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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. 

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 [...]

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 [...]

Neetu Sen is a business administration student from Biratnagar with a passion for reading and learning. Currently working for the "CivActs Coronavirus Campaign" initiated by Accountability Lab Nepal, she works to debunk rumors and disseminate facts related to COVID-19 and government initiatives to narrow the information gap between citizens and the government. Through the incubator platform, she hopes to create a platform that can be utilized to inform people about their rights and raise their voices, particularly those of marginalized and other disadvantaged communities.

With the aim of building a career in the humanitarian sector, Sanju enrolled herself for a Bachelor in Social Work and Journalism degree after high school. As an undergraduate student of social work, she understood the importance of NGOs, INGOs, and local organizations and started dedicating her time to volunteering. She also wrote articles covering issues of national importance and digital advocacy in her community. She runs the "Save a Child's future" project in Kathmandu that's been celebrated on international platforms such as Peace First, Kidsright Changemakers, and the State of Youth. Currently, she is working as a childrens' activist [...]

Nishant Khanal is engaged in economic research, public policy, regional trade and development economics in South Asia. He has experience working on regional integration, poverty alleviation, leadership development and fund-raising in South Asia. He is a cofounder of Alankar Innovations, a digital media and social innovation platform that works on disaster, media and citizen engagement. Through the incubator he plans to develop NDR, an open forum to review development discourse in Nepal. It will be an open knowledge platform aimed at offering a critique on development practice and discussions in the country. The development initiatives in Nepal will be discussed [...]