Photo©UNCDF/ Ana Klincic Andrews
Clients of Swabalamban Laghubitta Bikas Bank, a microfinance development bank in Nepal supported by the UNCDF/UNDP Enhancing Access to Financial Services Programe, are attending the monthly center meeting, for repayment, loan demand and savings deposit. The overarching goal of the programme is to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular Goal 1 of cutting absolute poverty in Nepal by one third by 2015, by increasing sustainable access to financial services for poor and low-income people.