FNCCI receives British Council Going Global Partnership Award 2025

KATHMANDU: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has received the British Council Going Global Partnership Award 2025.

The federation received the award for its contribution to green skills development in Nepal and for strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors.

The award was announced at the Going Global 2025 conference in London on October 28.

Choodamani Paudel, Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, accepted the award on behalf of the Nepali partners and handed it to FNCCI Director General Gokarna Raj Awasthi during the formal launch of the Green Skills Advisory Board (GAB), held for the first time in Nepal.

Speaking at the event, Secretary Paudel said the award honoured the partnership between institutions in the UK and Nepal and expressed the expectation of further progress in the field of green skills in the coming days.

The Going Global Partnership Award, presented on the fifth anniversary of the British Council’s Going Global Partnership programme, recognises effective, distinct and inspiring projects operated with the organisation’s support.