THE GOOD PARTNERSHIPS

  This piece was published at the end of January/beginning of February 2020 on Perspectives of The Himalayan Times. You can find the link here:  http://sharing4good.org/article/advocavy-rights-children-intellectuala-and-developmental-disabilities The first week of December is always a very busy one: the 1 st  December of each year is World Aids Day, the 3 rd  is International Day of Persons with disabilities and the 5 th  is the international Volunteer Day. A variety of programs are being run throughout Nepal where local and international not for profit partner very closely with each other to come up with ambitious plans to create a better understanding on key social issues. This week was also particularly busy because Nepal has been hosting in Kathmandu, from 2 nd  to the 6 th  of December, the 4 th  Conference of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. Organized by the  National Association on Intellectual Disability Nepal (NAID-Nepa...

  This piece was published in March 2020 on Perspectives of The Himalayan Times. You can find the piece here:  http://www.sharing4good.org/article/keshav-deserves-be-sponsosed-and-go-tokyo-2020 I am writing this piece with a bit of disappointment but at the same time with some hope. I should start this writing by thanking a foreigner, a frequent visitor to Nepal, a friend of this country, a philanthropist and dedicated person who believe that the nation should be more inclusive, just and fair. I wish many more citizens of Nepal could think and act like him. Now let me first let me explain a bit what I am talking about. Back in December I had written a column about a national top athlete, Keshav Thapa and his quest to attend the most important sports event in the history and his efforts to find local sponsors to support him. Keshav plays table tennis at highest levels and in my column back then I was trying to make the business case for some corporate donors to support his effo...

This piece was published in February 2020 on Perspectives of The Himalayan Times. You can find the piece link here:  https://www.sharing4good.org/article/inclusive-educationthe-need-kick-conversation Ensuring inclusive education in Nepal is one of the biggest challenges we face but at the same time, if achieved, it is going to be a game changer for the entire country. The State at all the levels, from municipalities to provinces to the federal government, has to take a leading role in this difficult quest for making all schools, public and private, inclusive, open and accessible to those children that till now face insurmountable challenges blocking their personal growth and their rights to have an education and to conduct a meaningful and dignified life. When we talk about inclusive school settings, we certainly refer to inclusion of children living with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities but also we refer to children belonging to other marginalized and disadvan...