National Volunteering Programme (NVP) is holding an event named “Finance Your Dream” in Kathmandu on Friday.

The day-long programme supported by Himalayan Climate Initiative (HCI) aims at helping startups lacking fund to turn their vision into reality. The organisers said entrepreneurs like Nirvana Chaudhary, managing director of Chaudhary Group, and Anand Bagaria, managing director of Nimbus Holdings, will be opening themselves for supporting and funding startups. 

According to HCI, both the speakers would provide practical ways to get startups funded by them. The event will be moderated by professionals who can help the audience directly interact with the speakers. 

“The event has been initiated with a motive to promote entrepreneurship. We will stand as a support to enterprising ideas and help them excel fulfilling their requirement of fund and office space, among other necessities,” said Sirsha Risal, head of communications at HCI. 

Participants will be able to listen to Chaudhary and Bagaria regarding the criteria and the kind of business they are willing to support.

Both the speakers will also be sharing their inspiring journey. 

The participants will get 15 days to submit ideas. The ideas that get selected will move ahead with further process, including training for a period of 45 days. “The concept is to get everything done within two months,” Risal said.

Risal added major corporates like CG and Nimbus have allocated a certain fund for business incubation and that HCI has created a platform to tap it by involving such corporate and startups.

NVP is an initiative of HCI being run under the mandate of the government. NVP inspires Nepali citizens to volunteer for the country, enrols them, provides them orientation, and deploys them in various initiatives. It has over 8,000 registered volunteers.

HCI is an NGO committed to Social Inclusion and Climate Resilience. HCI has already rolled out 12 socially minded start-ups. 

In order to further expand its own impact on the society, and to encourage and support social innovation and entrepreneurship in Nepal, HCI has established Social Innovation and Business Incubation Hub at Kathmandu and Nepalgunj. The event is being held at Rastriya Nach Ghar, Jamal.