Friday, May 23, 2025

United Cements trains women in tailoring

Kathmandu, May 22

United Cements Limited, a cement manufacturing company under the KL Dugar Group, has successfully concluded a free three-month tailoring training programme in collaboration with Ward No. 9 of Dhunibeshi Municipality.

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the company provided three months of basic and two months of advanced tailoring training to 42 local women with the goal of promoting self-reliance and economic empowerment.

"The training initiative exemplifies the company’s belief in uplifting local communities alongside its industrial growth," the company said in a statement on Thursday.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, General Manager of the company, Hari Kumar Upreti, said that the company prioritises social responsibility along with its business goals. He noted that such training programmes enhance women's confidence and open up new income-generating opportunities.

Likewise, Ward Chairperson Madhav Prasad Silwal said that the training had played a significant role in improving the participants’ livelihoods and promoting economic independence. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 23 May 2025. 

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