“We’ve never had this many female pupils before,” says principal Lal Chandra Pandey as the class opens their textbooks. “I’d say we were used to 90% of the girls in the region coming to school for a few years, and then typically having to leave at around 14 or 15
2017
How HIV Found its Way to a Remote Corner of the Himalayas
Adarsh and Numa are the only two HIV-positive kids at their school, and everyone knows it. In this mud-and-brick village, so high up Nepal’s far-western hills that it takes two days by 4×4 to reach the nearest town, no secrets stay secret for long. To read further, please click on
‘My dream is coming true’: the Nepalese woman who rose from slavery to politics.
Sita Chhaudry was sold as a slave at 10 years old. Starved, beaten and denied an education, she has since been elected to local government – and is determined to fight poverty and human rights abuses. To read further, please click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/oct/18/i-lived-in-fear-nepalese-official-sold-as-a-slave-at-10-years-old-domestic-worker
Nepal-Tibet Border Reopens to Tourists after 2015 Earthquake
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitors. To read further, please click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/sep/16/tibet-nepal-border-road-reopens-after-earthquake-kathmandu-lhasa
‘The Car Horn is Uncivilised’: How Kathmandu’s Streets Went Quiet
When the authorities in Kathmandu outlawed the use of vehicle horns in April, the start of the Nepali year, many expected the ban would go the way of most new year’s resolutions and be quickly forgotten. But six months later, the streets of the capital remain remarkably quiet. In a
What Poor Nations Need to Get By: Money From Migrants Remittances from workers abroad are so important to some countries that one-third of their economies may depend on it, the World Bank says.
Remittances from workers abroad are so important to some countries that one-third of their economies may depend on it, the World Bank says. Nepal’s remittances increased to record levels after the 2015 earthquake. To read more click on the link below: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/what-in-the-world/what-poor-nations-need-to-get-by-money-from-migrants.html
Connecting Nepali start-up entrepreneurs with venture capital
Five years after it launched, RedMud Coffee is already a well-established brand in Nepal, on track to be this country’s version of Starbucks. Founded in 2012 with just two employees, the company now employs over 70 young people, and is preparing to open its fifth outlet in 2017. To read
Saving the Sound of Music in Nepal
Meet Hari Lal Kul, who is keeping Nepal’s musical tradition alive by preserving its instruments: http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/making-the-sound-of-music-in-patan,3976
Nepal Police recognized by AFC for match-fixing investigations
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday officially recognized the Metropolitan Crime Division of the Nepal Police for its crucial help in match-fixing investigations in the country. To read further, please click on the link below: http://www.myrepublica.com/news/29006/