Category: Development

A New Take on Women Empowerment

GUEST POST BY BIDHYA SHRESTHA - What does ‘women empowerment’ mean to you? Is it about giving women a voice? Does it mean informing women about their rights? In my opinion, no. That...

Kanchan Amatya On The Diana Award Roll Of Honour 2019

The young and vibrant Kanchan Amatya has been granted the prestigious Princess Diana Award. The Diana Award Roll of Honour 2019 page states "This year’s Diana Award Holders represent some of the...

Kanchan Amatya Awarded 2019 Rice Award for Excellence in International Development

The changemaker Kanchan Amatya was honoured with the 2019 Andrew E. Rice Award for Leadership and Innovation in International Development at the Ronald Reagan International Center, Washington DC. Previously known as 'The...

Teach For Nepal Walkaton on June 29

Teach for Nepal Walkathon will take place on June 29 from Labim Mall. The event which raises funds for the charity is organised with a mission to raise awareness of education inequity...

A Game That Combines Learning and Fun – Nari Paila!

A game that tackles and educates on menstrual health, fertility, myths and side effect concerning family planning, Nari Paila mobile game is available for free download on Android-based cell phones. The Nari...

Dipika Badal Among Sixty Global Changemakers!

Twenty-year old Dipika Badal is among the sixty young people to receive the title of Global Changemakers this year. Dipika who is the current President of 'WE' for change, a youth-led Nepali NGO...

Periods, Fertility, Myths – NARI PAILA, A Game That Talks About It All

NARI PAILA, the mobile game was launched recently by National Health Education Information and Communication Centre (NHEICC) in collaboration with the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), Georgetown University under the USAID funded...

DANFE: The Start-Ups That Came After The Eartquake

As we reach the four year mark of the Nepal earthquake 2015, I want to bring a focus to one out of the many businesses that started after the earthquake. DANFE started as...

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