Karesa

Connecting rural and urban entrepreneurs to socially-conscious consumers

Initiatives of KARESA

Karesa, or backyard in English, is a digital initiative designed to bring rural women micro-entrepreneurs into the digital economy. We believe that equitable  economic growth is possible only when we promote sustainable farming practices, fair trade fundamentals, and transparent business processes. 

Karesa Bazaar

create opportunities for rural entrepreneurs, without forcing them to compete with mass-produced products from large companies or cheap imports.

Green Growth

Karesa Udhyami School

online entrepreneurship-training hub, set up with the philosophy that to take advantage of economic opportunities, one has to be digitally-literate.

Karesa Tracker

online entrepreneurship-training hub, set up with the philosophy that to take advantage of economic opportunities, one has to be digitally-literate.

Urban Karesa

Urban Karesa is the practice of growing food in urban areas, such as cities, towns, and suburbs.This form of farming aims to produce fresh, locally grown food for urban residents, reduce food miles and carbon emissions associated with food transportation, and promote sustainable agriculture.

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Download Karesa App

Karesa's Journey.
A Series of tale from
Tara Pandey.

Medium Articles from our team member Tara gives an idea of how the idea of Karesa is evolving and developing.

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Team Members

Tara Pandey

Senior at McLean High School

Sunita Pokharel

Greengrowth

Sunita Pokharel

Greengrowth

Nischal Pokharel

Greengrowth

Deepika Gyawali

StoryCycle