Nepal’s drone industry takes flight, but rules keep it grounded
Young innovators push boundaries, with regulators yet to catch up. From farming to rescues, technology shows promise but lacks official support.
Ellie Davis
Nepal’s transgender sex workers face violence and exploitation in legal vacuum
As they often find themselves in confrontation with police officers, clients, and fellow sex workers, LGBTIQ advocates call for legalisation of sex work.
Nepali women athletes often face a dilemma—family or career
While many give in to pressure and prioritise family, some have gone against the tide and continued their career.
These Nepali women are determined to make household cleaning products chemical-free
Sakal Bio Enzyme, founded by three women environmental engineers, uses plant enzymes to produce safe household products and reduce landfill waste.
Exploring ‘forbidden’ hours: Nepali 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.
USAID closure harms pro-democracy development efforts in Nepal
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.
Nepali women entrepreneurs with disabilities seek to scale up their businesses
A Kathmandu-based non-profit organization is equipping them with essential skills, and grants, to help them grow their enterprises.
Nepali women aspire—and train—to join British Army. Kathmandu still says no
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…
Nepali students return to the US early fearing President Trump’s travel curbs
Some worry that Trump’s immigration policies might make travel between the US and Nepal more difficult.
Nepal’s women victims struggle with cases of domestic violence stuck in courts
Women in Nepal seeking justice for domestic violence or property partition often wait more than five and sometimes even ten years for the court to resolve their cases fully. The…