About us
Helping experience gained abroad create opportunity at home
UnfoldNepal helps foreign returnees turn their skills, experience and ideas into viable businesses in Nepal.
Who we are
About Unfold Nepal
We support returnees and encourage the wider Nepali diaspora through entrepreneurship training, awareness initiatives, mentorship, practical guidance and strategic support. We help people move from an idea to a business that can grow, last and create work for others.
We believe every Nepali abroad carries a piece of Nepal's future. Our work is to help them unfold it.
Our mission
To strengthen Nepal's entrepreneurial ecosystem by helping foreign returnees bring home the knowledge, skills, networks and experience they gained abroad, and turn them into sustainable businesses and meaningful employment.
Legal status
A not-for-profit organization, registered in Nepal
No surplus is distributed to members or officers. All income supports the company's work with returnees, entrepreneurs and the wider ecosystem. Registration and audited-account details are available on request at our contact page.
Objectives
What we work to achieve
- 01
Entrepreneurship training
Give returnees practical knowledge to test an idea, understand a market and build a business with a clear path to sustainability.
- 02
Awareness and guidance
Make the journey from an early idea to a working business easier to understand through useful information and step-by-step guidance.
- 03
Mentorship and support
Connect returnees with experienced people who can challenge assumptions, solve problems and help them make informed decisions.
- 04
Research and publishing
Document real businesses, local opportunities and lessons that returnees and aspiring entrepreneurs can use with confidence.
- 05
A stronger ecosystem
Build connections among returnees, local entrepreneurs, mentors, institutions and the diaspora to create more meaningful jobs in Nepal.
Team
Governance
The board guides UnfoldNepal's strategy, protects its not-for-profit purpose and keeps its work accountable to the people and communities it serves.
Board of Directors
Prasiddha Aryal
Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer
Chairs the board and leads the company's work with returnees, entrepreneurs and partners.
Indira Dahal
Board Member
Oversees governance, institutional partnerships and research ethics.
Pratyusha Aryal
Board Member
Focuses on diaspora engagement and outreach to Nepalis abroad.
Rabindra Adhikari
Board Member
Advises on field research design and district-level data collection.
Biraj Aryal
Board Member
Handles finance, compliance and reporting for a not-for-profit organization.