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Transforming the way people understand the value and economic potential of Nepal’s rivers, Megh Ale is saving the rivers of Nepal through ecotourism, conservation, and cleanup through his organization, the Nepal River Conservation Trust. Megh is creating new opportunities for people in Nepal and all...
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Jagat Basnet is pursuing land reform in Nepal by linking the issue to social justice and economic freedom. Empowering and enabling poor farmers to gain access to land rights, education rights, health and basic services for social dignity, and freedom out of poverty. Jagat is changing the political,...
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Meera Bhattarai is helping low-income women to develop high margined products to sell domestically and internationally. With these margins, she is demonstrating that it is possible for employers to provide a wide array of fringe benefits not common in Nepal today.
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Dilli Bahadur Chaudary, a member of the Tharu tribe who saw his father beaten for seeking schooling, is sparking the new generation of Tharus to organize their own night schools in village after village.
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Man Bahadur Chhetri is combating the tradition of impoverished families sending their daughters to work as bonded labor for landowners and wealthy families. Combining education, advocacy, and legal action, he helps girls and their families fight the economic and cultural dependency that reinforces...
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Lucky Chhetri challenges stereotypes of poverty, ignorance, and isolation for rural women by harnessing the growing demand for female mountaineers and adventure tourism professionals. In a traditionally marginalized population, she creates opportunities for education, social influence, and economic...
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Anil is a 28-year-old mechanical engineer who has (prior to his election) been serving with the Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology in the field of appropriate technology.
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Rajendra Dahal is systematically exposing mismanagement and corruption in Nepal's hydropower, an industry that has the potential to be one of the country's greatest economic assets. He is also spearheading the process of organizing citizens and journalists to influence the way decisions are made in...
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Badri Dahal, a determined agricultural missionary from Nepal's Shankhuwasava District, has adapted many of the most advanced ideas of the world's growing alternative agriculture and appropriate technology movements to serve both the practical needs of Nepal's small farmers and the realities of their...
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Matrika believes that the voice of the mentally ill is most powerful when voiced by them.
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