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Aagya Shrestha

Aagya is currently working as a Program Coordinator at Ujyalo Foundation, leading programs for the advancement of women, girls, and non-binary individuals in Nepal. Through the Incubator program, she wants to conduct research on the meaningful representation of women in the local government of Nepal. She believes this research would be a pedestal in developing a framework to amplify women’s participation in local government. Her larger goal is to enhance meaningful participation of women in Nepali politics. She has recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Social Work from St. Xavier's, Kathmandu.

2023-05-22T10:45:33+00:0022nd May 2023|

Sushant Subedi

Sushant is a policy analyst by training and practice (at Invest Infra), with international experiences in sectors spanning social impact, research, and communication. Through Accountability Lab’s incubator program, he wants to build on the idea of the Citizen Manifesto Program (CMP), a digital platform that will allow citizens to set and share agendas with their local representatives. He wants to contribute to democratic innovation in Nepal by allowing citizens to provide their input in policy making during the lengthy periods between local elections. Sushant is also a founding member of Sansar, a student initiative which works to reduce plastic pollution [...]

2022-05-04T16:36:38+00:0017th February 2022|

Shrisha Nepal

Shrisha is currently working as a project coordinator at Jibiko Media. Her idea for the Incubator program is to start a women's podcast. The podcast will highlight struggles and successes of women in different economic sectors in Nepal. She aims to get conversations started about women’s journeys in competing and thriving in male dominant sectors and also celebrate the success stories of women who have been making remarkable differences in diverse areas. Previously, she has worked as a reporter at Wave magazine and as a communication officer at Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO).

2022-04-14T19:25:52+00:0017th February 2022|

Prawesh Gautam

Prawesh is an MBA graduate and is currently a faculty at Pokhara College of Management and La Grandee International College. Prawesh was a fellow at Pokhara Research Centre’s Pre-Professional Parliamentary Support Program (PPSP). During his fellowship, his belief that it is important for youth to put themselves into civic knowledge and public policy formation was reinforced. As a result, he devised the idea of bringing together youth and locally elected representatives on the common floor where they will interact, discuss, and delegate thoughts, processes, and ideas for putting civil knowledge into action. He is also embarking upon an entrepreneurial journey [...]

2022-02-17T08:53:57+00:0017th February 2022|

Pabitra Khadka

Pabitra is currently working as a resident theatre artist at Shilpee Theatre. Her idea for the incubator is to empower local artists and enhance their capabilities to raise awareness about gender-based violence. She will encourage local artists to participate in this journey of activism through workshops and develop their abilities to use real life experiences from the local context. She plans to work with the rural communities where theatre has never reached. Pabitra firmly believes that theatre is a means of reflecting society through powerful stories and performances and stories have the power to inspire, leave a mark and raise [...]

2022-02-17T08:53:05+00:0017th February 2022|

Dharma Raj Rimal

Dharma is currently working as the content coordinator at Jibiko Media initiatives. Through Incubator, he wants to take his initiative jibiko.com, an online media focused on skills, employment, labour dignity, youth and entrepreneurship forward. As Nepal lacks a youth-focused media to provide accurate and factual information to youth, his initiative will contribute in filling the gap and provide right guidance to the youth. He has seven years of experience of working in print media, radio, and documentary. He has also worked in the development sector with organizations like Yuwalaya, CWCN, CWISH, Dynamic Youth Forum, Habitat for Humanity Nepal. He was [...]

2022-02-24T12:37:53+00:0017th February 2022|

Anamika Tiwari

Anamika is a public health graduate and is currently working as a Research Officer at the Pokhara Research Center. Anamika’s idea for the incubator program is to enable young women and children to speak up against harassment in her hometown of Birgunj. She is motivated by a society where every school girl is aware of 'good' and 'bad' touch, her rights to her own body, and the country’s anti-sexual harrasment regulations.  She has been active in the past, making at the Nepal Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Center (NITEC) as a research assistant and as a board member for Team NEPO [...]

2022-02-24T11:54:50+00:0017th February 2022|

Laxmi Prasad Paudyal

Laxmi is a Research Manager at the Hriti Foundation, a public policy think tank in Surkhet. He has long-term experience in journalism and has been affiliated with various newspapers. He is also secretary of Tanneri Chaso, a youth network based in Surkhet and a communication coordinator of Karnali Utsav, Kuda Karnalika. He is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Tribhuvan University. With his passion to work on government accountability, his idea for the incubator is to document and track the activities of MPs and the provincial assembly of Karnali province through an online platform. 

2021-02-15T17:53:13+00:0015th February 2021|

Sandhya Acharya

Sandhya began her journey for social change by engaging in a theater series where she led and organized over 35 forum theaters, covering issues of domestic violence and gender inequality. This journey deepened her knowledge and provided first-hand experience on issues concerning women and girls. She realized that the root cause of inaction against violence and discrimination against women was due to a lack of access to education and economic opportunity. Ever since, she has been engaged in various initiatives that focused on supporting and upskilling women. Her dedication led her to start Mahila Pahila, an organization that strives to [...]

2021-02-15T17:49:32+00:0015th February 2021|

Gauri Shankar Sah

Gauri Shankar Sah is the Program Manager at Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN) in Province 2 which is an umbrella organization representing the collective voices of all the municipalities in Nepal. Sah has worked with a range of development partners and also serves as Provincial Resource Person in supporting Subnational Governments for Localizing Sustainable Development Goals. Through the incubator program he plans to develop "Accountable", an initiative that makes actionable information accessible to the public, and also ensures their concerns reach relevant political representatives. He's motivated by helping citizens become active shapers and collaborators in the policy-making process to ensure [...]

2021-02-09T12:47:36+00:009th February 2021|
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