Empowering Women Entrepreneurs, Cutting Out Middlemen

Lalitpur Metropolitan City has once again shown the way, this time through the LMC HaatBazar app—an online marketplace where women entrepreneurs can directly showcase their products to consumers. Registered women entrepreneurs can post information about their products, while consumers can browse, order, and interact with vendors. Launched under the leadership of Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan, the initiative aims to bridge the long-standing gap of having products but lacking access to markets. Deputy Mayor Manjali Shakya Bajracharya, who also coordinates the Women’s Entrepreneurship Facilitation Center, said that while many women create products, running a business is much more challenging. The app is designed to simplify this process and give entrepreneurs direct access to customers.