Kathmandu- Thursday, June 22, 2023 – Esewa Money Transfer organized a special program to
handover a house as bumper prize to Mr. Purna Bahadur Shrestha, winner of Mero Digital Desh
initiative. The event took place in the presence of the company’s brand ambassadors,
management team and employees. The formal event comprised of handover of the Key Cutout
to the house winner.

Esewa Money Transfer announced the winner of "Mero Digital Desh" campaign through a live
broadcast from the official Facebook and TikTok pages on May 26 th . Mr. Purna Bahadur
Shrestha, who has been residing in the UAE for the past 8 years and working as a driver, was
selected as the lucky winner of the bumper prize through a lucky draw. He had won a brand
new two-and-a-half-storied house built on a 3 Ana area in Bojepokhari, Imadol, Ward No. 4,
Lalitpur.

The much-anticipated event came as a finale to the eight-month long campaign that was
intended to create awareness and encourage remitters to use formal remittance services. Apart
from the grand prize, various celebrity engagement activities were organized wherein, monthly
winners were rewarded with surprise gifts at their respective cities by the celebrities.

 

Mr. Purna Bahadur Shrestha, the bumper prize winner, expressed his overwhelming happiness
and gratitude for being chosen as the winner. Having dedicated the past 8 years of his life to
working diligently in UAE to provide a better life for his family, Mr. Shrestha said that winning
the brand-new house, as a bumper prize came as a complete surprise and felt like a miracle to
him. He extended his heartfelt appreciation to Esewa Money Transfer for making his dream
come true, and expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in the initiative. Speaking at the
event, Mr Shrestha shared, “I just could not believe it, I thought it was a prank call. I spoke with
my family back home and found out that my name was declared in the Facebook Live”. He
added, “I had always wanted to build a house in Kathmandu and it had always been a lifelong
aspiration, I feel extremely lucky to have been selected as the winner”.

 

During the handover event, Mr. Daniel D Shrestha, Director of Esewa Money Transfer,
congratulated Mr. Purna Bahadur Shrestha on winning the bumper prize. He added: “The
campaign recognizes and acknowledges the sacrifices made by migrant heroes in supporting
both their families and the national economy”. “The winner serves as a representative and
symbolizes the collective efforts of all migrant heroes”. He highlighted that “the crucial role
played by migrant heroes in contributing to the economy is significant; not just in financial
terms but also in their efforts to keep the economy vibrant. He added, “Mero Digital Desh, is
not merely a campaign but a movement aimed at creating lasting impact and Esewa Money
Transfer is committed to taking the initiative to next level, striving for continuous progress and
improvement in supporting migrant heroes.

Mero Digital Desh campaign was initiated by Esewa Money Transfer 8 months ago on
September 23, 2022, with the objective of promoting formal remittances through a seamless

digital medium. As part of this initiative, monthly winners were selected among Nepalese
residing in different parts of the world who sent remittances digitally using Esewa Money
Transfer to the beneficiary's bank account or eSewa Wallet.

Mr. Ajesh Koirala, CEO of Esewa Money Transfer, extended his congratulations to Mr. Purna
Bahadur Shrestha and his family for winning the dream house as the bumper prize. He
expressed his delight at the overwhelming participation of Nepalese people worldwide in the
campaign and reiterated the success of the "Mero Digital Desh" initiative in promoting formal
remittance through digital modes.

 

During the event, Mr. Biswas Dhakal, President of F1soft Group, expressed that the initiative
had enabled them to emotionally connect with migrant heroes and reiterated commitment of
Esewa Money Transfer to address their concerns to the best of their capacity. He emphasized
the company's stand for migrant heroes and their well-being. He also highlighted their
aspiration to become the voice of migrant heroes and work towards their betterment in
collaboration with various stakeholders. Mr. Dhakal urged the government to prioritize their
needs and provide guidance and assistance to aspiring migrant workers, in the areas of need.
He also recommended on subjects of skill development for migrant workers to enhance their
working prospects and enable them to fulfill their aspirations.

Highlighting their dedication to making a tangible difference, he announced that Esewa Money
Transfer, under the campaign, would continue its efforts and even gift a dream house to a lucky
winner next year.

 

Esewa Money Transfer is the leading digital remittance company in Nepal that offers a blended
model of world-class remittance services to Nepalese around the world. The service offerings
are comprised of more than 13,800 dedicated remit agents, 100,000+ cash pick-up enabled
wallet agent locations of Esewa Money Transfer, major banks, financial institutions, and their
branches. Also, with access to 7.5 million+ eSewa mobile wallet users and any bank & financial
institutions, where sending and receiving money is as easy as giving a few taps on a mobile
phone. Incorporated in the year 2019 and licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank under foreign
exchange regulation, eSewa Money Transfer is a part of F1soft Group that has been
empowering more than 16 million population and 100,000 entities across the country through
innovative fintech-based payment services.