Exploring ‘forbidden’ hours: Women assert access to public space with midnight walks
The group ‘Women Walk at Midnight Kathmandu’ aims to counteract how women’s social lives are often restricted to private spaces.
The group ‘Women Walk at Midnight Kathmandu’ aims to counteract how women’s social lives are often restricted to private spaces.
The aid agency supported Nepal’s civil society and local governance. Now NGO sector leaders are scrambling for an alternative funding, with eyes on China and India.
In a society where stigma and limited opportunities hold many back, the grassroots group WE United is rewriting the rules for female athletes.
A Kathmandu-based non-profit organization is equipping them with essential skills, and grants, to help them grow their enterprises.
Without Nepal’s decision, the British can’t take in female Gurkhas to serve them. Many doubt family’s permission for these young women to serve in a foreign army will come easy either.
With the final court verdict pending, around 200 students who enrolled in the law colleges in question face an uncertain future.
The group Athletes for Athletes, the brainchild of Sunira Thapa and Mahika Rana, aims to support underprivileged athletes who have the talent to succeed but lack the resources.
Pending interview requests and new requirements set to make visa applications harder.
This is the first time a Nepali TV channel is broadcasting the tournament. Tennis players hope the step would raise the game’s popularity in the country.
Some worry that Trump’s immigration policies might make travel between the US and Nepal more difficult.
Corruption, inaction, and procedural hurdles delay verdicts’ implementation.
There is broad agreement that Nepal needs a full family court with a specialised legal procedure for cases of domestic violence, property partition, alimony and family relations.
For indigenous women’s group Masto Lafa Bheja, money as compensation for leaving their homeland is not enough.
The company fosters Nepali youths’ sustainable innovation.
A women’s group in Rukum West is helping empower women through livestock farming after the devastating 2023 earthquake.